Date: Sat, 23 Jul 1994 10:18:03 -1000 From: mabramso@Emerald.tufts.edu (The Bassmaester) Message-Id: Organization: Tufts University Subject: Where to fly @ boston Any suggestions? I've had limited luck at tufts (got literally kicked off the fields by cops - that's antoher story tho ;) and dont really know where else to look! marty? -- ===============================*boink*============================= mrbass@phantom.com ''' mrbass@network-23.com abramson@presto.cs.tufts.edu (o o) mabramso@jade.tufts.edu ===========================-oOOo-( )-oOOo-========================= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 08:52:04 -1000 From: joeg@bronze.lcs.mit.edu (Joe Gaudreau) Message-Id: <313m0k$bua@bronze.lcs.mit.edu> Organization: MIT LCS guest machine Subject: Re: Where to fly @ boston I'd suggest Mayor Danahey Park, near Fresh Pond, behind the shopping complex/movie theaters. A better pointer might be start at Alewife, head towards Fresh Pond Rotary, over a steel span bridge. There is a shopping complex just before the rotary but you can't turn left legally. So whip around the rotary, go into the complex, and head towards the movie theatres. The park is right behind the movie theatre area... There is another entrance on the other end of the park but directions are trickier... -- Joe -=- = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 07:18:30 -1000 From: sasaki@das.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki) Message-Id: Organization: Harvard University OIT/NSD Subject: Re: Where to fly @ boston In article , mabramso@Emerald.tufts.edu (The Bassmaester) writes: >Any suggestions? I've had limited luck at tufts (got literally kicked >off the fields by cops - that's antoher story tho ;) and dont really know >where else to look! Maybe there should be a "where to fly" database of some sort. This could have dates of events in certain locales. Of course I don't have time to implement this, but if someone does have time... Anyway, I'm going to expand the geographic area a bit from just Boston. I would just reply, but I know that there are several lurkers out there... - Danehy Park, Cambridge, MA. This can be a great place to fly. It is slightly elevated and the wind can be smooth and steady. There are two towers near by that can cause real problems when the wind is blowing past them, but that doesn't happen all that often. The downside is that the soccer fields often have soccer players on them and the baseball fields have baseball and softball players on them. - Nahant beach, Nahant, MA. I've been flying there quite a bit lately. There is a band of flyers who fly there in the evenings and on the weekends. Usually good wind, and the sand is packed pretty hard, so there is good footing. But, this is a beach and when it gets really hot, it is littered with bodies, which makes kite flying, especially stunt kites, difficult and dangerous. It is also best to fly when the tide is low. - Bose Mountain, Framingham, MA. This site won't be available for too much longer. Bose has kindly allowed and encouraged use of the unused land on the top of the hill for kite flying. Unfortunately for kite flyers, Bose is building here. Construction starts in the fall. The grass/weeds/plants haven't been mowed recently so flying can be challenging... - UMASS Boston, Boston Harbor, MA. Depending on which direction the wind is blowing, this can be a great place to fly. The fields are playing fields covered in nicely maintained grass. This means that often people are playing on the fields... - Race Point, Provincetown, MA. A trip to Cape Cod should include a trip to Race Point. There used to be a kite festival at Race Point, but it stopped happening when the kite shop changed hands a few years ago. - Lars Anderson Park, Brookline, MA. While kite flying is technically illegal in Brookline parks, I've never heard of this being enforced. Depending on which direction the wind is blowing, this can be a great place to fly, or a good place. Great view of Boston. - UMASS Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA. This is the site of the past two BASKC. Flying can be excellant here, again depending on the wind direction and weather. Other, more distant locations, include, Hampton Beach NH, Plum Island MA, Crane's Beach, Ipswich MA, UMASS Amherst, Colt State Park, Bristol RI and Brenton Point, Newport RI. There are lots of flying sites in Connecticut too... -- Marty Sasaki Harvard University Sasaki Kite Fabrications sasaki@noc.harvard.edu Network Services Division 26 Green Street 617-496-4320 10 Ware Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Cambridge, MA 02138-4002 phone/fax: 617-522-8546 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 13:25:52 -1000 From: kiteman@crl.com (George Maurer) Message-Id: <319eq0$982@crl3.crl.com> Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [login: guest] Subject: Re: Where to fly @ boston Here, in California, as you well know, there are only two or three places unsuitable for kite flying, and then only in the winter, unless, of course, the wind is right. -:-)> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =