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== General Information ==
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== Recommended Wind Directions ==
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50 min.(actually closer than Lanier if you live on the south side of Atlanta.) Southwest winds are good here, but west to northwest are excellent. Water temperature is generally about 5 degrees warmer than Lanier during the winter (maybe due to power plant on the lake -- don't worry the lake is very clean, people practice scuba diving here) Also, boats with engines larger 25 h.p. are not allowed! From April through September there is a $2 parking fee. The rest of the year, the actual launching area is only open to windsurfers.
50 min.(actually closer than Lanier if you live on the south side of Atlanta.) Southwest winds are good here, but west to northwest are excellent. Water temperature is generally about 5 degrees warmer than Lanier during the winter (maybe due to power plant on the lake -- don't worry the lake is very clean, people practice scuba diving here) Also, boats with engines larger 25 h.p. are not allowed! From April through September there is a $2 parking fee. The rest of the year, the actual launching area is only open to windsurfers.


To get there from Atlanta, take I-75 south to exit # 60 and turn left. Go east on 18 (for about 6 miles) until you come to the the first blinking red light. Take a left at the light on to highway 23 (north). Drive for about a mile and Dames Ferry park will be on your left.
To get there from Atlanta, take I-75 south to exit # 60 and turn left. Go east on 18 (for about 6 miles) until you come to the the first blinking red light. Take a left at the light on to highway 23 (north). Drive for about a mile and Dames Ferry park will be on your left.
== Local Tips ==
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="33.044914" lon="-83.758049" zoom="14" width="700" height="500" scale="yes">
33.040102, -83.757165, Lake Juliette
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Revision as of 20:37, 17 November 2011


General Information

Recommended Wind Directions

NW: yes | N: no | NE: no

W: yes | Wind center.png | E: no

SW: yes | S: yes | SE: yes

Northwest North Northeast
West Wind center.png East
Southwest South Southeast

Legacy Directions

50 min.(actually closer than Lanier if you live on the south side of Atlanta.) Southwest winds are good here, but west to northwest are excellent. Water temperature is generally about 5 degrees warmer than Lanier during the winter (maybe due to power plant on the lake -- don't worry the lake is very clean, people practice scuba diving here) Also, boats with engines larger 25 h.p. are not allowed! From April through September there is a $2 parking fee. The rest of the year, the actual launching area is only open to windsurfers.

To get there from Atlanta, take I-75 south to exit # 60 and turn left. Go east on 18 (for about 6 miles) until you come to the the first blinking red light. Take a left at the light on to highway 23 (north). Drive for about a mile and Dames Ferry park will be on your left.


Local Tips

Ability

Beginner Intermediate Advanced

Wind Shadows

Sailing Upwind

Map

<googlemap version="0.9" lat="33.044914" lon="-83.758049" zoom="14" width="700" height="500" scale="yes"> 33.040102, -83.757165, Lake Juliette Directions </googlemap>


Windsurfing Sites on Lake Lanier

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