2008 Put-In-Bay Island Freeride

[mybad]

is the corse right next to the rt2 bridge?? I have sceen you guys out there i think.

No, Thats not us. Its not the one you see from route 2. Ive only seen couches over there. You need to get off at the Marblehead exit and turn right. Make a left at the drive thru and were down past Dempseys and Otays Pizza on the right hand side by the war monument. Their is a bathtub filled up with flowers at the end of our street.

 

[oldskoo]

Ic

so your right on bayshore rd then>? Were at baypoint and baywinds along w/ a few local trailer parks around there most of the summer. Otays o man thats a asshole killer there.:AR15firing:

 

[SuperjetSteve]

My family was going to come, but i hear it becomes a party place at night? and do they waves get big, my dad wants to bring his bass boat, but his boat doesnt like big waves.

 

[mybad]

My family was going to come, but i hear it becomes a party place at night? and do they waves get big, my dad wants to bring his bass boat, but his boat doesnt like big waves.

If your gonna be with your Dad everything will be good. Their is alot for the family to do. There is a new waterpark going in right now at PIB. It should be open this summer. Taking a Bass boat across to P.I.B is risky tho. The lake can get real rough.........quick. I wouldnt take my kids to the bay on a small bass boat. Put the your ski in the back of his truck and take the ferry across.

 

[SuperjetSteve]

ya, he wants to to pull it across, but is the the water around put in bay to rough for a bass boat?

 

[mybad]

He should be OK. If it does get rough he could always pull it out or pay for a public dock slip and have a good party location all night long. This is what I would do. How old are you?

 

[SuperjetSteve]

16, ill probly have my liecence by then, so ill just drive myself.

 

[Ericfox]

Going to bump this thread every couple months until the trip.


There has been one big change to our plans. We are now planning on staying at the Island Club - www.islandclub.com as long as we have enough people... if we cant get enough people- then we will just camp...

My friends expressed the desire to do something different this year, so we are going to give the Island Club a try. I will still be at the State Park every day- all day with the ski.

If anyone wants to stay in the house with us - let me know. I may be able to work something out. There will be a deposit of $100 (my friends are giving me the same deposit). The State Park is definately the cheaper....but this place should be pretty cool.

Hopefully I can talk a few of you freestyle guys into coming up... my friend rides a GP1300R....I wish my friends all rode standups...

 

[djkorn1]

Dude, this will be a KILLER time for anyone who has never been there. Put-In-Bay is like Spring break for people in thier 20's 30's EVERY WEEKEND all summer long. It gets INSANE at night. 10,000 partiers every night. I like the Round House Bar the best. The Island Club is a killer hotel. They have a pool with a Bar in the middle of it!

The state park is beautiful and is very rural and quiet. It is about 1/2 mile from downtown and all the action. I have never ridden there. I am guessing that it will be quite flat on the South side of the Island with HUGE cruisers making wakes every couple minutes. I am gonna try to make this ride...

 

[Ericfox]

bump for anyone trying to make plans for the summer....

 

[MADMAT]

Dude, this will be a KILLER time for anyone who has never been there. Put-In-Bay is like Spring break for people in thier 20's 30's EVERY WEEKEND all summer long. It gets INSANE at night. 10,000 partiers every night. I like the Round House Bar the best. The Island Club is a killer hotel. They have a pool with a Bar in the middle of it!

The state park is beautiful and is very rural and quiet. It is about 1/2 mile from downtown and all the action. I have never ridden there. I am guessing that it will be quite flat on the South side of the Island with HUGE cruisers making wakes every couple minutes. I am gonna try to make this ride...

I rode some killer 4-5 footers in that park once. Free ramp 2 seconds from your camp site! I rode all weekend non stop while everyone else drank. And then I passed out all night and did the same thing for 2 more days.


It can potentially be big waves at that spot.

 

[Ericfox]

Thread officially moved to the X-H20 Freeride Tour section... awesome...

 

[MADMAT]

NIce!!

 

[Scoot72]

Hi Eric. This is Scott. I was the one from the islands area who bought your double trailer last year. How's your '07 project going. When I was up there it was showroom stock still...glad you decided to cut into it. That is going to be fun freeride weekend your planning. If you need any assistance, don't hesitate to get ahold of me. I know of a few more killer wave spots around Marblehead and Cedar Point Sandusky Bay area.

I pretty much have half the summer dedicated to racing. But, this freeride falls on an open weekend between races. sweet... I'll be there and I'll bring some of our racers and riders from the area. Are the dates current? August 7-9 Thur to Sat....or Fri to Sun as they are posted. It's gonna be fun to meet some more freeride/style riders other than my tour bros and a few others. I race standups, so my crew mostly has those over couches. I picked up a tricked out superjet from up in Green Bay last October ready for some island waves.

There was a mention on the first page of this thread about a bouy course next to Rt. 2. That's me with the course in that cove as you cross the Edison Bridge. Got more skis than couches this past year. If anybody frequents the islands area and would ever like to stop by and run some buoys. Not a problem. Just shoot me a pm. First timers to veterans..everybody welcome.

DJKorn..you got that right..spring break all summer long for sure. Alot of us older partiers from the area have bolted to Kelley's Island some time ago. Always up for a good PIB run anytime though

cheers,
Scott

 

[Scoot72]

Hey MYBAD...you guys put up bouys over off Bayshore Rd.? You know the good wave spots in that area then too. We actually ride in that area as well. My race buddy lives on Bayview Rd off Bayshore past O'Tays. We ride over from Bayview and our buoy area that is seen off Rt. 2 in that cove.

Not an event like the freeride, but we throw out buoy's for the first time on May 3rd weekend in conjunction with a trip we make to Kelley's Island for Kentucky Derby Day that Saturday. Cougars in Derby Hats everywhere that early in the season. We're getting the itch bad to get in the water. We get lots of skis and couches to run from our area. Other than the area riders, we got some racers coming this year from Kentucky, Canada and Michigan. Anybody coming through the area is more than welcome to stop for a ride ..we're always trying to recruit first time racers. The cocktails are flowing all day. You can see how your Region 6 racers get down. If interested in stopping..shoot me a line.

cheers,
scoot

 

[mybad]

Scoot72,
Are u with the Hilltop crew ?? If so, we party with you all the time. Chris, Bryan, Tom................

Get some brap in that SXR and bring it over too the buoys.

 

[mybad]

If thats not u. Ill ride by this summer and bring the cold ones.

 

[Scoot72]

Your talking about Brent Lembach's family house there that has that the little tiki bar. They have Hilltop racing shop. Zeller's Beach area on Bayshore Rd. I go over there every now and then with my cousin Mike D...you probably know him and me then. My race sxr has got a little brappp. More brap in my SJ though. Wet Pipe in Limited, Stock class SXR, and limited freestyle superjet. I'll change my avatar to what I ride. Yah..come on over with some cold ones whenever. We are back and forth from there all the time. Bigger waves over on that end. Better for buoys over here with some chop with smooth straits.

scoot

 

[Ericfox]

Scott- what up man? How is that trailer working out for you? Good I hope... that thing is pretty much indestructible.

The dates for the freeride are August 7,8,9,10.

I will be taking my ski up on Thursday the 7th in the morning/afternoon, and will be coming home on the 10th in the morning.

We used to go Fri, Sat, Sun... but we love the place so much- that we decided to go one extra day last year and it was great...

 

[Dirtybird]

Where do you plan on riding? I've only heard of people NOT going in the water because it's so nasty. Everyone says they jump from boat to boat and never touch the water.