Re-building the launch at funston?
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 8:32 pmI havent been around funston for long but from what I hear the cliff used to be in much better condition than what its in now? From talking to a few people they say a couple sand slides have disrupted the flow of air coming up the hill making launch a real pain in the ass at times..... 
My question is why not fix it? I have done some erosion control on the santa cruz coast to fix improper drainage that led to sand slides and I think the same fix would apply and make the face of the hill coming up to launch nice and smooth.
The idea is to take a 30'x100' net ( nylon strap 1" wide 2" squares) and drape it right over the edge, staked at the top, pulled tight to the desired angle and staked at the bottom & sides, then it gets filled up with the existing sand....... there is some work involved and a little bit of money but I dont see any problem as to why it wouldnt work.....
How about we put our heads together and nip this in the butt? I will dedicate any amount of time to make the launch a safer (and easier) place to jump....
Rob
My question is why not fix it? I have done some erosion control on the santa cruz coast to fix improper drainage that led to sand slides and I think the same fix would apply and make the face of the hill coming up to launch nice and smooth.
The idea is to take a 30'x100' net ( nylon strap 1" wide 2" squares) and drape it right over the edge, staked at the top, pulled tight to the desired angle and staked at the bottom & sides, then it gets filled up with the existing sand....... there is some work involved and a little bit of money but I dont see any problem as to why it wouldnt work.....
How about we put our heads together and nip this in the butt? I will dedicate any amount of time to make the launch a safer (and easier) place to jump....
Rob