- Site Rating: Not Rated
- Launch Elevation: 100'
- LZ Elevation: top land
- Best Time to Fly: Spring and Fall

A site that takes significant "investment" in time and patience, but well
worth it when it works. Often a fantastic kiting site if nothing else, and always pleasant to visit. Soarable conditions mean easy boating around and numerous toplandings, but soaring the coast line, 100 ft above the top of the ridge is possible for a few miles in either direction.

No launching from the protected cliffs to the south of the Fort Ebey area. No launching (or landing?) at Ebey's Landing. Be very cautious of being blown back in strong conditions, strict adherance to ridge rules with traffic. Watch the "snag" dead tree just to the north of the launch, be very cautious of landing on the beach at high tide. If you do land at the beach don't hike back straight up the bluffs (erosion), but use the "trail" to the south of launch.

Laminar wind from the west works best, great ridge soaring. XC to the North/South along the coast line.

This is a ridge soaring site so direction to the LZ are the same as those to the launch.

Take I-5 N to the Mukilteo/Whidbey Island Ferry exit. Follow the signs to the Widbey Island ferry. It leaves at the top and bottom of every hour and a one way ticket is $6. At times ferry lines can be long, here's a web cam showing the current line. Leaving the ferry puts you onto the main road (525). Stay on this road for about 30 miles. You'll pass Ebey's landing, go through Coupeville, and then you'll see a brown highway sign showing Ft. Ebey at the next left. Follow this up a couple blocks until you see a smaller brown sign showing Ft. Ebey again on the left. Follow this road and the markings to the gun turrents.

- Google Maps
- Google Earth KMZ file
- GPS Coordinates - 48º 13.036N    122º 45.787W

- Wind Talker - 360.678.0280
- MM5 Soundings - 8am  11am
- Weather Conditions:
Smith Island Buoy
WA State Ferry
Coupeville
Outside Connection
NDBC

- Camping is available
- The quaint little town of Coupeville offers a very fun local bar with good burgers and friendly barmaids :)

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