Kennedy Park Launch# (Somers Point, NJ)
--about 10 miles s of Atlantic city

   
FIG. 1A view of Great Egg Harbor bay from the Kennedy Park
launch area (to view a photo:   if browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), use
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 FIG. 1B aerial view of the Kennedy Park Launch area

Directions:  From Pleasantville on U.S. 40 Black Horse Pike, begin
by heading south on South Main Street from Jo Jo's.  S Main street
becomes Shore Rd (Jo Jo's is about one mile east of the Lakes bay
launch on U.S. 40).  After traveling south 7 miles from U.S. 40 on
Shore road, you will reach a traffic circle.  Go 1/2 way around the
traffic circle and exit the circle onto county Rt 559 N Mays Landing. 
Immediately turn left off of Rt 559 and onto a Broadway at The
Crab Trap restaurant.  Travel 1/3rd mile on Broadway and then
turn left into the park at the one-way sign. 

FIG. 2 view of entrance into park at one-way sign

The launch is just to the left of the boat ramp upon entering the park. 
The launch is sandy at the shore.  Gravel rigging area.  Launch faces SSE. 

FIG. 3 view of gravel rigging area with grassy rigging area behind fence
(to view a photo:   if browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), use "control =" to zoom in by hitting
the "=" key while the ctrl key is depressed.  To zoom back out, use "control -".  If browser is Netscape or
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Fees:  None for windsurfers*

Amenities:  restrooms, picnic tables, benches to sit down, grills to cook food

Notes:  Launch is suitable for beginners

Hazards:  Lots of jet skis in the summer

The character of the park is tall oak trees with picnic tables scattered
underneath and a playground.

FIG. 4 view of park grounds with tall oak trees and picnic tables

FIG. 5 view of sandy launch area -- note the very shallow water near
the shoreline (to view a photo:   if browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), use "control =" to
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  I was told that this mini cliff in this photo along the beach sometimes interferes with the
setting up of sea breezes in that it causes the wind to decouple from the water surface
producing a scenario where there is wind aloft but not at the surface where you need it.

FIG. 6* view of draconian sign that indicates a large fee.  However, on
12/05/08, I contacted Dotty Arabia from the Somers Point Community
 Education and Recreation Office (609-927-2053 x 3101) and she
assured me that there is no fee to launch a windsurf board.  The
reasoning is if you can hand carry the board, you do not use the ramp,
and you do not back a trailer into the water to launch, it is a freebie. 
Please alert me if this is incorrect.