Lavallette  (Northern LBI, NJ)

  
FIG. 1A view of launch area in Jacobsen Park near the intersection
of President Ave and Bay Blvd to view a land photo:   if browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE),
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FIG. 1B aerial view of the Lavallette Launch area

Directions:  Take Garden State Parkway to exit 82.  Get on NJ Rt 37 East and
travel 6.7 miles over the bridge onto LBI and to a fork.  At the fork, bear left
 onto NJ Rt 35 North Lavallette.  After traveling North on the island for about
a mile, you will pass the Lavellette water tower.  Continue about 0.5 miles
past the Lavallette water tower and turn left onto President Ave.

FIG. 2 view of where President Ave crosses NJ Rt 35 N.  President Ave
is one block past the Reese Ave traffic light and two blocks past
Vance Ave.  At the intersection of President ave and NJ Rt 35 N,
the Crab Claw Inn is on the right. (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 Firefox, simply right click on the photo
and then select "View Image")

Head W on President Ave to waterfront at Bay Bvld.  Park in parking lot
directly across Bay Bvld from end of President Ave.  The sandy launch is
adjacent to the parking lot.

FIG. 3 view of parking lot from the western terminus of President Ave

Launch faces West into Barnegat bay

Best Wind Directions:  N, NW, W, SW and S

Fees:  Between mid June and Labor day, Lavallette requires a beach badge
for bathers.  It is unclear whether this too pertains to windsurfers in
Barnegat bay.  Please check the Lavallette Beach Information Website
regarding this as rules may change over time. 

Hazards:  Beware of boat traffic in the channel

Notes:  Launch is beginner friendly.  Bay is shallow, even way out.  Best
to bring a weed fin as the water can get weedy.

FIG. 4 view of Lavallette launch near Vance Ave

FIG. 5 view of spacious Barnegat bay from Jacobsen Park
(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
 Firefox, simply right click on the photo and then select "View Image")

Additional Notes by Felix Cabrera circa 1990: The bay is very shallow - if you
sail a mile or two out, if you're not in a boat channel, you can probably stand. 
Beware of boat traffic in channels."