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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
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 Wed May 30, 07 7:38 am Southern Oregon Coast |
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i've got a bud cruising up the west coast. he wants to surf his way up, but he runs out of time before he gets to the northern coast. I'm thinking about heading down and meeting him somewhere, but I don't know that part of the coast.
Where's a good spot WAY south that is good for surfing and kiting (both)? |
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
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| Wed May 30, 07 7:45 am |
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| PS, also if anyone can recommend a good place to stay down there. |
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pacifichigh
Since 11 May 2005
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| Wed May 30, 07 9:43 am |
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| Bandon Area-- Whiskey/Floras for kiting, Port Orford for surfing. |
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
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| Fri Jun 01, 07 7:21 am |
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how about northern cal as well?
anyone know anything around crescent city? |
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registered
Since 12 Jul 2005
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tsunami
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| Fri Jun 01, 07 8:45 am |
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| the wind do an offshore jig down there by crescent. I have heard ,not done, that they kite in the lagoons near orick. there are some lakes / reservoirs there I have heard look good to. The mouth of the kalamath is a very biologically rich region beware. pistol river is closer than whiskey or gold beach area for some open ocean . |
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surfncap
Since 06 Mar 2007
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NE
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| Fri Jun 01, 07 11:47 am nor cal |
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when i lived in klamath i broke a board in half and then the next weekend watched great white munch a seal on same wave.
Crescent city can be good. Some great spots in Arcata. |
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boredbrain
Since 16 Feb 2006
352 Posts
Hood River
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| Fri Jun 01, 07 2:20 pm |
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Cape Sebastian (surfing) and Pistol (windy), bring tiny gear, one of the windiest places I have seen. Camping can be had at the pulloff in between, or Turtle river RV park south of Gold Beach. Or a bunch of other places, not as crowded as the north coast 
Port Orford has some goods and floras. |
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Mocean
Since 21 Sep 2005
343 Posts
Newport
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| Fri Jun 01, 07 6:10 pm |
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Went to college at Humboldt State and spent my formative years winsdurfing at Big Lagoon (45 minutes or so south of Crescent City). Great flat water lake right on the ocean, makes Floras look like a frog pond, although its not as windy. Windsurfers launch on the east side, but a rocky shoreline and narrow beach would make kite launching tricky. Better bet: go to the boat ramp on the southwest corner of the lagoon and walk a ways up the spit. Primitive camping right there, or State Park at Patricks Point about a mile or two to the south. Patrick's has a gnarly left point break, but that's a winter time big swell deal. During summertime glassy conditions any one of the lagoons (Freshwater, Dry, Stone, or Big Lagoon) can get good, especially if they break open and create a good sandbar.
Crescent City is no good for summertime wind. The southern Oregon gales do an eddy, and blow offshore or even out of the south when Pistol Rivers howling. Fun waves sometimes though at South Beach in C City. |
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Sol-flyer
Since 21 Mar 2006
1280 Posts
Dude, where's my Bus?
Otto Mann
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| Sun Jun 03, 07 7:59 am my backyard.... |
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sorry not to post up, i've been doing the summer kite-vacation.
be sure to check out the www.SouthernOregonKiteAddicts.com kite guide. Pistol river is epic, crescent city is do-able and fun on south wind days, for north go to kellog beach just north of crescent city.
for further south check out humbolt kytes.com
look for the solbus, where up in port oford at the moment, always following the wind.
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TWIN-FIN
Since 24 May 2006
805 Posts
Portland, OR
Hot Monkey
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| Sun Jun 03, 07 8:15 pm |
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Right On Sol-flyer.
"That's Livin The Dream" 
Someday I'll get mine too.  |
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