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Coolkitegirl
Since 26 Jul 2013
5 Posts
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 Mon Jun 30, 14 9:20 pm In Hood River this week |
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Any recommendations on where to kite this week? I had a great session on Sunday at the Event Site. Today I drove to Manzanita and realized that I need to learn how to kite a surfboard first but loved watching! So I'm here for the week and can't tell how reliable the windguru or windsurfer forecasts are.
Help please. I'm staying in Hood River. Should I go to Rufus? Stevenson? rooster Rock? I'm intermediate!
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JeffT
Since 07 Jul 2012
238 Posts
Deep Southern Portland
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| Mon Jun 30, 14 9:30 pm |
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I highly recommend http://thegorgeismygym.com/forecast/
It is updated every morning.
Tomorrow should be very interesting with the wind blowing in reverse. Wed should be back to normal.
Welcome to the gorge!
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Coolkitegirl
Since 26 Jul 2013
5 Posts
Kook
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| Mon Jun 30, 14 9:36 pm |
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Thanks Jeff!
Can't wait to kite in the U.S. On Canada Day! That's July 1st! Yay! |
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macgruber
Since 06 Dec 2011
490 Posts
SE PDX volcano
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| Mon Jun 30, 14 10:04 pm Stevenson Tuesday 7-1 |
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| You don't have to use a directional for Manzanita, I've used my twintip a lot, but it helps when getting out when the waves are big. Stevenson from 11-2 is your best bet. Jones has a chance. If you haven't been to Stevenson before, the launch can be intimidating, but just watch others for a while. Wednesday looks big everywhere, probably 5-6m even at the Sandbar. Windance has a lot of cheap used kites if you don't have a small one. |
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PieroPDX
Since 22 May 2006
109 Posts
Stoked
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| Tue Jul 01, 14 8:38 am |
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Welcome, and it should be an epic week starting Weds at the event site! Today (tues) is gong to be a scorcher though with not much wind in the Gorge. I'll likely be heading to Sauvie's Island outside Portland in the PM though, since it tends to blow there under these conditions.
http://www.nwkite.com/guides/sauvie_island/
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Coolkitegirl
Since 26 Jul 2013
5 Posts
Kook
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| Tue Jul 01, 14 9:08 am |
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Thanks for the great tips. I'll head to Stevenson this am and check things out. I might go to Sauvie Island too depending. I'm the short Asian girl with the North Fuses. 7 and 9m. If you see me, please say hi!
Jennifer |
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Bettyboarder
Since 18 Mar 2005
1823 Posts
PDX/ White Salmon
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| Tue Jul 01, 14 9:31 am |
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I like to look at this one for Sauvies not the best forecast but close enough
http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?Submit=Go&sta=KSPB&state=OR
If your in Hood skip Sauvies just go to coast and ride a twin tip. Unless you want to just swim and sit on a beach drinking with a bunch of rednecks. It's delightful sometime but if you want to kite I wouldn't put high hopes on Sauvies for today
It's totally fine to ride your regular board at the coast.
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BeerKite
Since 29 Mar 2011
471 Posts
Obsessed
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| Tue Jul 01, 14 10:00 am |
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| ^I'll second what Bettyboarder said. Stevenson will have better wind today it looks like but the small margin for error makes it a bit challenging. Rooster is blowing hard right now but I think there might not be any beach. this week should shape up pretty well for you. |
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Coolkitegirl
Since 26 Jul 2013
5 Posts
Kook
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| Tue Jul 01, 14 9:16 pm |
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I kited today @ Stevenson. So freaked out by the narrow weird launch that I sat in my wetsuit for over a freakin hour. Saw a girl catch her lines and abort so that added more hesitation. But I went out snd kicked ass until i tried a trick and lost my board! and then had to get rescued! So I am way more confident now. Kudos to Chris the Handsome North Dice guy who put my kite on its leading edge at least twice before I realized my 7m wasn't going to catch any more wind. He kept circling to make sure I was okay and then brought my board back. He rocks!
Kudos to the steamboat guys who volunteered to recscue me and thanks to Bob Stawicki for boating me back to the launch site. It was my first time @ Stevenson but I loved it. Thanks to Alberta Jeff for helping me launch and for the SUP when I had to rescue my floating board!
You guys all rock!
Happy Canada Day indeed!
Jennifer from Vancouver, Canada! |
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dyyylan
Since 14 May 2014
26 Posts
Hood River
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| Wed Jul 02, 14 10:45 am |
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Hey Jennifer I think we met yesterday (I had the green fuel). Sketchy launch but it was fun!
Great first session in the gorge for me, looking forward to some west wind magic at the sandbar this week |
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Coolkitegirl
Since 26 Jul 2013
5 Posts
Kook
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| Wed Jul 02, 14 8:27 pm |
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Cool. I had some cool peeps say hi today! U guys rock! I'll probably be at the event site tomorrow. Was there today! Hope to
Meet as many of U as I can! |
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