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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
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Hood River
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 Mon Jun 01, 20 5:47 pm Event Site launching and high water. |
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Hey Everyone,
The water is forecasted to get higher and higher....
The Port will be marking up the grass for launching and landing starting tomorrow.
Launch from the left side (port, west) and land on the right (starboard, East) side. |
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eric
Since 13 Jan 2006
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| Mon Jun 01, 20 8:17 pm |
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| Awesome. Thanks Laird. We were down to about 50m^2 when I cam in at 3. |
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TravisBickleRex
Since 30 Jun 2005
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watercamper
Since 08 Sep 2017
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| Wed Jun 03, 20 9:48 am Sandbar |
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| At water river height does the sandbar typically show up? |
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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
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Hood River
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| Wed Jun 03, 20 1:19 pm Re: Sandbar |
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| watercamper wrote: | | At water river height does the sandbar typically show up? |
Needs to be ~77 or under. |
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shred_da_gorge
Since 12 Nov 2008
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Da Hood & Da Wood
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| Fri Jun 05, 20 10:18 am |
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| Super helpful, thanks Jim and Laird! |
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
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Camas
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| Fri Jun 05, 20 5:13 pm Re: Sandbar |
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| ldhr wrote: | | Needs to be ~77 or under. |
Ageist.
Wait. Were we talking about something else? |
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knotwindy
Since 25 Sep 2011
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| Fri Jun 05, 20 5:31 pm |
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Must be windsurfers, huh?
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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
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Hood River
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| Sat Jun 06, 20 7:53 am Port is watching - ares of concern. |
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Feedback from the Port - they are watching and see 2 activities that threaten our access.
Things are going well - but 2 areas need improvement.
1. Social Distancing - people are clustering and hanging out.
Better to get your kite on and get outta there - Please!
2. Kiters must launch and land where the arrows are painted on the grass .
Please - if you see people launching in the wrong place - be polite and explain the proper system. |
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knotwindy
Since 25 Sep 2011
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| Sat Jun 06, 20 8:03 am |
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How best to get the word out? The folks on here reading this are probably not the folks that need to hear this the most.
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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
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| Sat Jun 06, 20 6:12 pm |
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| knotwindy wrote: | | How best to get the word out? The folks on here reading this are probably not the folks that need to hear this the most. |
Actually.... in my experience..... it's a group of locals who consistently launch west of the bathrooms in the no-kite zone. They all foil and they are all lazy.
The west end of the grass has better wind and deeper water.
As for Social Distancing - you either get it or you don't. |
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Mark
Since 20 Jun 2005
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| Sun Jun 07, 20 7:45 am |
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| ldhr wrote: |
The west end of the grass has better wind and deeper water.
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I kite elsewhere but just wondering... if the west has better wind and deeper water, why isn't it the launch area? Safety should be paramount.
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
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| Sun Jun 07, 20 8:13 am |
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| Mark wrote: | | ldhr wrote: |
The west end of the grass has better wind and deeper water.
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I kite elsewhere but just wondering... if the west has better wind and deeper water, why isn't it the launch area? Safety should be paramount. |
Absolutely, this looks like something that should be re-visited. I kite elsewhere as well these days, but during KB4C it looks pretty obvious that the West end of the grass is a far safer launch area. |
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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
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Hood River
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| Sun Jun 07, 20 8:14 am |
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Having kites launch upwind from the windsurfers would be a bad idea.
Any issues with launching and landing and the kites would fall down on the windsurfers.
Recipe for a huge disaster.
So the whole process hinges on windsurfers upwind and kiters downwind.
Historical perspective. - windsurfers via the original CGWA contributed huge $$$$ to build the Event Site as it is today and they deserve a great place to launch.
Also - 90% of the time we have people launching from the grass the sandbar is useable.
Yesterday was a good example - about a third of the people were using the sandbar.
It’s good to have both grass and sandbar in play- it facilitates social distancing and avoids clusters. |
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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
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| Sun Jun 07, 20 8:19 am |
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Having kites launch upwind from the windsurfers would be a bad idea.
Any issues with launching and landing and the kites would fall down on the windsurfers.
Recipe for a huge disaster.
So the whole process hinges on windsurfers upwind and kiters downwind.
Historical perspective. - windsurfers via the original CGWA contributed huge $$$$ to build the Event Site as it is today and they deserve a great place to launch. |
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oliver19
Since 25 Jun 2019
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| Sun Jun 07, 20 8:48 am |
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| ldhr wrote: | Having kites launch upwind from the windsurfers would be a bad idea.
Any issues with launching and landing and the kites would fall down on the windsurfers.
Recipe for a huge disaster.
So the whole process hinges on windsurfers upwind and kiters downwind.
Historical perspective. - windsurfers via the original CGWA contributed huge $$$$ to build the Event Site as it is today and they deserve a great place to launch. |
Where do the wing dings fit in this scheme? |
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Mark
Since 20 Jun 2005
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| Sun Jun 07, 20 9:24 am |
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Seems like it's time for everyone to launch from the same west end spot. Kiter's and windsurfers. Especially now that we are all one CGW2.
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