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		| Spike 
  Since 13 May 2007
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		| pdxmonkeyboy 
  Since 16 May 2006
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				|  Thu Feb 28, 08 5:24 pm |   |  
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				| god that looks truly awful. |  | 
	
		
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		| DROCK999 
  Since 31 May 2007
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				|  Thu Feb 28, 08 8:05 pm |   |  
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				|  	  | pdxmonkeyboy wrote: |  	  | god that looks truly awful. | 
 you have no idea
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		| Kataku2k3 
  Since 14 Aug 2005
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				|  Thu Feb 28, 08 8:12 pm |   |  
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				| The kite? The water?
 Or BOTH?
 
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		| Reaper356 
  Since 10 Dec 2006
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				|  Thu Feb 28, 08 9:10 pm |   |  
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				| Come on now, that day was awesome!  Smooth wind out of the south west & even blue sky for a while - hard to beat for Jan 1st or 2nd! The Ridge can deliver if you can get by the water quality.
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		| DROCK999 
  Since 31 May 2007
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				|  Thu Feb 28, 08 9:53 pm |   |  
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				| just don't wear white. |  | 
	
		
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		| JUMPIN JIMI 
 Since 11 Nov 2006
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				|  Fri Feb 29, 08 3:41 am |   |  
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				| NICE  ONE MORE REASON NOT TO DRIVE TO THE COAST   |  | 
	
		
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		| Spike 
  Since 13 May 2007
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				|  Fri Feb 29, 08 12:00 pm |   |  
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				| heading out there right now   didn't think I'd get to kite in february, got every month since last may covered
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		| Mr.Onepump 
  Since 11 Sep 2006
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				|  Fri Feb 29, 08 12:17 pm |   |  
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				| Saved by leap year spike!   |  | 
	
		
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		| Kataku2k3 
  Since 14 Aug 2005
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				|  Fri Feb 29, 08 12:21 pm |   |  
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				| Almost like Fern Ridge...  Last week at Ponds. 
 
 
		
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		| Reaper356 
  Since 10 Dec 2006
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				|  Fri Feb 29, 08 5:49 pm |   |  
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				|  	  | Quote: |  	  | Almost like Fern Ridge... Last week at Ponds. | 
 More sharks in the Ponds!
 
 
 Spike -
 So how'd it go??  It was definitely blowing!
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		| pdxmonkeyboy 
  Since 16 May 2006
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				|  Fri Feb 29, 08 6:01 pm |   |  
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				| I'm sure he'll post after he washes the human and animal feces out of his gear.  Can you imagine what his wetsuit smells like right now? 
 DAMN!!
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		| stringer 
  Since 31 Jul 2007
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				|  Fri Feb 29, 08 6:44 pm |   |  
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				| MB, I think you're giving the non-ditch smell of spike's wetsuit too much credit.
 If anything the ditch probably freshened it up a bit.
   
 Post up Spike!!
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		| Reaper356 
  Since 10 Dec 2006
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				|  Fri Feb 29, 08 9:01 pm |   |  
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				| Maybe the Fern Ridge Lake Monster got him??   
 
 
		
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			| Oh Damn! | FernMonster.JPG |  |  | 
	
		
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		| Spike 
  Since 13 May 2007
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				|  Fri Feb 29, 08 10:58 pm |   |  
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				| wind was a bit too westerly to work well for the launch location, but it was blowing good out on the water. The 16m was good for the launch, but out on the water I should have had a 7 or 9m. I was way overpowered, kinda scary actually. Did make for big lofty jumps though   
 mantisman was out there as well on his Turbo Diesel 1. Pretty hardcore session, not sure how mantisman held up, I had to call it a day before he got on the water...
 
 All in all it was good to be kiteboarding again, could have picked a better launch location I suppose, maybe on the NE end of the lake rather than NW...
 Thanks to the leap year I've kited every month since I've started
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		| Mark 
  Since 20 Jun 2005
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				|  	  | Spike wrote: |  	  | Thanks to the leap year I've kited every month since I've started  | 
 
 I think that makes you a junior "G-Man"
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 Cleverly disguised as an adult...
 
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		| Spike 
  Since 13 May 2007
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				|  Sat Mar 01, 08 3:17 pm |   |  
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				| also, the water level was up by like 5 feet from December, so it was far less murky (brown) |  | 
	
		
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