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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
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 Sat Aug 30, 08 8:48 pm can anyone fess up to going to Sauvie today |
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| how was it? thinking about hitting it tomorrow maybe if I can find a skim. |
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Blue
Since 03 Jul 2007
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I used to be
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| Sat Aug 30, 08 9:12 pm Re: can anyone fess up to going to Sauvie today |
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| pdxmonkeyboy wrote: | | how was it? thinking about hitting it tomorrow maybe if I can find a skim. |
I thought your arm was broken   
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
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| Sat Aug 30, 08 9:17 pm |
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| should that matter? That's why they make tape |
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Blue
Since 03 Jul 2007
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| Sat Aug 30, 08 9:23 pm |
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| pdxmonkeyboy wrote: | | should that matter? That's why they make tape |
True. I still admire the spirit
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
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| Sat Aug 30, 08 10:20 pm Re: can anyone fess up to going to Sauvie today |
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| pdxmonkeyboy wrote: | | how was it? thinking about hitting it tomorrow maybe if I can find a skim. |
It sucked. Too many big cells passing thru. Wind speeds up and down, switching direction like crazy. Bad tide. You didn't miss anything except that the beer was good.
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hamlindp
Since 09 Feb 2007
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I aint no lawnmowin' pump kite parker, I'm that dadgum
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| Sun Aug 31, 08 5:44 am |
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The airport was sucky as well. Up and down.
Good weather to practice relaunching. 5 out of 5 successful, even one after safety deployment 
During an up moment, this sailboat racing flag boat tried to order me off the water. I did go back to shore, but only because the wind went into a down moment on my way back. I quess they don't think we can actually direct our movement while kiting.
I might hit it again this afternoon.
PMB, I hope you're healing well.
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DrewB
Since 16 Aug 2006
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| Sun Aug 31, 08 6:17 am |
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Yeah, I went out and it sucked. I didn't even rig up. I ran into this other nuckle dragger out there. Maybe you know him PMB: click
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
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| Sun Aug 31, 08 8:13 am |
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| hamlindp wrote: | The airport was sucky as well. Up and down.
Good weather to practice relaunching. 5 out of 5 successful, even one after safety deployment
During an up moment, this sailboat racing flag boat tried to order me off the water. I did go back to shore, but only because the wind went into a down moment on my way back. I quess they don't think we can actually direct our movement while kiting.
I might hit it again this afternoon.
PMB, I hope you're healing well. |
The airport wasn't any good? Huh, that's odd  |
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
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| Sun Aug 31, 08 8:47 am |
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| DrewB wrote: | Maybe you know him PMB: click
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Classic.
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
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Still a gojo pimp!
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| Sun Aug 31, 08 9:06 am |
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| DrewB wrote: | Yeah, I went out and it sucked. I didn't even rig up. I ran into this other nuckle dragger out there. Maybe you know him PMB: click
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That was funny man!! Thanks for the laugh this AM
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hamlindp
Since 09 Feb 2007
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I aint no lawnmowin' pump kite parker, I'm that dadgum
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| Sun Aug 31, 08 9:11 am |
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I pretty sure the airport was the only place local that was good enough to play around in yesterday.
It looks like today will be even worse at SI, but alright at the airport.
Drew, funny monkey. I sent one to my son. Thanks for the gigs 
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NateDogg
Since 05 Mar 2005
627 Posts
I caught your mom on
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
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| Mon Sep 01, 08 8:49 am |
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| NateDogg wrote: | You guys do realize you live within an hour of the Gorge, right?
Come on out and play...it's not that gusty |
The gorge is great for conditions, but I live in Washington county.
Sauvies is only about a half hour away. I can hit it every day after work. The spit is a little over an hour and a half away *if* there's no traffic in PDX. Going to the spit adds over two hours extra travel time round trip. The coast is closer.
And for me its not so much the gusts in HR as it is the crowds and other newbs. I've been land kiting for a long time but this is my first season in the water. Flocks of other beginners are *way* more intimidating to me than gusts.
And because most of my kiting is at Sauvies, my smallest kite is a 9m. I can get equipment-skunked in the gorge by too much wind.
If all I did was kiteboard and snowboard, I'd consider moving to HR, but I like the coast too much to move that far inland.
If someone can figure out how to move the gorge, the coast, Mt.Hood and Smith Rocks much closer together, I'd be all for that! 
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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Couve / Hood
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| Mon Sep 01, 08 8:55 am |
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Coast Steve! Jones is good too. Jones probably goes as much as the Gorge (looks like it went the last few days.)
Sauvies is for weekdays |
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
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| Mon Sep 01, 08 9:09 am |
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| pkh wrote: | Coast Steve! Jones is good too. Jones probably goes as much as the Gorge (looks like it went the last few days.)
Sauvies is for weekdays |
Ya, I hear you. I do want to get out to Jones. I hit the coast yesterday, but it was for an annual buggy comp and a b-day party. Too lite for KB anyway at Sunset yesterday.
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