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Blokt
Since 17 Nov 2008
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Hamlin rocks, doody-root-tuders!
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Has there been one yet?
Howsabout today, you little nwkiteroonies?
I'll be out there to rescue anyone that needs help. LOL
Just yell for Channel Marker! 
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PDXF
Since 10 Sep 2008
116 Posts
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| Fri May 13, 11 12:12 pm |
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| Sauvie is being a slutty little tease today.
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Onad
Since 04 Mar 2005
1435 Posts
Coast<<PDX>>Gorge
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Reaper356
Since 10 Dec 2006
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Salem / LC Oregon
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| Fri May 13, 11 2:02 pm |
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| I was really thinking about it this morning, but the tide is wrong isn't it?
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$ociopath
Since 28 Nov 2007
523 Posts
Twilight Zone
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Reaper356
Since 10 Dec 2006
781 Posts
Salem / LC Oregon
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DrewB
Since 16 Aug 2006
384 Posts
PDX
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| Fri May 13, 11 2:40 pm |
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| The water level is high enough that tide won't matter.
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
1034 Posts
Aloha
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| Fri May 13, 11 2:46 pm |
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Tide doesn't count this time of year. When the water level drops below 6' or so at Vancouver, that's when tide will kill a session.
The gradient looks funky between pdx and salem.
You might get a session that's half hiking back up wind if you get lucky.
That's my call.
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Reaper356
Since 10 Dec 2006
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Salem / LC Oregon
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| Fri May 13, 11 6:20 pm |
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| Anybody try it?
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
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Camas
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| Fri May 13, 11 6:48 pm |
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Lit on my 10m! Woo Hoo! Oh wait, isn't this the thread about RR today? No? Sorry... 
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PDXF
Since 10 Sep 2008
116 Posts
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| Fri May 13, 11 7:14 pm |
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| SI did go off, 3 of us out there. One guy was LIT on his 17m, I did fine on a 12m
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BeerKite
Since 29 Mar 2011
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| Fri May 13, 11 8:12 pm |
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| Nice! Glad you got some.
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Blazeheliski
Since 30 Mar 2011
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| Fri May 13, 11 9:30 pm |
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| Nak - when were you at RR today? I was out there about 3 PM. The wind looked good - but I didn't see anyone out there and didn't really know where to launch with the beach being gone. Is there a place to launch up the trails to the east? I thought about self launching in the parking lot and walking the kite down the steps - but I wasn't up for that kind of "adventure" today - LOL..........
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
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Camas
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| Fri May 13, 11 10:12 pm |
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I was about a mile and a quarter East of the Parking lot. There's a beach on the big island... Boat access only right now. You must have got there about the time I quit. I launched about noon and quit around 2:30 or 3:00 I think. It was a lot windier up there than at the parking lot too. I measured it around 15 when I passed the Channel marker with the sensor. More like about 25 to 30 up at the island. Really nice day! A few holes, but really pretty damn steady most of the time.
BTW, the trails to the East are all under water. Launching at the parking lot is the only option right now. (Without a boat.) I'd be pretty leery of walking down the steps with a kite in the air though. Really squirrelly winds in there. I think you'd be better off drift launching. Still sketchy though.
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Blazeheliski
Since 30 Mar 2011
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| Sat May 14, 11 5:20 am |
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Yeah - I saw that big sandy island. I was thinking it would be a great launch if I could figure out a way to get to it. The wind in the parking lot did not look consistant and there looked to be too many snags in the water for a drift launch. From looking at the white caps on the water - the wind up by the island looked really nice. At least somebody got a chance to take advantage of it! 
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