We are heading out to the coast this weekend, from Hood river, is any one else heading out that way? Everyone we know has bailed and we think with the big conditions that it would be a good ideal to have more than just us. The safety in numbers thing.
genek
Since 21 Jul 2006
2165 Posts
East Po
KGB
Thu Oct 02, 08 2:48 pm
Ballsy. What part you shooting for? 20ft+ swell on Saturday . Sunday might be more doable. Who's gonna kite Nelscott Reef finally? _________________ The Slider Project, LLC
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Windian
Since 28 Apr 2008
902 Posts
Newport, OR
NEWPORT OG
Thu Oct 02, 08 4:33 pm
I have lived on the Oregon coast for over 15 years and have been an avid windrider since the early 80's. I can tell you first hand that the wintertime kiting on the coast is basically bullshit compared to what the summertime NW season has to offer. In other words, I don't even bother with it since it is generally a waste of time, energy and money and I live here. Now if you want to drive 2 hours to hunt for kiting, then I would save your pennies and days and opt for the snowkiting deal, or really save up and head to Texas or Baja for a true kiting adventure.
eli_anderson
Since 04 Jun 2007
507 Posts
Addicted
Thu Oct 02, 08 4:39 pmdown winders
if you make it out to sunset, the beach will probably be ok for downwinders, but it is FN pounding out here right now!!!
helmet, check, hook knife, check, email your last requests off and kiss your ass goodbye, check
I've been repairnig smaller kites with barfly, if there is a chance, I'm hitting it tomorrow evening...
GOOD LUCK HaPPY FLYING
DROCK999
Since 31 May 2007
852 Posts
Left Coast
Opinionated
Thu Oct 02, 08 5:14 pm
I'll be at Newport _________________ BIP- "YOUR GIRLFRIENDS FAVORITE"
vangondc
Since 03 Jul 2008
105 Posts
Hood River
Stoked
It's looking like we are heading to Newport (Beverly Beach campground) friday morning, through sunday, to do some surfing and kiting if the wind is good. The storm seams to be loosing some of its punch and winds are looking more favorable. It will probably be decided as we get in the car in the AM.
Mark
Since 20 Jun 2005
3678 Posts
I need my fix because I'm a
Naishaholic
Thu Oct 02, 08 8:47 pm
Yup its plenty big. Had a great time out there today. Thanks again for the hospitality. _________________ Cleverly disguised as an adult...
Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
Hazardous Seas Warning
Marine Weather Statement
Small Craft Advisory
PZZ300-031015-
842 PM PDT THU OCT 2 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT LEADING TO
A TEMPORARY DECREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS FRIDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT
FRIDAY NIGHT. LARGE SWELLS ARRIVE SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS. A WEAK WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY.
PZZ350-370-031015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
842 PM PDT THU OCT 2 2008
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT FRIDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. SW SWELL
9 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT...RISING TO GALES 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 TO
6 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
S GALES 40 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 KT UNTIL
EARLY MORNING. WIND WAVES 11 TO 13 FT. SW SWELL 12 TO 13 FT AT
9 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT. W SWELL 13 TO 15 FT...
BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS.
Thanks Barfly for the storm session - most challenging
DROCK999
Since 31 May 2007
852 Posts
Left Coast
Opinionated
Thu Oct 02, 08 10:36 pm
GIT SOME _________________ BIP- "YOUR GIRLFRIENDS FAVORITE"
JUMPIN JIMI
Since 11 Nov 2006
123 Posts
Stoked
Fri Oct 03, 08 2:40 am
I WILL CALL THE COAST GUARD AND LET THEM KNOW THE VALLEY KOOKS ARE COMING
barfly
Since 31 Mar 2005
1216 Posts
Portland
BRACKISH
Fri Oct 03, 08 8:21 am
you are both more than welcome! glad you made it out. We started out with a Del Ray to Sunset downwinder in sloppy seas... thanks Gman for helping to lower the tide quicker with your impressive ability to gulp sea water, strapless no less. It went too fast but going from lit to shlog in big seas is challenging.
We packed it up around 5:30 and headed back to Seaside. The swell was remarkably smaller and more set up than the strip. We decided to pump and kite. The big sets were monster but plenty of breaks to get outside an scare yourself back upwind. This was really a good session we had til dark. funky sun breaks and clean faces. Rare that big winds and seas from S are sailable at point. We were all spread out and it was fun to see Mark on his Cult working 12th, me at 15th and Gman somewhere on his own Jonathan Livingston Seagull between the estuary and Gearhart. Soul searcher and strapless ripping the estuary - nice work .
I must offer apologies first to Troll who missed out b/c I didn't call him (but I knew Gman texted you) and second to Mark and Gman b/c my keg ran out and didn't have a beer to go with their warm showers (yeah thanks Eli for draining my keg the night before - but bless his soul he's buying a new keg for the summer house winter time blues also anyone who wants to know what mountain boarding is all about, Eli is especially sick showing his 1am drunken ubran skills on the concrete jungle geeeeah!!, my eyes are open to the several little rippable treats in N Seaside's vacation property labrinth).
eli_anderson
Since 04 Jun 2007
507 Posts
Addicted
Fri Oct 03, 08 8:30 am
cullaby lake is BA for zee downhill as well....I know it a land kiting vid, but it's way to frickin windy to be kiting, but we still did, and the BF and Jahmbi got a night time Kitesurf sess the same day....
Involved in the sport of Traction kiting for over 8 years and competing on international level since 1999 in the areas of kitebuggy, kiteskiing & kitesurfing for last 3 years and now promoting the realms of kitemountainboarding and kitesnowboarding.
Recent Achievements
kitebuggying:
kitebuggy world speed record - 72.8 mph with Libre Full Race and RM 3.0 kite
1999' Buggy Camp-Open Class in Romo Denmark - 3rd (highest any North American has Ranked)
1999-2000 -2001' North American Kitebuggy Nationals - in top 3
2000' Challenge 2000 Parakart World Cup - 7th (highest ranked North American)
2002 - 1st place at SBBB Team Enduro race
kiteskiing
2001' World Snow and Ice Sailing Championships / Kite Class - 1st WORLD CHAMPION
2002' World Snow and Ice Sailing Championships (Italy) / Kite Class - 5th
Yeah, it was gusty, dust devils everywhere and everyone was hyped becuase the speeds just kept creeping up into the high 60s. We were taking turns trying to hit the top speed and it looked like no one could touch Eli Andersons 68mph from earlier that day.
i decided to put on the 4th set of 4 ply tires for one last go. i chased every dust devil i could find for about half an hour. tires were getting thin so i decided to head back to camp. on my way i saw another massive dust devil comming. i went for it and just kept my head on the gps readout. watching the numbers climb. i don't think i truely appreciated the speed and feeling of things until i set the new mark and stopped focussing on the gps.
tell you the truth, driving back in the van from the drylake at 73mph with our heads out the windows felt way worse then sitting in the buggy 2 inches off the ground.
i was using a 3m jojo rm and a libre full race XS with about 5lbs on the front wheel and maybe 25-30lbs onthe rear axle (hard to tell the weight on the rear axle as i used a pvc tube filled with sand/dirt to what felt like a good weight for the conditions). I'm hoping to make it down next year and see how things go with the new gear if the conditions cooperate.
The dry lakes are still my most favorite place to ride for speed and racing. they really test the pilots abilities on such a fast surface at high speeds on a circuit race with lots of other racers. my most favorite race would still have to be the challenge 2000 series on ivanpah dry lake. with over 25 european kite buggiers (mainly form holland, germany and denmark) participated. we had a 2.5 km triangle course. in the first race, verner myer from germany was hitting 60km/hr in the race. you can imagine the adrenaline rush of passing, sliding around the mark with several other racers only feet away.
what can i say, i like the speed and the high of a good technical race.
cheers,
luk
Eli's Story 110kmh
I am from the USA. We practice speed all the time. any chance the wind pushes up to 40mph we start hunting for speed.
That morning at SOBB '03 the winds were rockin. NO one out on the lake kiting. Luk, John and a couple other buds and I were sitting in "mable" luks famous old van. As the van was rockin we sat talking about the opportunity we had to do something special. I chose to ride first. I threw up my fastest 3m in a small full race buggy. Luk and I had just assembled our buggies under the watchful eye of ellis. Not letting us take any short cuts. We squared our wheels straightened our axles and trailered our buggies. Sitting in my buggy, looking at Luk, My eyes had to be showing behing my eye protecion. He let my kite fly to the edge of the window. I sat with one fooot on and one foot off the buggy. When I picked up my foot. wedged it in tight to the foot straps and leaned as far forward as I could. I noticed right away I was cruising at 55mph. I started creating a little tension worked the kite until it locked in. I saw 60....63....65....I stopped looking at the GPS so that I could look at the cars I was passing as they're traveling down the freeway along side the lake bed, I wonder what the driver of the semi truck is thinking. I redirected, stalled the kite lined up for my run back to camp. The gusts were intense. Yanking my cart sideways as I strain to hold my line I could smell buring rubber. I held on until I could see camp again. Redirecting until my kite was to my right, I pulled in for another run. I wiped the dust off my gps, looked at my max. i saw aprox 66 mph, I smiled huge, locked in and worked and worked the kite. I saw 50....55...60....again I unhook from my harnes and pull away from the kite. My vision started to blur......vibrations from the ground.....kite singing .......I turned the buggy and headed for camp. I felt my buggy loosing traction by the second the smell of rubber more intense. I pulled in. LUk grabbed the GPS, cleaned it off, pointed it to me, then he took off. showing everyone standing near. My attention was on my buggy, the tires were totally bald. I deflated them just a touch and noticed the tube poping through! I rode for about 30 min and scrubbed a fresh set of tires. I helped Luk rig. Poof. out of site in seconds. I repaired my buggy, but before I could go out for another run The wind dropped. Luk and I sat and chated about the morning as we slowly rigged our gear for the races.
A national geographic moment!!
mick
Since 21 Aug 2008
34 Posts
Â
Fri Oct 03, 08 9:14 am
Hey I saw you at the estuary last night,(you all were looking good), Ran like the wind to get my gear but I was too slow. It looked so good I was considering and an after dark session! Wew reality check! Oh well I got a chance to check my lines.
barfly
Since 31 Mar 2005
1216 Posts
Portland
BRACKISH
Fri Oct 03, 08 9:48 am
oh the people I forget to call I try but its so damn hard, we need access to the new tsumani sirens, 3 short bursts = RIG!
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. Sunday might be more doable. Who's gonna kite Nelscott Reef finally?
THE VALLEY KOOKS ARE COMING 
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also anyone who wants to know what mountain boarding is all about, Eli is especially sick showing his 1am drunken ubran skills on the concrete jungle geeeeah!!, my eyes are open to the several little rippable treats in N Seaside's vacation property labrinth).
Oh well I got a chance to check my lines.
I try but its so damn hard, we need access to the new tsumani sirens, 3 short bursts = RIG!