Launching and landing from Eventsite

Mark · Tue Apr 28, 09 7:03 pm **Launching and landing from Eventsite**

Just a reminder. This Thursday April 30th is the LAST day to launch and land for this year. It was a good month with both windsurfers and kiters getting along very well. Hopefully that's a sign of things to come. We are both water men after all.

Due to the CGKA's on going fight for your rights to launch, We will be able to pump and dry (no launching or landing during the summer) the kites in a section on the far east end. This is now a year round deal.

Please help us by being responsible and getting your kite pumped or dried as quick as possible and being courteous to others.

Also if you can send me pics of the event site being used by us and how many more kites are on the water than windsurfers, I can bring that up to the August port meeting. Maybe we can make our section bigger!

Thanks
Mark

Nak · Tue Apr 28, 09 7:11 pm

Mark, thanks tons for your efforts, as well as the efforts of all the CGKA guys & gals. You guys have really made a difference!
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eric · Since 13 Jan 2006 1872 Posts XTreme Poster

Damn--gonna miss that green lawn and EZ launch. Thanks to CGKA for their efforts. I would love to get May and September added to our access rights--certainly Monday through Friday. Still mostly locals and mostly not very crowded.

Eric

kss · Since 24 Apr 2006 614 Posts pdx Addicted

Great idea Eric! May and Sept and weekdays would be great... and definitely not much traffic. Thanks again CGKA!!!

4Stringer/KipWinger · Since 27 Apr 2005 541 Posts Hood River Addicted

...Generally avoid the reflexive think->post, but on this subject, my brain must spill it's contents. Keeping-in-mind, a permanent piece of the Event site is something we haven't had in 10 seasons of kiting in the gorge...me thinks Ali G would say "respec' to the CGKA."

slightly OT: "Techmology";
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1623254076490030585

forrest · Wed Apr 29, 09 7:50 am **Re: pump & dry**

HRnico · Since 22 Mar 2008 262 Posts Da Hood Obsessed

Second what Eric said. Evening after work alot of empty grass up there.

Gman · Since 11 Feb 2006 4911 Posts Portland Unstrapped

When they pry it from my cold, dead hands...

oh, thought we were talking guns - grass you can have that back

Mark · Thu Apr 30, 09 8:53 am

Thanks for the kind words. Good ideas on the midweek sessions. We welcome ideas like that at our meetings.

Remember to PM me or better yet post pics (in the CGKA section) of the eventsite showing us with our kites in the designated area and the rest of the eventsite being bare.... Also pics of the ratio of kiters on the water to windsurfers.

Thanks again
Mark