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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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 Fri Apr 28, 06 6:15 am EPIC FLORENCE Day -till dark |
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| absolutly epic sess @The beach, HUGE waves ,buttloads of wind
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Fri Apr 28, 06 6:18 am |
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I don't believe you, where's the proof?! 
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Sat Apr 29, 06 6:11 am the proof is flowing |
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| out my ass this am.
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registered
Since 12 Jul 2005
1319 Posts
tsunami
Sandbagger
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| Sat Apr 29, 06 8:26 am |
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Two days in a row makes me tired in the early season thats for sure. Six hoursstrait thurs-plus a mini 3+ hour sesh fri. I was there I saw blowby doing some bad things to those nice 12 foot faces, and maybe a 18+once per set or two. Its hard to stay on a big wave and take more and more turns on it , instinct is to beat feet out.
I LOVE SUMMER and KITING at he beach 
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Sat Apr 29, 06 12:01 pm in stinks |
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| And that's no shit
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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
1314 Posts
Possessed
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| Sat Apr 29, 06 4:06 pm |
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You guys better shut up about Florence.
I'm going to come down and drop in on
your ass. And I'm bringing 1/2 dozen kooks
with me.
Enjoy, but don't gloat -especially on a forum.
you'll be Soooooorrrrrrrrry.
Just my fucked up advice.
-Hein
Just look what happened to the 'secret' spot
watch out for the kite spot paparazzi!
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registered
Since 12 Jul 2005
1319 Posts
tsunami
Sandbagger
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| Sat Apr 29, 06 9:12 pm |
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| Hey I am straight up with people, I tell them I heard the best kiting hands down is at ft stevens, that thins them out. The rest the big waves and current straighten out, the only left overs are the fools I see out there all the time. It will never be the hood,and it is no secret wind junkies have seasoned there for years.
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Sun Apr 30, 06 6:58 am fukin AAAAA,,not as much fun as Floras- we love to watch |
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COME ON DOWN we love river guys ,and anyone else got the balls for some double overhead and 30+
bring some beer too(for the drive)
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Sun Apr 30, 06 8:13 am |
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| You guys sound like a whoot and a half, I got to check the place out... And I think your right, gnar gnar conditions are the best filter.
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
2103 Posts
PNW
Bigfoot
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| Sun Apr 30, 06 9:09 am |
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River troll's honey hole on the coast was extra sweet yesterday. All those gusty conditions went way south or east to the gorge.
Back at it again for some DWs w/Slither this afternoon. Come join. Pm me or Slither . . . Sunset down to the honey hole for high tide at 4pm.
Goods winds to all. . .
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pjc
Since 06 Mar 2005
649 Posts
Addicted
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| Sun Apr 30, 06 11:26 am |
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I think the 3+ hour drive from P-town and 4+ hours from the Hood is the real filter. Especially when Newport is closer by an hour and it's often blowing when Florence is good (and when it's out of control at Florence then Newport is often better).
When I see guys from HR out there they seem to rip up just fine.
Florence can be a real gamble. It can get nasty fog, or so windy that 200 lb men are lofted by 6m kites. But yeah, it's often really sweet.
I don't think the P-town guys have it rough though. 45 minutes to HR and 15 to SI. And 90 minutes to Mt. Hood. And 60 minutes to Bob's Hole. Sounds good to me.
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bambam
Since 15 Mar 2005
760 Posts
Hood River
Photographer
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| Sun Apr 30, 06 2:21 pm |
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Lots of "Gorge Guys" have spent years and years down there surfing, windsurfing, and more recently kiting... Plenty of very very good wave rippers lurking around this hood that don't fear 12 foot walls... Hein is one of the guys who can drop a-bombs on both the windskipperin and kite gear. Please be nice when we do show up in your line-ups, and we promise proper respect... Will be getting the kitewave 5'2" soon, and look forward to meeting the Florence crew...
Jon
PS: Couple of shots from da River from a mini sandbar sesh this afternoon. Yard work kept me from heading somewhere decent for a longer session. Finally someone took moment to point a camera at the camera guy...
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Sun Apr 30, 06 6:34 pm |
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| nice ones bammer, good to see the lens pointed the other way.
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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
1314 Posts
Possessed
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| Sun Apr 30, 06 7:15 pm |
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Just heckling the coasties. Gloaters!
I've been watching the graphs and you've been getting it good.
I sure hope the temps on Ikitesurf are reading low.
Guess now I'm going to have to get some thick rubber and head
down there to get a proper spanking. Did somebody say honey hole?
That's more like it.
Great to see a healthy dose of riding going on. And the kite paparazzi
hot on the trail.
But where is the sandbar? I'll bet that the river is hungry for boards.
-Hein
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Kraemer
Since 24 Apr 2006
1736 Posts
Sky Pilot
Unicorn Captain
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| Sun Apr 30, 06 10:12 pm |
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| where the waves?
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dcrowe
Since 11 Oct 2005
265 Posts
hard to say, I was inverted
Obsessed
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| Sun Apr 30, 06 10:13 pm |
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Here are some shots to get you ready you river trolls, I got a bunch more of you blowhard, I'll burn em for you. I'm headed out tomorrow early afternoon. You going?
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| wheeeeeeee I say |
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| Dan following john into the belly |
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| Blowhard into the belly of the beast |
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| Big bad Blowhard ripping it |
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Kraemer
Since 24 Apr 2006
1736 Posts
Sky Pilot
Unicorn Captain
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| Sun Apr 30, 06 10:14 pm |
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| theres Some F WaveS! Wow!
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