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shred_da_gorge
Since 12 Nov 2008
1365 Posts
Da Hood & Da Wood
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 Wed Jul 15, 09 9:22 pm Windsurfer Appreciation Day |
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I know many of you are current or former windsurfers like myself, but I've seen a bunch of you poking fun at "pole dancers" on this very forum (gasp!). Pretty funny stuff, actually, but remember Karma when you're treading water and wrapping lines on the north side of the channel drifting towards Portlandia.
Any of you see that guy get dragged across the river tonight? Another guy on the shore with me got pictures and we went and talked to the poleboarder. Since I've done this before I can attest to the bicep workout, and it turns out this kid was pretty buff and young (like, a third the age of your average event site windsurfer!  ). The kiter was no lightweight, and I'd say owes him a good six-pack of something mildly better than PBR. A bunch of jet skiers even went out and tooled around and basically ignored him.
Just remember, that old fart in the way on your upwind tack to the bridge may just be the youngster who drags your sorry ass back down when the wind dies...  |
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The minnow
Since 26 Jan 2009
395 Posts
argentina
Obsessed
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| Wed Jul 15, 09 10:45 pm Re: Windsurfer Appreciation Day |
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| shred_da_gorge wrote: | I know many of you are current or former windsurfers like myself, but I've seen a bunch of you poking fun at "pole dancers" on this very forum (gasp!). Pretty funny stuff, actually, but remember Karma when you're treading water and wrapping lines on the north side of the channel drifting towards Portlandia.
Any of you see that guy get dragged across the river tonight? Another guy on the shore with me got pictures and we went and talked to the poleboarder. Since I've done this before I can attest to the bicep workout, and it turns out this kid was pretty buff and young (like, a third the age of your average event site windsurfer! ). The kiter was no lightweight, and I'd say owes him a good six-pack of something mildly better than PBR. A bunch of jet skiers even went out and tooled around and basically ignored him.
Just remember, that old fart in the way on your upwind tack to the bridge may just be the youngster who drags your sorry ass back down when the wind dies... |
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Mark
Since 20 Jun 2005
3678 Posts
I need my fix because I'm a
Naishaholic
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| Thu Jul 16, 09 5:32 am |
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Very true. We are all watermen.
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
2627 Posts
The 503
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| Thu Jul 16, 09 6:50 am Knox Rawks |
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I'll throw in a shout-out to Windsurfer Knox!
Greeting every Manzo visitor with a heaping dose of pole-board stink eye! 
Keep holding it down Knox! There's a pecking order out there and Windsurfers will always be at the top!  (Just under the Surfers!) |
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Thu Jul 16, 09 7:17 am Re: Knox Rawks |
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| Wind Slither wrote: | I'll throw in a shout-out to Windsurfer Knox!
Greeting every Manzo visitor with a heaping dose of pole-board stink eye!
Keep holding it down Knox! There's a pecking order out there and Windsurfers will always be at the top! (Just under the Surfers!) |
how long will that dude live?
but really,
a surfer brought in a kiters board the other day
that's how the love spreads |
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Windian
Since 28 Apr 2008
902 Posts
Newport, OR
NEWPORT OG
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| Thu Jul 16, 09 7:42 am |
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Never forget the roots of our kiteboarding sport!!
It was windsurfers that were the largest contributors to the development of kiteboarding in the beginning. All of the original shredders and designers were poleboarders with the exception of Cory Roessler and Flash.
If it wasn't for guys like Robby Naish, Pete Cabrina, Elliot Leboe, Lou Wainman and dozens of other poleboarders this sport of kiteboarding could still be back in the day of a few outcasts trying to make 2 line foils and 7' surfboards work. |
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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| Thu Jul 16, 09 8:46 am |
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| For sure the windsurfers have done more than we will probably ever accomplish. If you ever head to Roosevelt and see how nice that place is. Well, that is all the hard work of the windsurfers. Word on the street was that place was a big patch of dead lawn with rotting buildings that the Corps had decided to close until they got their hands on it. |
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