The DB Danglers

C Johnson · Since 17 Apr 2009 854 Posts Seattle Opinionated

Shot this last Saturday when we had winds gusting in the 40's 50's. Wasn't a real great day for shooting but here's some clips I finally got around to uploading.

Enjoy!

Link

beech · Since 21 Aug 2010 485 Posts Longview, WA Obsessed

nice beach. whats db?

C Johnson · Since 17 Apr 2009 854 Posts Seattle Opinionated

DB is what the Puget Sound locals call Double Bluff located at Useless Bay on Whidbey Island.

its my current favorite spot to ride

chrissmack · Since 08 Jun 2005 526 Posts portland Addicted

they can't steal DB, it's already taken; Douche Bag

C Johnson · Since 17 Apr 2009 854 Posts Seattle Opinionated

isn't D-bag short enough?

Wind Slither · Since 04 Mar 2005 2620 Posts The 503 METAL

Nice little vid, but 40's 50's?

kenja · Since 19 Jun 2008 179 Posts Stoked

Maybe 50 kph...

kt · Since 16 Mar 2005 763 Posts Portland, Or Opinionated

that is a good size crew for the middle of february.

SalmonSlayer · Since 27 Nov 2005 648 Posts Addicted **CGKA Member**

Aeolus · Fri Feb 18, 11 10:21 am

Nice! bump&jump!!! Thumb's Up

I'm with Mr. Slither on the wind speed thing though.....with 40-50 gusts trolling around out there I was expecting to see some tiny kites............Awesome to see an amped crew like that...looked like serious fun!!!!

stringy · Since 23 Jun 2006 1735 Posts vancouver XTreme Poster

I'll chime in. wind last saturday was pretty intense. I kited that morning on a 7m. it picked up later in the day. I'm sure christian was filming when the wind was a little milder than 40 mph. I don't know too many who like to get a video camera out and film in that strong of wind. also keep in mind temps in the 40s.
here's a link to the wind history for this beach. gusts confirm that it was in the 40s-50s range, but those were not sustained.
I remember when he filmed the intro boom shot was when it had momentarily backed off and about 15 minutes later, I advised a couple pumping up 10 m kites to hold off because the water had just appeared darker and full on whitecaps approaching. That was right when I left.

mutiny bay sensor
http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KWAFREEL6&month=2&day=12&year=2011

useless bay sensor
http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KWAFREEL8&month=2&day=12&year=2011

also is a popular thread this week on pskite in regards to saturday's events on the water.

http://pskite.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6542

C Johnson · Since 17 Apr 2009 854 Posts Seattle Opinionated

yeah it was a big f'ing storm.

who knows what the sustained wind speed really was at the beach but the gusts sure felt like they could easily pass for 40's-50's. I had my camera inside a ziplock with a hole punched out for the lense just to protect it from blowing sand and rain.

Monday at work I was greeted by this as well. My office is the window right where the tree touches the building.

guest · Guest

Why wouldn't you just call it double bluff?

Maybe we should call the sand bar SB.

its_kite:30 · Since 29 May 2009 108 Posts White Salmon/ Beaverton Stoked

I have even heard people called Hood River HR. So over!!

C Johnson · Since 17 Apr 2009 854 Posts Seattle Opinionated

Thats just how things are done around here. Maybe it started from texting.

Why does it matter?

windpig · Since 28 Aug 2008 282 Posts Obsessed

Rough crowd huh? PDX, SF, DC, LOL, OMG! SO OVER!

stringy · Since 23 Jun 2006 1735 Posts vancouver XTreme Poster

wtf?
whats with the acronym police?
christian shares some cool kite stoke and he gets criticized for using an abbreviation.
we kite so much in the winter we get tired of typing. we gots to use abbreviations.