great day at the coast

registered · Since 12 Jul 2005 1319 Posts tsunami Sandbagger

It was a beautiful day at the beach yesterday.

It was a perfect day to return after nursing a shoulder injury.

Nice wind, small mellow waves to play with and great vibes on the beach.

Its good to see the stoke of the hood and pdx crews.

Bill C · Since 15 Sep 2005 203 Posts Portland Stoked

Beautiful day indeed unless you were in Seaside. Made the mistake of thinking it was acutally going to blow in the afternoon, but stood around for a couple of hours thumbing my nuts.

Interesting what a few miles makes. Leason learned.

arkay · Since 06 Jun 2008 192 Posts Manzo/Hillsburrito Stoked

Great shot and a fantastic day at Manzo yesterday! A thanks to the guy who pushed my board to shore, was surprised how fast it got pulled south! Today waves are looking nice so far, wind, not so much.

specialk · Guest

Nice meeting the coastal crew too, old school kite pants and all!!! ;-)

Wish I had a nice camera...as u guys were laying out some sweet angles on your twin tips and surfboards alike!!!

TWIN-FIN · Since 24 May 2006 805 Posts Portland, OR Hot Monkey

On the majic carpet ride for 6hr with SW Swell at 15 sec, PITTED, SO PITTED.
Fun meter pegged beyond my expectations. My best Aldredge imatation to date.
Thanks Stringer ,you rip

Gman · Since 11 Feb 2006 4911 Posts Portland Unstrapped

Very nice

stringer · Since 31 Jul 2007 694 Posts Chucktown Flying Tomato

christmas came early
santa brought some good south swell
hollow peeling rights

jeremy · Since 18 Aug 2006 276 Posts Manzo & HR Obsessed

Bill, what size and kind of kite was that you were flying today on the water, looked like one of your self-inflating land kites. I was perfectly dialed on my 12m, great session.

Jeremy

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

yum yums... thanks for the pic!

Gman · Since 11 Feb 2006 4911 Posts Portland Unstrapped

stringer · Since 31 Jul 2007 694 Posts Chucktown Flying Tomato

you know its good when you're sharing waves with a surfer who's getting solid rides on his shortboard.
that pic does not do justice to the epicness at the end of the day
still a good pic to drool over

arkay · Since 06 Jun 2008 192 Posts Manzo/Hillsburrito Stoked

It was an evil twinskin, not many of their kind around here Wink

Self inflates and keep internal pressure through front vents; takes about 30-40 minutes to lose internal pressure. Pretty cool kite design; pros and cons... It was a Peter Lynn Venom II 13m. _Love_ the kite on land but have never used it on water. Starts flying at 13 and goes thru 35, thought I've only had it up to 28 on land albiet it I was going 45 in the buggy. Figured with the the conditions, i should take the leap to try it out on water. I had it cranked up when I first went out but the bar pressure was insane so I had to land it and turn it down. Ended up slightly underpowered at times, but more then enough to party! I was using the flat water by laneda to work on the carving heel side Very Happy

Bill C · Since 15 Sep 2005 203 Posts Portland Stoked

"Bill, what size and kind of kite was that you were flying today on the water, looked like one of your self-inflating land kites. I was perfectly dialed on my 12m, great session."

Jeremy

Saturday I was on the north end of Seaside on a 14 meter from 3:30 to 6:30. There was one other guy on a smaller kite, however the wind was blowing maybe 6 knots tops. Ran down to the beach after finishing up some housepainting.

My blood pressure builds everytime I think about missing an excellent session either north or south. Like Josh says, "Seaside is the San Diego of the north coast".