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FrostyOne
Since 31 Jan 2007
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 Wed Sep 28, 11 10:43 am "here comes the ROOSTER!!!!!" |
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Anyone on site?
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chrissmack
Since 08 Jun 2005
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portland
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| Wed Sep 28, 11 11:10 am RR |
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rig small, the wind isn't going to back down throughout the day like usual...
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
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Los Angeles, CA
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| Wed Sep 28, 11 11:49 am |
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You riding, Chris?
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Onad
Since 04 Mar 2005
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Coast<<PDX>>Gorge
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
2620 Posts
The 503
METAL
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| Wed Sep 28, 11 11:57 am |
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Damn, I knew I shouldn't have sold my 7M last night!  
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
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Camas
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| Wed Sep 28, 11 12:49 pm |
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Damn! And I'm working for the next 10 days. 
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Rollo Tomasi
Since 17 Mar 2005
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Attractive
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| Wed Sep 28, 11 6:43 pm |
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I didn't get out until 4pm or so and it was sunny, warm (boardshorts) and 8m.. thank you very much!
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chrissmack
Since 08 Jun 2005
526 Posts
portland
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| Thu Sep 29, 11 6:32 am RR |
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| Kataku2k3 wrote: | | You riding, Chris? |
couldn't make it yesterday.
hitting it this morning, around 9:30am. see you out there! i'll bring you my extra 5m 
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kitezilla
Since 22 Jun 2006
453 Posts
gorge
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| Thu Sep 29, 11 7:22 am |
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Here is a question for the guys that did a Dalton-to-Rooster downwinder, yesterday when the meter (iWindsurf- RR Light 66) was saying 20 to 38MPH at from 2 PM to 4PM:
"Where was the steadiest wind along the 6 mile course?"... not the highest, but the STEADIEST...
I kited (7M) about halfway down there during that time and the character of the wind was ... a 10 second HOLE of about 10 MPH followed by a 10 second fluctuating high wind period of from 25 to 35 MPH...(just shy of spray blowing off the water, which happens at about 40MPH)...
I think that the wind was out of the NE (typical for 'Big East') all the time.
Was it a lot steadier right off the RR Parking lot? Or where there big holes followed by big gusts all the way from Dalton to RR?
Just gathering data, for the purpose of giving advice to those who want to kite the 'Big East' winds of the Gorge in the Fall.
Please, no "I love Roster...I hate Rooster" discussion needed... just the facts!
Thanks.
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Mark
Since 20 Jun 2005
3678 Posts
I need my fix because I'm a
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| Thu Sep 29, 11 7:39 am |
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way steadier right off rooster parking lot
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chrissmack
Since 08 Jun 2005
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portland
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| Thu Sep 29, 11 7:50 am |
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| i love rooster
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kitezilla
Since 22 Jun 2006
453 Posts
gorge
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| Thu Sep 29, 11 8:14 am |
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| chrissmack wrote: | | i love rooster |
Chriss, I wouldn't say that too loud, down there on the island..."not that there is anything wrong with it"...
Hey, just kidding!...
Mark, thanks for the "just the facts, Mam, just the facts". I kind of thought that might have been the case, with the steadier wind.
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
2102 Posts
PNW
Bigfoot
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| Thu Sep 29, 11 11:28 am |
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| kitezilla wrote: | Here is a question for the guys that did a Dalton-to-Rooster downwinder, yesterday when the meter (iWindsurf- RR Light 66) was saying 20 to 38MPH at from 2 PM to 4PM:
"Where was the steadiest wind along the 6 mile course?"... not the highest, but the STEADIEST...
I kited (7M) about halfway down there during that time and the character of the wind was ... a 10 second HOLE of about 10 MPH followed by a 10 second fluctuating high wind period of from 25 to 35 MPH...(just shy of spray blowing off the water, which happens at about 40MPH)...
I think that the wind was out of the NE (typical for 'Big East') all the time.
Was it a lot steadier right off the RR Parking lot? Or where there big holes followed by big gusts all the way from Dalton to RR?
Just gathering data, for the purpose of giving advice to those who want to kite the 'Big East' winds of the Gorge in the Fall.
Please, no "I love Roster...I hate Rooster" discussion needed... just the facts!
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I did the downwinder from Dalton to the east stairs of Rooster yesterday from about 2:20 to just past 4pm--7m with TT. IMHO the wind and water was not that good till about the Bridal Veil launch, it improved right at the Walls on the Washington side/right at the eastern most point of Rooster beach, where the sand dune is probably like 40' tall. From there down it was steadiest. Dalton to Bridal Veil there were some lulls and mostly chop. The launch was pretty wind shadowed at Dalton, but probably a bit better than the Bridal Veil launch.
I didn't see it, but earlier in the day I was told that people with kites where jumping off the 40'ish high sand cliff and the east end of the beach, without a board, and flying their kite for like 35 to 40 seconds and landing downwind in the shallow waters of the river.
When I was in that area I took a best estimated count of kites in the air and I came up with 40 riders in the water. However, there were more than that throughout the entire day. What a great Fall day!
By the way, sometimes I love Rooster and other times I hate it. Also, there is no way in hell it is 6 miles from Bridal Veil to Rooster. I'd say more like 2 1/2 miles--you must of got that measurement from Youkai.
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kitezilla
Since 22 Jun 2006
453 Posts
gorge
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| Thu Sep 29, 11 12:00 pm |
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| Sasquatch wrote: |
Also, there is no way in hell it is 6 miles from Bridal Veil to Rooster. I'd say more like 2 1/2 miles--you must of got that measurement from Youkai. |
Sasquatch,
Yeah, you're right about the distance... it just seemed that long, the day I broke my rib doing the downwinder...then hobbled through the island, dragging my 2.5 M sail... first person I met was wearing a big festive bow ribbon...tied right around his... well, I'd rather not say...I wish I had one of those gadgets, that the "Men in Black" guys use to erase memories...I'd keep in the car, at Rooster's parking lot!
Thanks for the trip report!
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mystery curd
Since 14 Jun 2010
98 Posts
Floating
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| Thu Sep 29, 11 1:14 pm |
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Yeah, I kited upwind from the eastern most end of the parking lot past the end of rooster beach. It was holey towards the end of the rooster beach and lighter winds over all, enough so that I stopped going upwind and went back to the areas with smoothest, strongest wind; Oregon side at the end of the parking lot. Was on a 7, probably could have been on a 9 east of the beach.
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kitezilla
Since 22 Jun 2006
453 Posts
gorge
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| Thu Sep 29, 11 1:30 pm |
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From "the Google"... Dalton to Rooster... looks like 4 miles...and they might be right, that today, you could get there 5 minutes.
I didn't even know that Google gave time estimates on downwind kiteboarding trips. I have heard that some of the guys at Google kiteboard... so I guess, those were probably the ones that gave the time of travel estimate.
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kitezilla
Since 22 Jun 2006
453 Posts
gorge
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| Thu Sep 29, 11 1:41 pm |
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Should be some good stories...
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