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Nekro
Since 24 Apr 2012
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 Wed May 16, 12 12:30 am what is your local spot like? |
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I´m about to take a kitesurfing road trip through the Oregon coast this summer.
Will try to visit as many kite spots as possible, but would be great to get some information about different kite spots. So it would be great if you could give me information about your own local spot =)
Aspects that I find useful is for instance if the water is flat, choppy or/and if there are waves. Is it beginner friendly? Good launch and landing area? Sand bottom, stones in the water? Which wind directions that work well. Possibilities to camp near the spot, wildlife etc...
All you can come up with is appreciated =) |
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consumer
Since 28 Nov 2010
406 Posts
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| Wed May 16, 12 5:18 am |
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dude check the Spots section at the top of this page. Lots of great info.
then try kitebeaches.com , too. |
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Nekro
Since 24 Apr 2012
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| Wed May 16, 12 6:11 am |
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Thanks, I missed that  |
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CarrotHead
Since 05 Jul 2007
35 Posts
Once Seattle, now Portland
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unbob
Since 31 Aug 2008
260 Posts
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| Wed May 16, 12 8:52 am |
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| CarrotHead wrote: | | If you want flatwater, josephine young memorial park after passing lincoln city was a spot I hit on a similar trek down the coast. If you catch the right tide, the butter is sogood. |
I've never been to Siletz Bay but it is a popular bird-watching area. Just wondering if anyone has ever encountered hostile bird-watchers who might frown on kiters "terrorizing" birds.
Also, Josephine Young Memorial Park is shown as a cemetery here. Is it OK to rig and launch in a cemetery!?
Another site says "Josephine Young Memorial Wayside offers only 2-3 parking spots in a tight area with no room to turn around." True? |
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CarrotHead
Since 05 Jul 2007
35 Posts
Once Seattle, now Portland
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| Wed May 16, 12 9:01 am |
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| unbob wrote: | | CarrotHead wrote: | | If you want flatwater, josephine young memorial park after passing lincoln city was a spot I hit on a similar trek down the coast. If you catch the right tide, the butter is sogood. |
I've never been to Siletz Bay but it is a popular bird-watching area. Just wondering if anyone has ever encountered hostile bird-watchers who might frown on kiters "terrorizing" birds.
Also, Josephine Young Memorial Park is shown as a cemetery here. Is it OK to rig and launch in a cemetery!?
Another site says "Josephine Young Memorial Wayside offers only 2-3 parking spots in a tight area with no room to turn around." True? |
True their are only two, maybe three parking spots, but the park is very small and in a neighborhood, so parking shouldn't really be a problem, you can find it on a street somewhere in the unlikely event that one of the parking spots isn't available. The park is just an access point for the huge beach beyond it. Turning around was not a problem for me, you can back up a few dozen feet to turn around if both parking spots are taken.
I saw no signs that it was a cemetary, I don't think that it correct, and besides the beach beyond the park is where you rig.
I discovered the place because one kite was out when I drove by on the highway, so I explored and found the park, and the kiter's car was the only car there. It was a gem, the area is great and the wind and butter were super fun. Ended up digging shrimp for salmon bait after the session with a couple local kids who were going fishing the next day. |
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unbob
Since 31 Aug 2008
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| Wed May 16, 12 10:57 am |
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Gracias CarrotHead! I'll definitely check this place out sometime this summer!
Any comments on Roads End? I have WS'ed there but never kited. |
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unbob
Since 31 Aug 2008
260 Posts
'da Gorge/LaV
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| Wed May 16, 12 11:14 am Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge |
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| So, is it OK to go kiteboarding in a National Wildlife Refuge? |
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Blazeheliski
Since 30 Mar 2011
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| Wed May 16, 12 11:43 am |
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| I have kited there a couple of times. It is a nice little spot. "Little" is the operative word here. Even when the tide is in, there is not a ton of room. When the tide is out - you will really get good at transitions. If there were more than 3 or 4 kiters there - it would be pretty crowded. Luckily - there are normally zero kiters there. I think that 3 or 4 kiters over a whole weekend has less impact than all the clammers, beach combers and fishermen. Watch out for the green mud - it is super slippery and you can participate in the new up and coming sport of mud kiting.......... |
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
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