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sromano1995
Since 22 May 2013
240 Posts
Portland
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 Tue Mar 18, 14 1:33 pm Sauvie Island - 2014 Season Opening Session |
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March 17 2014: I was pretty determined yesterday to kick off the 2014 Sauvie Island Kiteboarding Season.
Wind Conditions: 5 - 25 mph NW which means slightly offshore and clearly not ideal
Result: you can see for yourself in the video below - It worked!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73wGnltcj4M
It was the opportunity to try a brand new 13 m 2014 Cabrinha Drifter. Loved it and also enjoyed the new Overdrive 1X bar. Looking forward to receiving the 2014 Contra, which should be ideal for Sauvie in the summer and some other light wind spot that I want to explore.
Felt pretty nice to be out there again. And the best part: there was definitely no crowd to fight.
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
417 Posts
Obsessed
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| Tue Mar 18, 14 1:48 pm |
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Way to get after it Serge! 
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sromano1995
Since 22 May 2013
240 Posts
Portland
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| Tue Mar 18, 14 1:50 pm |
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Missed you there Cal! 
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Blazeheliski
Since 30 Mar 2011
659 Posts
Mosier
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| Tue Mar 18, 14 2:10 pm |
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| nice!
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sromano1995
Since 22 May 2013
240 Posts
Portland
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| Tue Mar 18, 14 2:23 pm |
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BTW - Here is the Wind Graph from yesterday afternoon 
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
2102 Posts
PNW
Bigfoot
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| Tue Mar 18, 14 2:31 pm Way to charge it! |
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Like I said in a different post, this season is starting to look like 2004.
I'll get you a pbr when I see you out at SI for a prize, but if you really want a prize in the Interum, there is a buried mound of used diaper balls and beer bottles right at the Si launch!
Again, nice work and call. I was saying to myself that it was Kira le yesterday by the movement of the bushes and trees at my house yesterday.
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
2623 Posts
The 503
METAL
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| Tue Mar 18, 14 4:57 pm |
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| sromano1995 wrote: | | BTW - Here is the Wind Graph from yesterday afternoon |
There was so much west in it, I would have thought you'd be on the beach watching the trees blow around. Nice St. Patty's day score!
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sromano1995
Since 22 May 2013
240 Posts
Portland
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| Tue Mar 18, 14 7:33 pm |
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| Yep... Wind was somewhat off-shore...Had to be very committed to arrive full speed back to make it to the beach before the wind shadow of the Levy kicked in.
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gorgeperformance
Since 30 Nov 2010
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| Wed Mar 19, 14 6:59 am |
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| Nice . What drone do you have?
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sromano1995
Since 22 May 2013
240 Posts
Portland
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| Wed Mar 19, 14 7:30 am Drone |
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My drone is DJI Phantom (version 1) equipped with a semi-custom 2-axis brushless gimbal. A must have for stable footage in pretty much any conditions... You can see the result in the video as you see the propellers come in and out in the field of view during flight maneuveurs yet keeping the images steady.
Without a gimbal, the footage would be very painful to watch in windy conditions (a bit like the helmet footage when riding -- could use a lot of stabilization if it was possible)
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
1034 Posts
Aloha
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| Wed Mar 19, 14 3:34 pm |
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Nice video and congrats on your 1st SI of the season score!
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4304 Posts
Camas
Site Lackey
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| Wed Mar 19, 14 7:10 pm |
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I like the drone shots! 
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J.W.SURFS
Since 14 Aug 2012
44 Posts
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| Thu Mar 20, 14 7:26 am |
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| Nice.....Let it begin!
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
2102 Posts
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Bigfoot
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| Thu Mar 20, 14 7:51 am Don't forget to pack après session coldies--16oz'ers! |
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| J.W.SURFS wrote: | | Nice.....Let it begin! |
[youtube]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iz-WuLQz_ns&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Diz-WuLQz_ns[/youtube]
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sromano1995
Since 22 May 2013
240 Posts
Portland
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| Thu Mar 20, 14 10:07 am |
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Thanks for the reminder Sasquatch
SI would not be SI without these apres-session treats indeed.
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Navanod
Since 20 Feb 2007
207 Posts
Beaverton
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| Thu Mar 20, 14 3:11 pm |
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| Awesome! Super excited for this season.
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bcampagna
Since 28 Jul 2006
61 Posts
Manzanita/Bend
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| Fri Mar 21, 14 7:20 am First tracks |
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Well you kinda killed the betting for the first day Sauvies was going to blow...
Guess since we got shafted on snow, it's only just that kiting starts early!
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