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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
1726 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
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Mellow Viento to Sandbar downwinder Sat
Not so mellow Newport Surf Session Sun 
Poleboarding friend forced me to leave sun and wind in the hood to trek to Newport.
Highlights - watching the coast cutter rock up and down 20 feet escorting a shrimper a mile out - and not eating death.
Some pics (the six kites of the day - were done by the time I broke out the camera - sand was scouring my eyeballs on the jetty - crazy venturi effect on the jetty - getting reading of 38 but was pumping my 7m at times to keep from getting collected - fun day)
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| Kiters split and left these guys all the goods |
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kitetele
Since 20 Mar 2005
66 Posts
Portland, Oregon
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| Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:13 pm Newport |
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| Nice! ....pretty nukin'! Great shots...let me know if you need some Visine.
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gabe
Since 16 May 2005
422 Posts
Obsessed
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| Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:24 pm |
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5pm - noon buoy readings.
0:00 GMT 8.5ft
12secs 21mph 22mph 11°C 10°C
23:00 GMT 9.2ft
12secs 21mph 22mph 11°C 10°C
22:00 GMT 9.2ft
13secs 23mph 22mph 11°C 10°C
21:00 GMT 8.9ft
13secs 23mph 22mph 11°C 10°C
20:00 GMT 8.2ft
12secs 21mph 20mph 11°C 10°C
19:00 GMT 9.5ft
12secs 21mph 20mph 11°C 10°C
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Forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
1861 Posts
Hood River
Hick
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| Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:32 am |
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Damn, even though the water looks crazy those waves look pretty nicely formed. Do the waves look like that normally at Newport?
I've never been but I'd like to go do some wave riding on the Oregon coast where the waves don't stand-up and eat you without notice... Like Roads End in Lincoln City...
Any other recommendations besides Newport?
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
5061 Posts
P-Town / W-Salmon
Site Lackey
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| Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:16 am |
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Its the Jetty that makes them clean, blocks the wind so they don't get blown out so easy. Check out the pic below with waves above the jetty and below the jetty.
There's more Jetty's besides just Florence, Newport, and Ft. Stevens... it'd be cool to tour them all one week. 
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Kraemer
Since 24 Apr 2006
993 Posts
Highly Buzzed
Unicorn Captain
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| Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:45 am |
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Have to follow up with a few pics that Tony Rodriquez shot yesterday of CrazyC and I at Manzo. It blew me off my 12 and Tony off his 13 so Carl let us fly his new 9m Ocean Rodeo while he set up his old skool 9m Ocean Rodeo and ripped it a new one. It was soo sweeet. Great kiting weekend. Figured it was blowin 25+. Glorious! Sorry we missed you Gman! Great day saturday too!
PS saw a 4-5 SHARK! Don't know what kind--don't want to know. The fin was about 5-7" so I imagine the beast was about 5 feet.? A little scary.!
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chanson
Since 31 Jan 2006
1280 Posts
Portland
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| Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:01 am |
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Nice...
Just my luck....the weekend I have to leave town for a wedding the sun and wind crank it up!!
anyone ever kited the mississippi river in Memphis???
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