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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
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Camas
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 Sat May 24, 08 11:41 am What to do on Wind-less weekends... |
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Her: Are you going kiteboarding today?
He: You know, I've been riding a lot lately. Let's spend the day together and do what YOU want to do.
He: Free brownie points earned and stored!
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newgirl
Since 03 Sep 2006
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Beaverton
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| Sat May 24, 08 11:54 am switching roles |
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Her: please can we go find some wind today
Him: you still crazy about that kiting thing? you can't even really do it, you're going to get hurt
Her: see ya
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trigger
Since 06 Apr 2008
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$ociopath
Since 28 Nov 2007
523 Posts
Twilight Zone
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| Sat May 24, 08 3:19 pm Re: switching roles |
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| newgirl wrote: | Her: please can we go find some wind today
Him: you still crazy about that kiting thing? you can't even really do it, you're going to get hurt
Her: see ya |
umm.. so your available? 
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Kraemer
Since 24 Apr 2006
1736 Posts
Sky Pilot
Unicorn Captain
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newgirl
Since 03 Sep 2006
16 Posts
Beaverton
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| Sat May 24, 08 5:16 pm |
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can you say SI is VERY DULL w/o wind, today there was a AKC dog deal going on, not my scene, did score some fresh strawberries though.....
looking for kite krew friends!
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4313 Posts
Camas
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| Sat May 24, 08 5:47 pm |
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| Should have gone on down the road to Jones; It's blowing 23 there now... If you're new around here, use the gust factor to judge the wind at the Jones sensor.
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Kraemer
Since 24 Apr 2006
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Sky Pilot
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| Sat May 24, 08 7:12 pm ? |
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Didn't look worth the drive...
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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Couve / Hood
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| Sat May 24, 08 9:38 pm |
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| 20mph gusts on the sensor = 20mph on the water for Jones
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Kraemer
Since 24 Apr 2006
1736 Posts
Sky Pilot
Unicorn Captain
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| Sun May 25, 08 10:32 am |
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| pkh wrote: | | 20mph gusts on the sensor = 20mph on the water for Jones |
Oh,...thats the way the sensor works...I was beginning to wonder...
(It came up so late-- I didn't think the 1.5 hr drive was worth it--)
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KidCorporate
Since 10 Jul 2007
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| Sun May 25, 08 11:54 am |
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Where exactly is Jones' Beach?
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
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Los Angeles, CA
Videographer
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wylieflyote
Since 30 Jun 2006
1648 Posts
Puget Sound & Wa. Coast
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| Sun May 25, 08 3:02 pm |
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The Jones sensor is located on, or near, that house with the blue roof over on the Wa side, partially blocked with trees. Nuclear Alley is what it used to be called over there.
Always, when reading the sensor data consider the gusts as the real on-the-water wind... as pkh stated.
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genek
Since 21 Jul 2006
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East Po
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| Sun May 25, 08 4:21 pm |
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And add another 5-10mph for Nuclear Alley (the WA side of river). If it's gusting over 15mph on a regular summer day it's probably blowing over 20.
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boredbrain
Since 16 Feb 2006
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Hood River
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| Sun May 25, 08 4:23 pm Little Cape Horn -> Jones-Cathlamet easy to predict |
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Jones - Cathlamet section of the river has a more appropriate name, the Sewer. Look where your down stream of. Anyway.
Astoria - Longview temps and pressure, will tell the story. It's a miny Gorge and a nice cloudy day at Astoria = 55-60 degrees, Longview and Sunny = 75-80, or even 90 in the real summer. That all means wind. It typically starts late and blows late.
Good days will be around 3-4 pm when the mid day heating has began to max out.
Nice Sandy beach oregon, rocky launch Washington.
The fisherman never did not care for windsmurfs, so I cannot believe they feel any different about kites, give them room, 
It is also tidal influenced which effects the swell, and the wind is typically stronger on the Washington side.
Overall a good place, but a shower and rinsing of the wetsuit is recommended.
newgirl looking for kite krew friends! - Goto the Sandbar. that krew is chill
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