Forum | Classifieds | Lost & Found | CGKA | Industry | Sensors | Forecast | Spots | Seattle | Decals | RSS | Facebook Events | Photos | Search | Register | Profile | Log in to check your messages | Log in  Blowout - What to ride? Any tips? Page Previous  1, 2          Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast previous topic :: next topic   Author Message pdxmonkeyboy Since 16 May 2006 6081 Posts forever labled as the retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master Tue Jul 29, 08 8:03 am     pkh wrote: Re: Kite size The front runners last year were all on 11m or bigger kites. I took an 11m but I'd probably have taken a 13m if I had one. Wind at Stevenson was 15-20, 15-25 at Sandbar, with probably higher gusts around the Hatch. I'm runnning with a 06 20m fuel no matter what the wind is... bix Since 03 Feb 2008 12 Posts Wishing I was kiting New Member Tue Jul 29, 08 4:33 pm     Big kite. If you take a bigger board or a directional, make sure it is fast. A surf board may get you through the light spots better, but they tend to be dogs in the windy areas. Coat your upper portion of your lines with glass shavings so that you can cut through the competition. The note about drinking plenty before starting is a good one. This race is worth it just for the support that you get. If you have not signed up, do it! _________________ doug bixel CrazyFly KITEADDICT Since 13 Apr 2006 117 Posts PDX west side Stoked Tue Jul 29, 08 4:53 pm     What are the predictions for Aug 2. will it be windy enough for the blowout? I cant go on th 16th. wylieflyote Since 30 Jun 2006 1648 Posts Puget Sound & Wa. Coast XTreme Poster Tue Jul 29, 08 5:07 pm     KITEADDICT wrote: What are the predictions for Aug 2. will it be windy enough for the blowout? I cant go on th 16th. Courtesy of Spike: Spike wrote: here are some relevant links (i.e. bookmark em!!): Coast: http://www.sailflow.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=122&regionProductID=3&timeoffset=4&day=0 animated wind-flow map http://magicseaweed.com/Lincoln-City-Surf-Report/316/detailedLongRange/us/ surf forecast with wind and tides (pretty accurate usually) http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/marine.php?marine=PZZ255 offshore forecast (good for general coastal trends) http://www8.landings.com/cgi-bin/parse_wthr_script.pl?pass=12345&apt_id=KONP&type=TAF (Newport airport, pretty reliable, though only very for short-term) http://usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?sta=KONP&model=eta&state=OR (Newport airport, long term) Sauvie Island area: http://usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?model=eta&Submit=Change+Source&state=OR&sta=KSPB (look for 10+ out of the north) Rooster Rock: http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/local/98660?from=recentsearch (pretty good) Stevenson: http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/hourbyhour/USWA0434?from=36hr_topnav_outdoors (look for more than 15 or so out of the west-south-west) http://www.cityofstevenson.com/weather.html (current conditions) http://www.cityofstevenson.com/cam_kite.html (webcam) Hood River if you can't figure that one out you need help http://www.fullsailbrewing.com/web-cam-larger.html (webcam) Entire Gorge: http://www.wind-surf.net/cgi-shl/05-wind-surf-show-forecast.pl (pretty good and reliable) http://www.sailflow.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=218&regionProductID=3&timeoffset=4&day=0 (anything yellow in the gorge area means plenty of wind on the water) http://www.ikitesurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=218&Isection=Gradient+Animation (dark colors are areas of wind) Fern ridge (if your feeling lucky): http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=PQR&llon=-123.673747&rlon=-122.538747&tlat=44.892084&blat=43.754584&smap=1&mp=0&map.x=77&map.y=175 (more than 15 out of the south) _________________ CGKA Member ------- Kip Wylie pdxmonkeyboy Since 16 May 2006 6081 Posts forever labled as the retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master Thu Jul 31, 08 10:38 am     Forecast update.... Saturday: The main trough remains along the coast with SW flow aloft. Models keep the gradients weak but enough of a local scale gradient should develop to get Central Gorge wind into the 17-21 range. Eastern Gorge sites look lighter. Coastal sites are still light but the wind comes around to the NW in the 8-12 range. NW swell 4 feet. tinyE Since 21 Jan 2006 2004 Posts not really an XTreme Poster Thu Jul 31, 08 12:11 pm     sounds exactly like what we had last year.        Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page Previous  1, 2 Page 2 of 2   Jump to: Select a forum Northwest Kiteboarding Discussion Forum----------------Gorge / Portland / Oregon CoastFor SaleLost & FoundIndustry SoapboxCGKA  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum