--- In GORGEwindsurfer@yahoogroups.com, "Trudy Lary" <trudylary@...> wrote:
>
Sailed a 4.7 75 liter way powered at Rowena from 12-4 with a lot of room to
roam on the water, great session, I even managed to jibe on the Washington side
when you were driving by Trudy, same wind for today is fine for me, later
Larry
> Dougs was great yesterday, great after work session, got there around 3:30pm
and sailed until 7PM.
>
> --- In GORGEwindsurfer@yahoogroups.com, Mike <m_thierfelder@> wrote:
> >
> > I ran over to Doug's after work and got on the water around 4:30. It
> > was shoulder to shoulder with about 200 canucks but outstanding 3.7 with
> > roller after roller just begging to be ridden at Doug's east. What's a
> > guy to do? I was dead tired after 2 hours as the wind began to drop,
> > but thankful for the great 9 to fiver session I had a great big smile on
> > my face. The first cold beer at home never tasted so good. Looks like
> > a repeat today.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Mike Baker wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I looked at a couple of wind turbines at the wall after the wind went
> > > crazy and they were turned 45 degrees from the north also.
> > >
> > > The kiter that washed up on at our launch with a ripped kite was a
> > > friend that I windsurfed with in the early nineties.
> > >
> > > Yes, Celilo did look better but it was still gusty. I saw guys doing the
> > > bob and blast. Last year a couple of us left the Wall for a Celilo
> > > session and it was not doable downwind around below the indian boat
> > > launch. But still a lot of back breaking chop. Doug's looked much
> > > better than Celilo.
> > >
> > > Will try east again tomorrow.
> > > mb
> > >
> > > Bob Greenberg wrote:
> > > > I went to Rufus with a kiter friend (yes, it is possible to be
> > > friends with kiters). Was 3.7m but super gusty and then the wind was
> > > coming at a 45 degree angle from the north - yipes. Hit some good
> > > swells, but the wind was so unpredictable it was tough going.
> > > >
> > > > On the way back we stopped to take a look at Celilo - looked much
> > > better. I've had this experience before - Celilo does much better than
> > > Maryhill/Wall/Rufus when the wind is from the NW.
> > > > bobg
> > > >
> > > >> I wasn't young enough so I only ventured as far as Dogs Beach which
> > > was 3.5 and dynamite all the way to Wild Bill's and back.
> > > >>
> > > >> tom e
> > > >>
> > > >> --- In GORGEwindsurfer@yahoogroups.com
> > > <mailto:GORGEwindsurfer%40yahoogroups.com>, Mike Baker <firewood2005@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> Well, the Wall was not the best place. I got 2 hours on a 3.7
> > > before it
> > > >>> died as the wend turned northish. Huge gusts coming thru and hug lows
> > > >>> with cats paws all over. 2 kiter drifted down with broken kites
> > > due to
> > > >>> the gusts. One was picked up by a jet ski. Vern end up on the wall
> > > side
> > > >>> and hitched a car ride back.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> At 4.45 Doug's was totally parked out and the overflow lot on the
> > > north
> > > >>> side of 14 had a dozen cars in it. Los of people sailing and the wind
> > > >>> looked far better than the wall.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Bob Greenberg wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> Am planning on making a rare trek out east since that seems to be
> > > where the action is today. Was thinking Rufus, Arlington, or 3-Mile.
> > > Where are folks going today?
> > > >>>> bobg
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