Unfortunately I had a prior arrangement for a work day near Goldendale so could not participate at Roosevelt. Managed to get a couple of hours off and headed...
The wind was strong, but kind of streaky; the river is high, the swell was ok with some nice big, smooth ones rolling through now and then. The iWindsurf gauge...
Steady 4.2 conditions at Roosie today, the swell came up pretty smooth too, but not very organized. Arlington swell was alright, big rollers, but chop and...
Just last week we made the call to upgrade the phones/plan. My old Nokia phone (51xx) had pretty good reception in the gorge and some of the remote areas in...
Lanny did a really good job that last time he held a clinic at Gorge Perfromance in Portland. If your interested in surfboard building it is worth a good see....
I've been out of town and it seems I missed some good sailing days back home. Can't complain too much - I was in Texas where the air and water temps were in...
Supposed to go off tomorrow,but can't quite sail yet. Check out the following why, and rip it up if you go!! My name is Marty Cohen.Some of you might know me....
Hi Marty, I hope you feel up to sailing again soon! I totally agree with your assertion that windsurfing is all about carpe diem (sieze the day). Even the...
Had a real fine time at Doug's on Saturday. Wind fired up to 23MPH avg and I was really powered up on 4.5m + 75L combo. My first higher wind session of the...
... Sailed Wallie world on Saturday.... nice, but a bit up & down, so I did a couple downwinders to Rufus.... much, much better wind & swell combo down at...
Supposed to be OK, but not stellar Tues afternoon in the corridor. I'm hoping to hit Stevenson or Hatchery if the wind cooperates. bobg ... thoughts ??...
I have a full quiver of 2002 Surflites for sale. 3.2, 3.7, 4.2, 4.7, and 5.2. All for $625. These sails are Red and White - really good looking. The sails...
Anyone hear about this? I turned on the news this AM to watch the weather report and they were talking about a freakin' oil spill at The Dalles Dam !!!...
Yes saw it on the 11 PM news. 200 gallons from inside the dam. None contained, it happened to fast. They are checking down river today looking for any residue....
Guess we'll all be a "well oiled machine" today if we sail Doug's..... "if ya love it, lube it" ? Dang, there must be some real idiots running the dams. --...
The wind came up nicely mid-afternoon at Dougs, forcing those earliest on the water to rig down from their 4.7's to 4.2's or less. I sailed 3.6 from about 2:45...
I heard from a couple of folks that BNSF RR has started work on the siding project and has blocked most of the west end of the parking lot. Does anyone have a...
It's too late to try and save Dougs... lost cause. They've already torn up the entire west side of the parking area, there's no way of returning that to...
Home Valley delivered an EXCELLENT early bird special this AM.... nearly got blown off the water on a 5.3 around 8:30 AM, so went down to a 4.7.... fully...
Gorge Sailors, As the coordinator of the SaveDougsBeach group, which is appealing the Columbia River Gorge Commission decision to permit railway construction...
BNSF does not negotiate... it's not within their "public relations policy". Fact, they're not in the business of public relations, they're in the business of...