Anyone planning a windsurfing getaway to escape our lovely Oregon winter? Personally, I'm going to Baja for a week later this month. My first time down there....
Nice compared to what? sailing above the arctic circle? It was windy at the hatch on Friday too but it was also snowing sideways with a little sun here and...
Looks like Julia gets to display the Team Sleet Cup on her mantle this year as first to sail the Gorge in '09. I'll speak to Mark P of Seattle who cared for it...
Tom, There was a cup? Hey, I didn't get any cup. So Julia, congratulations on getting the first windsurfing session of 2009, but I don't have any cup for...
Well it was sunny and above freezing. Actually I think it was around 40. The river is amazingly cold though for this early in the winter (or anytime in the...
Hey, Bob, Cup photo forthcoming and Mark, soooo sorry about your empty mantle. I should have known better than to entrust The Cup to Slinger who said he'd...
I had a great day at Los Barriles today - my first time sailing there. Was fully powered on a 5.0m + 90L board. Warm air and water, with huge rolling swells -...
Bob, Look for a guy named Nick Nass. Goes to Los Barriles every winter. He might draw you into kiting but a really good Gorge guy to spend time with. He has a...
Don't know the cubic flow stats (check Bonneville maybe), but the current seems much less than last Spring's ripper though strong enough to keep you busy...
I'm up for some January east wind sessions - but really don't like to sail alone this time of year. If anyone is thinking about heading out in the next few...
A special opportunity for hardy winter Gorge sailors: - It's blowing 40MPH at Rooster this morning - Air temps should be around 40F at midday - Water temp is...
Rick had some questions...let me try to anser: "does somebody have a rental operation on the beach..." No. The rental is the space to leave your gear....
Thursday I launched off the kiter's point in Stevenson with John from HR. I was a little OP with a 4.8m Sailworks Hucker/V78 FSW and John was doing good with...
... about 2:30 and we took some pictures with the camera phone, I could not even let go of her hand to take the picture unless she was behind the car, I was...
Stopped by Rooster to watch the show this afternoon. Truly wild and violent. I swear I could have become car sick from the rocking motion of my SUV despite...
I'm really impressed that anyone would sail Stevenson in these conditions! I guess I need to pickup a 2.5m sail ... bobg ... could not ... lot to ... ...
It was 2 m2 sailing and they still got flattened in the gusts despite luffing. Was going to try Rooster today, but I guess not: 43/g67 at Corbett. Amazing. ...
Trivia Question! Okay, hopefully here is a subject that will get the cobwebs out and be kind of interesting. I got ahold of an old Clam Sandwich which used to...
If I remember correctly, the MSW is something like median (mean?) sailor weight - average weight for the rider it was shaped for, or the weight range. Not sure...