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Re: [PDXwindsurfer] Less wind, or more picky?

I also remember the "good ol' days" about 10 years ago when the Columbia was
glassy for all of July and Aug! Let's not hope for the good ol' days too much -
the wind shall return!

harpspey <mco@...> wrote:My gut feeling tells me in my 15 years here it
blew more consistently
in the spring, starting about mid-late March,in the early-late '90's,
than it has the last 5 years or so. Come to think of it, Fall also.

I am certainly pickier about the conditions I'll sail in these days. I
would get the shakes over any zephyr passing through here, just like I
did when living in the Midwest. But still it seems the patterns have
changed. Don't keep a log so no data to back it up. Anyone else notice
that trend?





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Thu May 5, 2005 10:34 pm

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My gut feeling tells me in my 15 years here it blew more consistently in the spring, starting about mid-late March,in the early-late '90's, than it has the...
harpspey
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May 5, 2005
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I also remember the "good ol' days" about 10 years ago when the Columbia was glassy for all of July and Aug! Let's not hope for the good ol' days too much -...
Brian Johnston
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May 5, 2005
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Less wind, no question. I'll never forget the year of '01.... every day in July was sailable at the Event Site (I always sailed Wells Island from the Hook): ...
Pete
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May 6, 2005
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Check out the Swell City archives June - July - August of '01. There are 41 consecutive days (count 'em) when the wind averaged 20+ !! ...
Pete
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May 6, 2005
1:58 am

I find every year is different, and our perception of the wind changes according to our skill level. I've been here since 1993, and two non- windy summers do...
Cheddar Shredder
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May 6, 2005
2:58 pm

... If we do get another BAD wind year, we should just create a NEW Gorge extreme sport for non-windy days. What if we start "Gorge Zorbing" ?? ...
Pete
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May 8, 2005
6:09 pm

Hi Pete that Zorb thing actually looks like fun but if we are going to go thru a spin cycle lets do it on the coast. Surfing is still an option when it dosn't...
Sailingdave
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May 8, 2005
11:43 pm

How about we start a Gorge Zorb competition.... like, we could cruise down the fish ladders at Bonneville, whoever scores the fastest run wins. Ya-huh, and...
Pete
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May 9, 2005
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Maybe the Zorbs would work I have barked at and sailed around sea lions at Roosters and South jetty they barly even took notice. D...
Sailingdave
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May 10, 2005
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Yeah, you're prolly right. Sea lions might play with the zorbs... try and balance 'em on their noses. Might actually attract more sea lions !! ... lions ... ...
Pete
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