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1544
Graham makes that goiter look sooooo effortless. What is he, 15 now? ... From: PDXwindsurfer@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PDXwindsurfer@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf...
Wood, Gary
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May 4, 2005
6:31 pm
1545
Sat at the Hatch all day Tuesday and woke up to flat gradients and rain Wed. Had more days in Febuary then April!!! Hope the wind returns soon D...
Sailingdave
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May 5, 2005
3:28 am
1546
guess it's time to wake up from our lack of wind coma. All the forecasts agree (first time this season?) it's gonna RIP tommorrow!! Friday... Windy. Partly...
Pete
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May 5, 2005
2:32 pm
1547
Figures: Planning to ride my bike from HR to Maupin tomorrow. Sure bet it was gonna blow! Let's see, I'll get pushed all the way to hwy 197, then blown over...
harpspey
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May 5, 2005
4:30 pm
1548
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
4:41 pm
1549
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
10:34 pm
1550
Nice...I have awaken from a winter slumber, just dusted off the last final of the semester, summer break start...hmmm...Friday! See you on the water, I think...
J Som
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May 6, 2005
12:06 am
1551
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
1:42 am
1552
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
1553
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
1554
Looks like there might be wind for the working class, remember to check out the pressures before leaving your house. Eastern gorge .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY....
Trudy Lary
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May 6, 2005
9:24 pm
1555
I hope some one from our group got the epic wind @ Rufus/Wall on the pager that taunted me all day at work. Coast is still south yuck!! Water is 55 today 4/3...
Sailingdave
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May 7, 2005
12:07 am
1556
Thanks Dave for all your on site reports. I really appreciate them. Lets get another push out there for more people to join so we can add more eyes out there!...
Torey
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May 7, 2005
1:11 am
1557
Hey Dave, YES!! Wall was very good, especially early.... the swell was absolutely awesome, became a bit choppy later on. Biggest challenge today was the...
Pete
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May 7, 2005
4:21 am
1558
Afternoon session at Roweener....way OP'd 4.0 til 3:30pm, good crowd, you can tell summer is coming from both the water temp and the parking lot ;-)...
J Som
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May 7, 2005
5:44 am
1559
I tried MH early but it was very gusty; became overpowered on a 4.2 but had to go to appt. in The Dalles; tried Rufus after 3PM; it was very challenging; again...
Jim Fillion
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May 8, 2005
1:13 am
1560
... 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
1561
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
1562
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
7:09 am
1563
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
2:12 am
1564
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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May 10, 2005
2:40 am
1565
Another forecast falls apart for today. Simply nothing from Florence to Rufus and that is as far as Deb and I are willing to drive on our "Tuesday/Wednesday"...
Sailingdave
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May 10, 2005
4:38 pm
1566
It's actually quite depressing, isn't it? I'd be will to dance any wind dance, pray to any wind god, and spill virginal blood on any pagan alter, if it I...
mark erickson
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May 10, 2005
6:25 pm
1567
Don't give up quite yet, Dave.... wind is getting very close to being sailable here on the west side of the Gorge as I write this. If we get more clearing...
Pete
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May 10, 2005
8:10 pm
1568
... Ha, you wouldn't find that on this group, guess we are in for a long dry spell.......
Trudy Lary
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May 11, 2005
2:28 am
1569
"Simply nothing" Gosh, Dave.... sure hope you made it out here to the Gorge today. Dougs went off and Home Valley / Narrows was very nice also. Sailed my 4.7...
Pete
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May 11, 2005
3:10 am
1570
Sails 2001 - 8.7m Gaastra Nitro Race - $150 1999 - 7.2m WindWing Race - $125 2001 - 5.5m Northwave side shore (5 batten) $75 - damaged luff sleeve and duct...
Tod Pellaton
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May 11, 2005
1:46 pm
1571
Don't mean to nag, but it's blowing again in the Gorge. This time it's the central corridor, really nice. Hope you folks are out there gettin' some!! -- Pete...
Pete
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May 11, 2005
6:05 pm
1572
I don't mean to bug everybody about this, but we've got a really awesome on-sight reporting tool for people to share what they are seeing real time on the...
Torey
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May 11, 2005
10:04 pm
1573
Hi Torey, Problem is, things change so fast here in the Gorge... it's really hard when the wind is such a mysterious force. When the pattern is right, I just...
Pete
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May 12, 2005
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