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Topic: Turnagain Arm, Alaska |
markpaine
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:31 am Subject: Turnagain Arm, Alaska |
Hey George,
I sailed Turnagain Arm & Kenai Lake a few times 2 years ago. Truth is, there weren't a whole lot of people out, but there is a little network of guys up there that leave messages on ... |
Topic: South Padre Island (SPI) |
markpaine
Replies: 16
Views: 28399
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:30 pm Subject: Re: South Padre Island (SPI) |
1. Is SPI considered "tropical" by the same token as say Bonaire or Aruba, or more on the Corpus/BIB scale?
80% of the time: Wind blows in from the south and you'll be in boardshorts. I liv ... |
Topic: Video: What the Gorge is like on East Winds: Sept. 21/22 |
markpaine
Replies: 17
Views: 24529
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:33 pm Subject: Video: What the Gorge is like on East Winds: Sept. 21/22 |
Mike and Grant,
I apologize for the tone of my post. Seriously. I've always tried to live by an internet posting rule, to keep it friendly, even in disagreement. Occasionally I fail.
My comment ... |
Topic: Video: What the Gorge is like on East Winds: Sept. 21/22 |
markpaine
Replies: 17
Views: 24529
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:03 pm Subject: Video: What the Gorge is like on East Winds: Sept. 21/22 |
I'll preface by saying that I find the Bay Area forecasts to be useful, but I've also recognized weather patterns where I just throw them out the window (e.g. heat waves, where anyone who's paying att ... |
Topic: Windsurfer found dead west of the GG bridge |
markpaine
Replies: 40
Views: 71753
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 1:02 am Subject: Windsurfer found dead west of the GG bridge |
I saw him this week sailing at crissy with that old Fanatic Cat and a Rushwind sail from the same era. Had a BIG smile on his face...
Indeed Soheil, the thing that always struck me about him was that ... |
Topic: Hurricane Jimena in Baja |
markpaine
Replies: 4
Views: 10873
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:11 pm Subject: Hurricane Jimena in Baja |
Puerto San Carlos is a pretty good distance, about 500 miles or more, to the south of Punta San Carlos. Even so, I'm sure Punta San Carlos will get a pretty good soaking tomorrow or Friday.
PUERTO SA ... |
Topic: Will Hurricane Jimenez make PSC miserable this weekend? |
markpaine
Replies: 5
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:57 pm Subject: Re: Will Hurricane Jimenez make PSC miserable this weekend? |
Forecast I saw was for the hurricane to continue north and inland, breaking up over California/Arizona border. Sounds like a recipe for a lot of rain, but IANAM.
Been planning to go down there fo ... |
Topic: ARCHIVE: Where We Sailed Today, Thread Part I. |
markpaine
Replies: 4263
Views: 5220145
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:08 am Subject: ARCHIVE: Where We Sailed Today, Thread Part I. |
Thanks for taking a moment to take stock of people, Mark. Did not see any helmet-less bodies floating around today at TI either so I guess we're all clear.
I got out there again early today, about 1 ... |
Topic: ARCHIVE: Where We Sailed Today, Thread Part I. |
markpaine
Replies: 4263
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:46 pm Subject: ARCHIVE: Where We Sailed Today, Thread Part I. |
I scanned and sailed extensively the area near the helmet to try and find any incapacitated owners. The helmet has "American Society of Plastic Surgeons" printed on it. If anyone can help ... |
Topic: More TI news |
markpaine
Replies: 20
Views: 36254
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:36 pm Subject: Re: More TI news |
But Tony had one on his van. Of course his van could be mistaken for some creepy guy living in a van down by the water. No windows, gear inside, no WS stickers.
Steve
Yeah, I meant to mention that ... |
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