Wow, the Hatch cam looks great!!!

[andymc4610]

Updated to 720p 6:9? Looks great....Thx.

[surh]

Very nice. It'll be hard to hide from when you want to keep that secret solo session to yourself.

[andymc4610]

[isobars]

Yes, it looks great from a technical standpoint, but, MAN, is it frustrating. I'm looking at 6:30 Tue AM, in the 4th of July week, at wind in the mid 20s with nice swell and only ONE VEHICLE/SAILOR IN SIGHT! It's frustrating on so many levels:
1. I couldda had the place to myself for 1 hour and 45 minutes already.
2. Last night's forecast called for crappy wind today so I gave no thought to driving in.
3. Even if I left home right now, by the time I got there the zoo would be in full swing before I got there at 9.
4. Sunday's mob gave me the (apparently wrong) impression that this July 4th week is up to its old standards (shoulder to shoulder from the bridge to west of Swell). Obviously it's not.
5. Dawn Patrol! DAWN PATROL!!! Down from old norms by 90% the past several years, we've had a decent number of them this year, mostly unforecast. (see below)
6. Living this far out east is biting me in the butt lately, for a change.
7. Now .... do I drive in this evening or at 2 AM tomorrow in the hopes of another false pessimistic forecast, or do I naively trust that my forecast money is being spent wisely and pass? (Usually that drive has been a bust.)
8. Now, at 7, the wind has suddenly puked, reinforcing my original call. Thank God for small favors ... unless, of course, it kicks right back in and stays.
9. And here's the kicker: In a measly two-line paragraph, iW's new forecast this morning significantly contradicts itself by juxtaposing last night's weak forecast with today's observations:
"Central Gorge: Very strong start w/ mid 20s at Swell City.... Upper teens / low 20s can be expected with winds starting out on the gusty side."

Damn, but I miss sports not so completely dependent on weather.

Mike \m/

[flaherty]

I just spent 3 weeks in the Gorge, the first time I've been here. sail on Cape cod. I sailed almost every day except for 3 days. most days 4.2 or 3.7 Granted I weigh 145 lbs, but most were rigging 4.7 when i rig a 4.2
Sailed Swell,Rowena,maryhill,Dougs,Roosevelt , 3 mile. I missed two late day sails at Maryhill, after Swell got gusty, that a friend made the drive from HR and got. I'm impressed with the wind and the swell, it's fun sailing. Sadly leaving.

[isobars]

That's GREAT, on several levels. You timed it well, as May was unusually lame, but maybe more important, you moved around. I've run across people who have lived in their vans and pickups for years, sailing virtually full time, who have never sailed anywhere but the Corridor, >90% at HatchDoug's. You experienced a wider variety of the Gorge in three weeks than some of them do in hundreds of weeks.

Mike \m/

[andymc4610]