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stevemadere



Joined: 15 Jun 2000
Posts: 31

PostPosted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:26 am    Post subject: The 'secret place' was the hook ;-) Reply with quote

I went to the hook yesterday so my kids (7 and 10) could
do some light wind sailing SE of Well's Island.

After they started popping up onto an easy plane
with their 2.0 and 2.5 kid rigs, I rigged up 4.8 and joined
them.

It was ridiculous how powered I was at the hook
and particularly strange to be sailing next to my
kids fully powered on a 4.8.

Punching through the island wind shadow to the White
Salmon bridge, I actually found myself to be a
bit overpowered!

I learned from this experience that my kids can sail
some pretty windy conditions as long as they are
above the hook. The down side of this is that
I've lost my excuse to sail myself when it gets
'too windy' for the kids. :-*
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isobars



Joined: 12 Dec 1999
Posts: 20935

PostPosted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

isobars wrote:
As of 6:45 AM Swell is blowing well on the WA side with nice swell ... with one vehicle visible in the parking lot and nothin' but sheep on the water.

...the batting average on windy uncrowded conditions like this is too low


Now, of course, it's blowing 14. No damned wonder I don't go sit around HR waiting for wind, or leave @ 2:30 AM just because it's blowing and has a big gradient. I know how many of you feel when you drive out east just in time for the wind and swell to fall apart.

Mike \m/
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loosescrew



Joined: 28 May 2001
Posts: 95

PostPosted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you've been around the area long enough whether a local or tourist and breath eat and sh*t windsurfing, you should know that Viento is sometimes the only place you can get a sesh in. I think it wil be a repeat today and you all should head over to Viento. BTW - Temira has totally called a great forecast this entire summer; she deserves a cherry pie but I don't know how to bake. How about a bottle of wine. Temira, keep up the great work. What would I do without my crackberry!
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CUSalin



Joined: 11 Mar 2001
Posts: 405
Location: Hood River, OR

PostPosted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

loosescrew wrote:
If you've been around the area long enough whether a local or tourist and breath eat and sh*t windsurfing, .........!


Dear Loosescrew,

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I've been wondering what that was coming out of my *ss for years! Smile

Oooops! Excuse my viento!

CUsmile'n

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