Session 08 Gorge

Bret · Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 149 Location: Up State New York

This sailing year for myself was limited. It seemed like a lame year for me. Did you all have a great Gorge summer? I did notice that Sundays were always ripping this year. Smile

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

Best wind in at least 20 years, according to many locals. Let's hope the first half of Sept isn't representative of the rest of the season; it's got some lost time to make up. Forecasts (and yesterday's and today's wind) indicate it may do so.

Mike \m/

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

rowenaman · Joined: 18 Apr 2000 Posts: 63 Location: Da Gorge

Good March/April, huge run off, colder than normal - fantastic June, many 3.7 -4.2 days, mostly Dougs and points east - good July with winds returning to the central Gorge, hit and miss August with a couple of epic days at The Wall - very good for kiters w/lots of light wind days, funky 1st half of September without much wind, but yesterday/today rocked at The Hatch/Dougs!!

On balance, pretty damn good summer, but I can recall a few windier ones (like 27 out of 30 days windy). Overall --- no complaints and lets hope for a windy October Smile

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

Yeah, July and August were pretty slim out east ... only 30 days at Arlington had 5.2 or better. Wink

We put 2-4 normal years' worth of use on our 3.5s in just May/June alone.
Let's hope every year is chilly if that's what it takes.

Mike

jingebritsen · Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 3371

Our trip to the ditch this year for catalog photos was full of 5.XX days. Coming from FL, that's plenty good. 2nd Wind folks said that June/July were rickter. August was fairly sedate. Happy sails.

Bret · Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 149 Location: Up State New York

Labor Day Weekend was the Best for me Sailed 6 days in a Row. I had to go back to work and could barely move...ahhaha! I sailed Wells, Dougs, and Rowena. Nice weekend!