All Honesty - The Gorge Has Been a Disappointment

billgfc · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 226

well bond1 poppycock?

sailing only on powder days and 4.5 below = little or no development or skill improvement,

the skiers and sailors who just go on their days off or after work and take whats there tear it up.

It is the trait of the best skilled in both sports.

just do it. Take a look at all the best sailors and skiers. they show up, they enjoy, they have true passion for the sport.

All the best do it. Your approach may work for you, but your skills hold no candle to what they could be with passion, whether you be a weekend warrior or a pro.

Masters in all sport rec or pro show up.

It s is your free choice not to, enjoy..

billgfc · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 226

RIP:)

Bond1 · Joined: 25 Apr 2000 Posts: 168

TBird · Joined: 05 Jul 2001 Posts: 65

Why are the first four pages of this thread from 2005? Why are we dredging up old, tired rants? And most of all, who cares if, why and how someone doesn't like it here? It's lame to post it and it's futile to respond.
It's a big world out there. If you don't like it where you are, go somewhere else. Duh.

DanWeiss · Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 2296 Location: Connecticut, USA

Bond1, I think you misread Bill's post. He said, in summary, that if you only recreate during uber-prime conditions you miss a lot of what each sport has to offer. That's not arrogant. Quite the opposite, it's quite broad minded and inclusive.

We all agree that we can enjoy whatever bit and however much of windsurfing that we like. Just because less than 10% have ever sailed a true down the line ground swell doesn't render a lousy windsurfing experience to the other 90%. But to believe that the only good windsurfing is wavesailing seems a very limited view -especially if one said that only wavesailors are "true" windsurfers. Bill said the opposite.

Shredder33 · Joined: 13 Jun 2000 Posts: 13

The gorge isn't for everyone,but let me know if you find a better place. Seriously. I've lived here for 10 years, and I love the sports, Moto riding, skiing, and windsurfing keep me in shape. I've had epic days of sailing at the wall and the hatch, but they don't come for free. Winters here can be hard mentally, and if you have young kids, keeping you indoors and away from exotic travel location, it's even harder. I would move to a better place in a heart beat, but I haven't heard of one, yet. So give me some choices that beat this place.

sissybar · Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Posts: 53

JUST SHUT UP ALREADY. THIS IS FROM 2005 .... 5 years ago.

It is a thread that had no merit 5 years ago & still is LAME!!

You are arguing with a GHOST. If this post was a sailor, it is sooooo old & tired that it would have to sail at Swell!!!

Something fresh please.

SamD0g · Joined: 10 Aug 2002 Posts: 77 Location: Hood River, OR

If you don't love the natural beauty, the hiking, the windsurfing, the kayaking,the hanging out, knowing the mountains, the river, the wind and the light, then Dooood, you don't get it. Hoping you find the place of your dreams. Rolling Eyes

Hound · Joined: 17 Jun 2008 Posts: 14

Right on wreport! I guess when the wind is not blowing we are here trying to make points.

Bond1 · Joined: 25 Apr 2000 Posts: 168