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		| Justsmile 
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				|  Wed Sep 11, 13 10:48 am    Rooster Gauge |   |  
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				| What's up with the rooster wind gauge on ikitesurf. It says 8-14 and it'd white capping. Can't be so:-). Anyone out there?? |  | 
	
		
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		| Anthony 
 Since 07 Oct 2008
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		| Sasquatch 
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		| Anthony 
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				|  Wed Sep 11, 13 12:32 pm |   |  
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				| It looks like the wind really backed off. |  | 
	
		
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		| undertow 
  Since 15 Feb 2008
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				|  Wed Sep 11, 13 12:46 pm |   |  
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				| They used to have a gauge on top of the pylon.  Did they not replace it? |  | 
	
		
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		| Nak 
  Since 19 May 2005
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 Camas
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				|  Wed Sep 11, 13 6:41 pm |   |  
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				| Something is wrong with the gauge. It's on top of the channel marker... I was out in my boat yesterday right by the marker. I measured 15-16 mph and the gauge was reading 5-6. Ikitesurf needs to fix it. |  | 
	
		
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		| Dern 
  Since 11 Jul 2010
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				|  Wed Sep 11, 13 7:18 pm |   |  
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				| Manzo sensor needs fixing too  |  | 
	
		
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		| windobsessed 
  Since 07 Aug 2008
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				|  Wed Sep 11, 13 7:25 pm |   |  
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				| Almost decided not to go because of the meter but saw kiters on the webcam so I went. When I got there just after 12:00 I was surprised to see people out on 7-9m fully powered. I got on my 7m and was fully powered till 3pm when it got lighter. Was going to quit and then it picked up again so I went back out till about 4:30pm. I was amazed to see it good that late.
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		| boardrider 
  Since 05 Apr 2006
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				|  Wed Sep 11, 13 8:22 pm |   |  
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				|  	  | windobsessed wrote: |  	  | Almost decided not to go because of the meter but saw kiters on the webcam so I went. When I got there just after 12:00 I was surprised to see people out on 7-9m fully powered. I got on my 7m and was fully powered till 3pm when it got lighter. Was going to quit and then it picked up again so I went back out till about 4:30pm. I was amazed to see it good that late.
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 How was the wind quality at RR - I was upstream@ 1-2miles at the same time, and it was really punchy/gusty/fluky .
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		| Freeride Kiter 
 Since 08 Jul 2011
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				|  Thu Sep 12, 13 6:50 am |   |  
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				| A few of us from the 49th were down enjoying your warm water and  weather.  A few days at Swell City before the storms, then three days at Manzanita and then two days at Roosters.  The gauge at light 66 said 4mph but there where white caps.  Tuesday and Wednesday were good casual riding days before heading back north. _________________
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		| Anthony 
 Since 07 Oct 2008
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				|  Thu Sep 12, 13 7:54 am |   |  
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				| Ikitesurf has stated yesterday the gauge needs to be fixed. |  | 
	
		
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		| windobsessed 
  Since 07 Aug 2008
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				|  Thu Sep 12, 13 8:09 am |   |  
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				| Wow MjrKrash you scored, a little bit of everything the NW has to offer   
 boardrider, Rooster is always punchy/gusty/flucky.... I actually thought it was better then usual. I was at the east end of the beach. I was on a surfboard and was able to go with a smaller (7m) kite, so I was able to roll with the punches
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		| Sasquatch 
  Since 09 Mar 2005
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				|  Thu Sep 12, 13 9:51 am    Re: Rooster Gauge |   |  
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 Sorry guys and gals:  the link above and sensor must be a the ranger office which is different from the pylon/ikitesurf sensor.  Been kiting since 2003 and have never subscribed to ikite.  Yes, there are a few spots that I wished I had data like Swell city and Manzo,  and Jones (rarely ever go there; no swell) but just a look from a camera and I can gauge close enough whether it's worthy . . .
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		| airon^ 
 Since 07 Aug 2013
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				|  Thu Sep 12, 13 11:27 am    Re: Rooster Gauge |   |  
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				| "Jones (rarely ever go there; no swell)" 
 yessss!  less people who know...
 
 and it is really a bummer about the lack of gauge info at the north (easily accessible) Coast, especially Manzo and Garibald being out.
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		| Sasquatch 
  Since 09 Mar 2005
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				|  Thu Sep 12, 13 1:34 pm    Re: Rooster Gauge |   |  
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				|  	  | airon^ wrote: |  	  | "Jones (rarely ever go there; no swell)" 
 yessss!  less people who know...
 
 and it is really a bummer about the lack of gauge info at the north (easily accessible) Coast, especially Manzo and Garibald being out.
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 Aside from the nice stronger winds it gets, the wide open spaces and driving up to the river, you can have Jones all to yourself ( unless of course it isn't blowing anywhere else).  Plus I hate that drive, whether it's from the ocean, hwy 30 or I-5 to hwy 30 from Pdx.
 
 As for the Garibaldi sensor, it seems to work only if its blowing more than 20 mph there...?
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		| MikeZ 
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		| airon^ 
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