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Occupied Columbia
Since 12 Nov 2011
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Columbia City
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Tue Jan 13, 15 7:15 pm summer shipwreck downwinder shuttle |
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Met this guy jeff daly. At shipwreck today. He has a people mover he bought from the LA zoo. He said he'd welcome the opportunity to do some shuttling for a fee this summer. Could be a pretty cool event for demo day or even just a big group. I'll attach his contact info.
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Occupied Columbia
Since 12 Nov 2011
376 Posts
Columbia City
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Tue Jan 13, 15 7:45 pm |
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I have pictures but they won't upload. The thing looks like the shuttle on fantasy Island. his name is jeff daly Ph# 415-713-4141
jd48woody@gmail.com
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macgruber
Since 06 Dec 2011
490 Posts
SE PDX volcano
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Wed Jan 14, 15 10:28 am |
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Looks like Lot D will go today. East at 23mph at Megler Astoria bridge and 50 at Rooster. Clatsop only shows 14 but I know it's always low. If anyone goes, I'd love a report later so I can handicap the Clatsop sensor.
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Occupied Columbia
Since 12 Nov 2011
376 Posts
Columbia City
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Wed Jan 14, 15 10:54 am |
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We kited at the fort stevens pond yesterday. 12m I'd guess steady 15 to 16 mph between 11:30 and 3:30 if that helps.
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C Johnson
Since 17 Apr 2009
853 Posts
Seattle
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macgruber
Since 06 Dec 2011
490 Posts
SE PDX volcano
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Wed Jan 14, 15 2:20 pm |
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Looks windier today. Rooster is 50 today, yesterday it ramped up from 35 to 50. I think it needs to be 50 to be good at Lot D. You can see it get better around 4 yesterday. Heres graphs of Megler and Clatsop yesterday and today. I'd bet Lot D is over 20 now. Jones and Longview are 16 but back on 1-8-15 Jones looked great at a really even 23mph.
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Megler bridge Tuesday 1-13-15 |
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Megler Bridge Wednesday 1-14-15 |
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Clatsop 1-14-15 |
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Blazeheliski
Since 30 Mar 2011
655 Posts
Mosier
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Wed Jan 14, 15 2:32 pm |
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If the Clatsop sensor is working - I just generally look at the gust reading as the real wind speed. Looks like 9-10 meter wind today.
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stringy
Since 23 Jun 2006
1726 Posts
vancouver
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Thu Jan 15, 15 7:48 am |
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Lot B to Sunset is epic, just hard to stage cars, but this shuttle service would be money for that. Looking forward to long weekends on the north coast.
would be cool to have a nice surfboard rack installed and place for wet gear, ice cooler for post apres. I'm in!
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kochease
Since 03 Jul 2008
760 Posts
In Ft. Stevens, OR
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Thu Jan 15, 15 7:49 am |
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Clatsop spit sensor is famously wrong! It will say 9mph and it will be blowing 18-25. Seen days when the bridge sensor says 20mph and its pushing steady 26-30mph.
The wind tends to turn and funnel right thru the ponds, best wind on tip on sandbar and gets less the more you get inside. get farther out in the river itself and wind drops to more like the sensors are reading. I love how the east wind funnels into the ponds, makes it nice and steady.
I almost called in last 2 days to kite it, been good wind, feel it every morning leaving my house, makes me sick
I hope to put a wind sensor on my house soon and try and get the info online for people. Been fairly reliable just add 5mph for ponds.
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macgruber
Since 06 Dec 2011
490 Posts
SE PDX volcano
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Thu Jan 15, 15 1:01 pm |
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I'd donate for a new sensor even though I've been paying $100 to windsurf for the last 15 years!
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barfly
Since 31 Mar 2005
1210 Posts
Seaside
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Thu Jan 15, 15 3:01 pm |
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Clatsop is wrong for E wind but consistently wrong just add 10.
Generally right on the money for N/NW/W/SW/SE wind.
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4203 Posts
Camas
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Fri Jan 16, 15 1:04 pm |
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macgruber wrote: | I'd donate for a new sensor even though I've been paying $100 to windsurf for the last 15 years! |
+1
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