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knotwindy
Since 25 Sep 2011
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Nah, it was terrible there too. Plus it’s too far to drive, plus it’s too crowded, plus the launch is terrible as well. Don’t go to Rufus, ever!
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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
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| Sun Sep 04, 22 8:33 am |
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| knotwindy wrote: | | Nah, it was terrible there too. Plus it’s too far to drive, plus it’s too crowded, plus the launch is terrible as well. Don’t go to Rufus, ever! |
Nobody goes there anymore.... it's too crowded.
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bigjohn
Since 13 Mar 2012
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| Sun Sep 04, 22 11:53 am |
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| ldhr wrote: |
Nobody goes there anymore.... it's too crowded. |
Funny... but true. That was one of the reasons we went elsewhere. Wind wasn't as good, but we had our choice of swell that we didn't have to share.
Last time I kited at Rufus I had to just drop my kite on the shoreline because a bunch of non-locals were too busy rigging their kites to catch. Someone finally went over to hold it in place while I went up to get it but others just seemed annoyed that I might interrupt their kite pumping.
Some of the same people rushing to get out were back in a jiffy complaining that it was too gusty.
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knotwindy
Since 25 Sep 2011
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| Sun Sep 04, 22 12:41 pm |
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Yes, it’s horribly gusty there with those devil winds that also change direction in a blink. Terrible horrible place, stay away. Please….
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bfb38
Since 02 Sep 2016
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| Sun Sep 04, 22 8:54 pm |
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As to sensor accuracy, here’s Saturday at the hatch. I was instructing on the south side of the river and there were sustained gusts of 40+mph wind throughout the stretch from 1-3pm. Whether the sensors are broken or just not reflective of the conditions on the water is unclear, but this graph doesn’t even begin to express the reality. I weigh 200lbs naked and was getting yanked around on a 4m.
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STORMRIDER
Since 17 Jul 2007
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| Mon Sep 05, 22 8:58 pm |
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and still the swell was poor if at all.. eastern gorge is milfoil, flat water … rufus sucks,
sad but true !
write a song!
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