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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
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 Thu Oct 18, 07 5:23 pm KITING pics from today (October 18, 2007)... |
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So after checking out a spot directly across from the Airport beach (forgot what it's called), Camas, and Washougal, we finally got a little riding in. Seriously the scariest wind we've ever been in, but it never rained! 
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| Slingshot Lunacy & Tucker |
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| KL handlepass overhead! |
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| Can you possibly slack the lines anymore? |
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| Is that a submarine on the back? |
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| 5m gusts |
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| Lots of time after a pretty big loop |
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| Just boostin' |
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| BIG boats |
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| REVs |
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MIXWELL
Since 10 Mar 2007
496 Posts
LGP COUGAR HUNTING ChEETO SLAYER
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| Thu Oct 18, 07 5:28 pm |
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Sweet pics Adam, I new we should have gone to the Bar today!
its almost last call for sunshine too! 
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jbruxer
Since 24 Jul 2005
398 Posts
Beaverton, OR
Obsessed
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| Thu Oct 18, 07 5:29 pm |
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| Great pictures! So how cold is the water? Would a 4/3 be enough?
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chanson
Since 31 Jan 2006
1874 Posts
WISCONSIN
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| Thu Oct 18, 07 5:32 pm |
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nice pics...way to charge frenchies!!
if only the boss let me off 2 hours earlier. 
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colby
Since 23 Apr 2005
613 Posts
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| Thu Oct 18, 07 5:38 pm |
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way to go after it guys and nice photos! 
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
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| Thu Oct 18, 07 5:41 pm |
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| way to charge it
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
3754 Posts
PDX-LA
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| Thu Oct 18, 07 5:43 pm |
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| Water's for sure getting colder. I'm kinda retarded so I can handle my 4.3 shorty, but in any full suit you should be good for a bit. I bet we're in the mid to high 50s now...
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splaterwin
Since 17 Nov 2005
165 Posts
Vancouver
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| Thu Oct 18, 07 6:09 pm |
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Last line of Pressure Report in IKite Surf says river temp is 60 degrees
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
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Portland
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| Thu Oct 18, 07 6:32 pm |
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Cool shots - way to get the storm ridin in! - I gave up after checkin out PDX and Willamette Park
- thats not a submarine but the escape POD - Aliens have boarded the vessel, 5 minutes to self destruct, fire up the orange escape pod - looks like a fun drop
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Rico
Since 13 Mar 2005
1219 Posts
Vancouver
Photographer
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| Thu Oct 18, 07 6:46 pm Burrrr |
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Keep kiting alive in the nw
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kiteboard117
Since 02 Mar 2005
450 Posts
PDX
McLovin
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| Thu Oct 18, 07 6:56 pm |
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| deffinitly a little bit of desperation today i dont think i have ever kited in more violent gusts. jumping right next to adam was pretty cool I think we have the technique down now i just have to stop making weird faces.
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Tony
Since 28 Aug 2006
940 Posts
Portland
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| Fri Oct 19, 07 6:36 am |
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Hey Tuckaaa, dude - whats up with the slack lines on pic #7....Pretty sweet shot...
Way to charge it...
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pauls
Since 20 Jun 2005
564 Posts
Northern Portugal
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| Fri Oct 19, 07 7:24 am |
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| Nice pics! What time did you get on the water? What was the direction by the time you got out?
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Onad
Since 04 Mar 2005
1435 Posts
Coast<<PDX>>Gorge
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| Fri Oct 19, 07 7:32 am |
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| Nice!! You boys are da hardcore!!
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
1034 Posts
Aloha
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| Fri Oct 19, 07 9:06 am Re: KITING pics from today (October 18, 2007)... |
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| Kataku2k3 wrote: | | .....Seriously the scariest wind we've ever been in, but it never rained! |
Yeah it was BLOWING yesterday. I don't know if this formula is general knowledge in the kiting community but the force the wind makes is equal to the square of its speed. So a 20mph wind has 4x the power of a 10mph wind for example.
In the paragliding community we usually figure that mechanical turbulence will extend ~10x the height of an obstacle in winds blowing 10-15mph. If the wind is blowing stronger, the range of turbulence extends significantly.
Since yesterday was about zilch for thermic activity, the gusting was mostly mechanical turbulence, probably from trees far enough away that you wouldn't normally consider them to be a problem. You can get both boosted and slammed pretty damn good in rotor. Rotor is *dangerous* shit, maybe not so much over water, but it sure makes you pucker when you are flying over land.
O yeah, and those pics are really nice!
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Inept_Fun
Since 14 Apr 2005
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Hood River
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| Fri Oct 19, 07 11:14 am |
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haah your killing it on the beach in 7 and 8!!!!
Shred that mud Tuck
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