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Garret
Since 07 Sep 2006
254 Posts
Portland
Obsessed
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| I am going to be headed to SPI 4/17 - 4/22. Going to get a place to stay-- anyone looking to share a condo let me know- cutting cost is always good-
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tonyb
Since 09 Oct 2006
973 Posts
Stevenson in the summer & SPI in the winter
Bolstad Clan
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| Sun Apr 15, 07 8:10 pm |
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42 hours and 2700 miles of driving later and we pulled into SPI at noon today. What a long long long drive across AZ, NM, and west Texas. I'm pretty sure God had to make Texas as big as it is to be able to hold all of the tumbleweeds he couldn't find any place else for. All of that flat dry desert really makes you appreciate the trees and scenery of the Gorge.
Got checked in to our place, headed to the flats, pulled in between a couple of cars and the first two people we talk to are from the NW. Travis with North kites and a couple from Vancouver who I can't recall their names at the moment (sorry!). It's really cool that every trip we've made kiting in the last two years we've run into somebody from near home who knows somebody we know or has kited our favorite spots. It's fun comparing notes on kite trips, finding out where people have escaped to for the winter, where they're going next, and to just hear people's excitement for the sport.
The wind was light so no kiting today for us but we got all of the boards put together and things unpacked. Sounds like we should be in business tomorrow. We'll bust out the camera and post pics of the NW crew as they come through over the next few weeks. Looking forward to seeing who shows up!
Carol and I are staying at the Inverness, #904, stop by and say hi if you're in the area or call the cell at 503 544-7495.
Tony
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Sun Apr 15, 07 8:35 pm |
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Can't wait to get down there, T-48 hours! 
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chanson
Since 31 Jan 2006
1874 Posts
WISCONSIN
Chimey
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| Sun Apr 15, 07 8:44 pm |
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I am very jealous of all of you. I love south padre..
Maybe I'll checkout some lastminute.com deals.
hope you all get some goods..
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kiteboard117
Since 02 Mar 2005
450 Posts
PDX
McLovin
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| Sun Apr 15, 07 9:07 pm |
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| what are good ticket prices? its like 340 right now to go there for the velocity games is it worth it to wait for something cheaper?
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Sun Apr 15, 07 9:14 pm |
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| 340 is pretty good, I think that's around what we paid. Corpus is like 5 hours away though, if you came to SPI I'd probably just stay there.
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wakeup
Since 11 Sep 2005
328 Posts
always
Obsessed
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| Mon Apr 16, 07 6:10 am |
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| chorpus is 3 hrs
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Mon Apr 16, 07 7:00 am |
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| wakeup wrote: | | chorpus is 3 hrs |
doh, knew I should have looked that up first... 
come on down! there's a mighty big NW crew a brewing, we can take over the place. 
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
2004 Posts
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| Mon Apr 16, 07 7:07 am |
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3 hours... if you go up 77..... watch out for the swimmers running across fields.
5 hours up 281.... watch out for the swimmers running across fields.
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
4330 Posts
Hood River
Hick
CGKA Member
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| Mon Apr 16, 07 9:45 am |
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| If you see Jeff Hoxtel from Air Padre running around, tell him Forrest says hi.
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bulae99
Since 12 Jul 2006
1692 Posts
XTreme Poster
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| Mon Apr 16, 07 1:53 pm What is summer like in Christi? |
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| Thinking about going to Corpus in the summer. What is the wind doing around that time?
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
4330 Posts
Hood River
Hick
CGKA Member
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| Mon Apr 16, 07 2:16 pm Re: What is summer like in Christi? |
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| bulae99 wrote: | | Thinking about going to Corpus in the summer. What is the wind doing around that time? |
Corpus has a standard 17 to 25 mph thermal wind from March to November if I remember correctly. It's driven by the thermals created by the hot temperature of the Rio Grande Valley. (I grew up in San Antonio, it's f'ing hot!) Yummy citrus fruit though!
Contact Jeff Howard at Prokitesurf.com he'll recommend the best time to come. Plus, he's a cool dude and can make sure you get to demo some kites and boards while you're down.
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
2004 Posts
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| Mon Apr 16, 07 2:33 pm |
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hey forrest...
can you give away the locations of some of the flat water spots? how about the kite park?
just curious if it was locals only or not...
thinking about heading down next summer.
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
4330 Posts
Hood River
Hick
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| Mon Apr 16, 07 3:07 pm |
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The locals in Corpus are the friendliest bunch I've ever come across. When I was there we spent one day at Wildcat and three days at the Packery Channel. I think most people would enjoy Wildcat the best, and according to Jeff, it gets the best wind of any location in Corpus.
Wildcat is the local spot for all the people who aren't lucky enough to have a beach in their backyard like Ryan Riccitelli and Bucky Ashcraft. Though, if you send those guys a email, I bet they'd invite you over for a private session. Bucky is on Best's forums, his username is Bucky:
http://forum.bestkiteboarding.com/viewtopic.php?t=4835&highlight=corpus
Wildcat is located at the end of Wildcat Drive in Portland, TX. It's actually called Bayview Park.
Packery channel is awesome, super flat water, fish swimming around everywhere, you could kite here and catch lunch. The water is all part of the Laguna Madre and is the temperature of bath water. There are some pretty scary sliders here too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Madre
There is some more info about both of these locations here:
http://kitecorpus.com/pmwiki.php/Main/KiteSpots
http://www.prokitesurf.com/kitingcorpus.htm
You can catch some waves at Bob Hall pier too either with a kite or just a surf board.
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Tue Apr 17, 07 5:04 pm |
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| T minus 6 hours! Can we get a on the ground report? Looks like its been windy the last few days... I just can't wait to get out of the rain and cold.
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tonyb
Since 09 Oct 2006
973 Posts
Stevenson in the summer & SPI in the winter
Bolstad Clan
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| Tue Apr 17, 07 5:58 pm |
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April 17 - 2007 - Field Intel Report - SPI -
Three NW kiters were spotted at the flats this afternoon riding BIG kites and BIG boards. Smiles and high fives were displayed frequently even though jumping was limited. New SRT was tried out and enjoyed. Landboard was played with - no injuries to report!
Yesterday was fantastic - 20 to 25, 8's, 10, 12's out in abundance. Warm water, warm wind. 3/2 shorties, sunscreen, and cold beer at the end of the day.
Wind seems to blow stronger in the a.m., tapers off some by 2:00 p.m. or so. Rode until 7 p.m. tonight, last ones on and off the water. Things are looking good!
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barfly
Since 31 Mar 2005
1216 Posts
Portland
BRACKISH
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| Tue Apr 17, 07 7:34 pm |
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| tonyb wrote: | ... --- ...
April 17 - 2007 - Field Intel Report - SPI -
Three NW kiters were spotted at the flats this afternoon riding BIG kites and BIG boards. Smiles and high fives were displayed frequently even though jumping was limited. New SRT was tried out and enjoyed. Landboard was played with - no injuries to report!
Yesterday was fantastic - 20 to 25, 8's, 10, 12's out in abundance. Warm water, warm wind. 3/2 shorties, sunscreen, and cold beer at the end of the day.
Wind seems to blow stronger in the a.m., tapers off some by 2:00 p.m. or so. Rode until 7 p.m. tonight, last ones on and off the water. Things are looking good! |
 so jealous and cold, have fun and post lots of pics
Nice LB report though. landboards rule!
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