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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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Couve / Hood
Site Lackey
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 Mon May 14, 07 7:29 am |
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The big kiddie pool from last year is gone, but there are now 3 different flat water areas that you can ride depending on water level. We have the opportunity with the cleanup next weekend to fortify the upwind sides of a couple of these spots with logs/river rock/sand to make sure they stick around.
I had an awesome sesh last night in the middle pool post downwinder from Viento. There are few places in the world where there is consistently strong wind butter flat water. We have the option to make ours even bigger and better. |
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
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| Mon May 14, 07 7:37 am |
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what if we planted a little grass on the sandbar?  |
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Pepi
Since 16 Jun 2006
1831 Posts
Pure Stoke Sports
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| Mon May 14, 07 8:15 am |
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| FlyinElvis wrote: | | what if we planted a little grass on the sandbar? |
Might depend on what type of 'grass' you are hoping to plant 
It might be a big stretch to believe we could grow grass at the Sandbar, but I'm into that idea. We discussed this a bit at the last CGKA meeting.
I'm definitely up for doing anything we can to make our launch a bit more friendly to kites.
Pepi
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tstansbury
Since 06 Jun 2006
649 Posts
Rowena and P.C
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| Mon May 14, 07 8:57 am |
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| a little grass would be nice but what about an offical designation as a euro style topless beach |
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shredbarbie
Since 17 Sep 2005
97 Posts
Hood River, OR
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| Mon May 14, 07 9:52 am |
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Hey all,
If you have a discussion point about kiteboarding access at the Event Site, send it to CGKA. When we were brainstorming last year about access due to NO sandbar, I brought up one option of using part of the Event Site temporarily until the bar came back, and it was STRONGLY vetoed by all (the kiters) in the room (I was very surprised). The reason I was given was that no one wants to step on the toes of windsurfers who worked hard for that site. This is understandable, but it's obvious that this topic is ongoing.
So, if you want to voice an opinion for kiting access, I'd direct it at CGKA because they're doing a bangup job and gaining steam and can comipile and field these requests.
In addition, I'd also direct suggestions to them about improvements and changes you'd like to see at the Spit, so they can compile and present these to the Port.
www.cgka.net
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Slipin Lizard
Since 23 Sep 2005
88 Posts
Hood River, Oregon
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| Mon May 14, 07 10:17 am |
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| shredbarbie wrote: | | If you have a discussion point about kiteboarding access at the Event Site, send it to CGKA. -Kirsten |
It's time to just let the Event Site go. There has been a lot of smack talkin on this forum describing windsurfers as "selfish" and "anti-kiteboarding" because of their supposed refusal to allow kites at the Event Site, only to have Bruce reveal that it was in fact the CGKA who suggested the no kite policy at the Event Site in the first place.
The second half of this thread is way more positive, and improving the Sandbar is the way to go. Afterall, the Event Site started as just a lot with a rocky shore line... |
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BigR
Since 05 Jul 2005
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White Salmon
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| Mon May 14, 07 12:50 pm |
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Let's start a collection fund for topsoil and seed for the sandspit area above high tide
that way in a few years we'll have enough money to give ourselves a nice grassy tree lined lot which is nicer than the event site
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
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| Mon May 14, 07 1:12 pm |
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| BigR wrote: | Let's start a collection fund for topsoil and seed for the sandspit area above high tide
that way in a few years we'll have enough money to give ourselves a nice grassy tree lined lot which is nicer than the event site
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I was more thinking of transplanting some sea grass over there. It seems to work well in the sand at the coast, and is super easy to transplant. |
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