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stringy
Since 23 Jun 2006
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vancouver
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 Thu Jun 23, 22 6:51 am summer east winds this weekend |
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hey its a good easterly forecast for this weekend and stevenson will probably be crowded. just a heads up, water levels are high so launching area is tight, current is strong and there are tribal fishing nets out. east winds can be challenging if you can't maintain ground. make sure to carry a kite knife in the event you need to use it for yourself or someone in distress. plus the water is still a bit chilly.
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
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| Thu Jun 23, 22 9:05 am Re: summer east winds this weekend |
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| stringy wrote: | | hey its a good easterly forecast for this weekend and stevenson will probably be crowded. just a heads up, water levels are high so launching area is tight, current is strong and there are tribal fishing nets out. east winds can be challenging if you can't maintain ground. make sure to carry a kite knife in the event you need to use it for yourself or someone in distress. plus the water is still a bit chilly. |
Great preemptive advice Stringy! You're always looking out for others.
Good times, safe sessions, and smooth winds to all this coming weekend.
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windpig
Since 28 Aug 2008
283 Posts
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| Thu Jun 23, 22 6:38 pm |
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If the folks that were at the Event Site today come out there... Look out! It was madness today!
Big props to the launch crew out there today though! They earned... well, they're volunteers so... A shitload of beer I guess!
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Justsmile
Since 20 Jul 2009
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Not Portland
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| Thu Jun 23, 22 9:12 pm |
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Covid is back. Unless you are a skamania county resident the launch is closed  ! Practicing like the kooks of Mosier. !!
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coupdevill
Since 09 Mar 2016
263 Posts
Bend, OR
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| Fri Jun 24, 22 9:07 am RE: Event Site lunch & Land |
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| windpig wrote: | If the folks that were at the Event Site today come out there... Look out! It was madness today!
Big props to the launch crew out there today though! They earned... well, they're volunteers so... A shitload of beer I guess! |
From the Event Site Host:
Your humble HR Event Site host here. Breaking my FB embargo to bring you this important message. The Port of Hood River graciously opened the grass for launching due to high water and a buried sandbar. The kiting area was crazy over the holiday weekend (yes, Monday was a holiday and the crowd proved it). It mostly worked well and most people were cool and cooperative. There are always a few who were not. Scorpios never forget! 😁 But I do forgive.
We’ve come up with a system that works … hopefully. I say “we” because the locals and regulars have had great ideas. Suffice to say we have designated areas for pumping, rigging and launching and landing. Come check it out and please follow protocol. Or feel free to swim out to the sandbar. 🙄
To the point: I’m looking for volunteers to help launch and land kites and spread the word and good vibes. People like Tommy Fliss, Mike Mike Gibbens and “Sarge” Tony have stepped up but we need more people to volunteer in shifts to help out. You get a Port hat (while supplies last) and orange vest and Slingshot Kite will throw in a tshirt. DM me, reply here or look me up at the ES if interested. And thanks to everyone for helping out.
coup
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Hatchetthrower
Since 20 Mar 2013
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| Fri Jun 24, 22 9:47 am |
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A thread on the sauvie island facebook had some pics of the high water at rooster. It looks pretty impossible to ride there. The high water looks to make even a drift launch impossible. Perhaps a winger would make it out alright but the amount of submerged stuff and fast current might make that super dangerous too.
I am going to head to broughton beach by PDX saturday morning assuming the wind fills in there which it should. The currrent may be too much and make staying upwind impossible but I'll try to make a few tacks and see if I can hold any ground.
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trailboss
Since 08 Aug 2006
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Singlemalt
Since 21 Jun 2015
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| Sun Jun 26, 22 6:26 pm WTF HAPPENED TO THE TREE? |
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Sad to see this, I loved sitting in the shade of that tree.
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hilton
Since 15 Aug 2008
806 Posts
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
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Camas
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| Sun Jun 26, 22 8:20 pm Re: What happened to the tree? |
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| trailboss wrote: | | Did this just happen today? |
 
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Mark
Since 20 Jun 2005
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I need my fix because I'm a
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| Mon Jun 27, 22 6:06 am |
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End of an era... you will be missed.
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windpig
Since 28 Aug 2008
283 Posts
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| Mon Jun 27, 22 8:43 am |
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Noooooo!
Any woodworkers out there? Memorial Bench?
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guest
Since 08 Feb 2018
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| Mon Jun 27, 22 9:21 am not your typical tree |
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Sad to see the tree gone. That tree endured epic hardships and managed to hang in there for as long as I've been kiting Stevenson, 20 plus years.
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