nelscott status change

pura vida one · Since 22 May 2007 80 Posts Â

i thought this years contest had happened but here's a copy of an email i just received(i double-checked the site and status is at yellow). whatever, i'd just like to see it ridden. make peace

After a very stormy October, we finally had a few weeks of fall arrive. And now we have a potential swell that could be contestable, forecast for early next week. We have changed the status to yellow, and now all eyes are on the forecast. Current predictions are calling for a 20â€™ plus swell to arrive on Tuesday of next week. If the forecast holds and the winds cooperate, John could call the contest by the end of the weekend. Tuesday is still too far away to really know what is going to happen, and wind forecasts are not accurate this far out, so stay tuned for info. I will send out another update Saturday to let everyone know whatâ€™s going on.

As always, the web page is the best source of accurate up to date information â€“ www.nelscottreef.org

Hope to see everyone at the contest this year!

barfly · Since 31 Mar 2005 1216 Posts Portland BRACKISH

so if the winds cooperate, do we get to kite it?

pura vida one · Since 22 May 2007 80 Posts Â

who's carrying your balls down?
eddie would go, but i think i need more than a few months on the kite before i hit it up. plus a friend on a ski... life and death, bra.

JUMPIN JIMI · Since 11 Nov 2006 123 Posts Stoked

DONT GET YOUR HOPES UP, IT WILL BLOW Exclamation

THEY GOT REALLY LUCKY THE LAST TWO YEARS Exclamation

THE LOCALS HERE HATE THE GUY PUTTING THIS CONTEST ON Exclamation

HE IS JUST TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF THE SURFERS,HE THINKS HE OWNS THE REEF,WHAT A KOOK Exclamation

Mocean · Since 21 Sep 2005 343 Posts Newport Obsessed

TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES
5 FT. W SWELL 19 FT.

Doesn't sound too good! And anybody thinking this would be good for kiting the reef, hasn't seen what mulching 20-foot swell and gale force southerlies are like.

Mark · Fri Nov 09, 07 9:10 am

Sounds like this might be the left overs from Tahiti. Weird to think that the swell goes that far.

http://www.surfline.com/surfnews/photo_bamp.cfm?id=12055&ad=1

Ps it will be alot colder!

Mocean · Since 21 Sep 2005 343 Posts Newport Obsessed

Wrong - Swell from Gulf of Alaska low pressure systems, building strength throughout the weekend into next week. Goodbye sunny weather, hello rain and snow in the mountains!

blowhard · Since 26 Dec 2005 2027 Posts Windward

I'd hit it

Mocean · Since 21 Sep 2005 343 Posts Newport Obsessed

Come on up! I'll watch....

pura vida one · Since 22 May 2007 80 Posts Â

pura vida one · Since 22 May 2007 80 Posts Â

ps. get some, john. wave breaks one way, you ride against the curl... uh, sounds fun.

blowhard · Since 26 Dec 2005 2027 Posts Windward

ride upwind on southerlies ?

Mocean · Since 21 Sep 2005 343 Posts Newport Obsessed

There's lefts too, so you could go downwind.

http://www.surfline.com/video/vids/2005/dec/nelscott/player.cfm?videotype=qt

Mark · Sun Nov 11, 07 6:06 pm

Surf contest put back on hold. Sounds like there is wind for those who want to charge it!

Well, the forecast crapped out on us again. The swell that was forecast to start on Tuesday looks smaller than originally hoped for, although still has some size to it. The problem is the wind. The offshores that we had hoped for on Tuesday are now forecast for Wednesday. Tuesday looks too windy with gusts to 25 knots forecast. So John has decided to go back to red status, as there really isn’t anything on the immediate horizon that looks contestable. We are not even 1/2 way through the holding period, so there is still plenty of opportunity ahead of us. The first 2 years were held on the same weekend in December. Stay tuned for the next opportunity.