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mschulz

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PostTue May 06, 08 2:54 pm    Vancouver Lake Reply with quote

Has anyone kited Vancouver Lake.
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pdxmonkeyboy

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PostTue May 06, 08 3:36 pm     Reply with quote

dude, stay out of Vancouver Lake, it is uber rotten nasty polluted. I would drink Willamette water before swimming in van lake.

besides the wind is full of holes there and the launches suck. Mostly the pollution though.

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pauls

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PostTue May 06, 08 3:41 pm     Reply with quote

yes, personally without much success in winter southerlies - it was really gusty with huge holes. If you search you'll find a few others have tried - including i think Tucker. Let us know if give it a try.

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mschulz

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PostTue May 06, 08 3:52 pm     Reply with quote

Thanks for the info. I think I will take your advice.
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Spike

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PostTue May 06, 08 3:55 pm     Reply with quote

don't be scared away, they said fern ridge sucked too but we've a few totally awesome sessions out there! you're probably going to have to find out yourself.

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kiteboard117

Since 02 Mar 2005
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PostTue May 06, 08 4:12 pm     Reply with quote

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don't be scared away, they said fern ridge sucked too but we've a few totally awesome sessions out there! you're probably going to have to find out yourself.
eehhh dude fern ridge kills this place, i have kited on vancouver lake twice and it sucked bad!

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pdxmonkeyboy

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PostTue May 06, 08 5:02 pm     Reply with quote

[quote="kiteboard117"]
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don't be scared away, they said fern ridge sucked too but we've a few totally awesome sessions out there! you're probably going to have to find out yourself.


yeah, don't take the advice from people who have tried to kite there and said it sucked or from people who know what is lurking out there in the water--- spend your time trying. Or perhaps if you feel so inclined, I could give you a walking tour of the hills above burnt bridge creek (which drains into Van Lake) where all the failed septic systems weep human feces into the creek. Or we could go out in the late summer and look at all the toxic algae blooms on the lake.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/07/algae_bloom_closes_vancouver_l.html

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Moto

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PostThu May 08, 08 11:06 am     Reply with quote

I was just wondering about Vancouver lake - it looks like it could work.

But I wonder . . . could this be someone's secret spot? Could it be that the nay sayers just don't want anyone else partaking in the goods - so they bad mouth the spot? Could this be the fountain of youth for kiteboarders? The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? A real live candy mountain that doesn't take your kidney?

Flat water? Strong, steady, predictable, reliable wind - without any current - and beautiful kite babes to catch and launch your kite every time!! I wonder . . .

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pauls

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PostThu May 08, 08 11:37 am     Reply with quote

terremoto wrote:


Flat water? Strong, steady, predictable, reliable wind - without any current - and beautiful kite babes to catch and launch your kite every time!! I wonder . . .



ssssshhhh!! guess someone had to figure it out in the end - PKH can you delete this thread before the details of this SSS escape from Clark county?

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Bettyboarder

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PostThu May 08, 08 12:00 pm     Reply with quote

Back in the day I learned to Ant leaf board there and it was fun but the water is so nasty now I dont think its worth the risk getting ecoli for it.

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Moto

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PostThu May 08, 08 2:26 pm     Reply with quote

pauls wrote:
terremoto wrote:


Flat water? Strong, steady, predictable, reliable wind - without any current - and beautiful kite babes to catch and launch your kite every time!! I wonder . . .



ssssshhhh!! guess someone had to figure it out in the end - PKH can you delete this thread before the details of this SSS escape from Clark county?


I knew it!!! Twisted Evil Just trying to scare us all away from this SSS.

I'm there - I'll just have to bring some extra penacylin or whatever it takes to clear up an infestation of Ecoli Shocked

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