sauvie...?

Spike · Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert

Sure hope its going to blow, cause that's where I'm headed
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And don't worry, there's only one true Spike Twisted Evil

pdxmonkeyboy · Sun Jun 22, 08 11:12 am **Re: sauvie...?**

Blue · Since 03 Jul 2007 469 Posts I used to be Obsessed

So, how was it as SI in the evening? I checked it on the way to Jones around 1pm and the wind seemed less than what the sensor was showing. Did it pick up later?

pdxmonkeyboy · Sun Jun 22, 08 9:06 pm

it came up a little later but nothing really to write home about. decently powered on 14m and twin tip. Not enough to really boost or practice and moves. It did reinforce whaty I already knew though, you need lots of speed to boost unhooked. I thought I would cheat and send my kite a little.. Lets just say it was funny.

Spike · Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert

Me and jbruxer got there around 1:00, waited about 4 or 5 hours for wind, and then watched everybody else show up on time

Moto · Since 03 Sep 2006 2698 Posts Still a gojo pimp! Moto Mouth

Bros - after everyone packed up I stroked and caressed sauvie into giving me a private blow. Here are some not so exciting pics of my light wind blow

forrest · Mon Jun 23, 08 7:38 am

See man, that's awesome, looks powered. but you're doing that kite to high at 11 o'clock thing that everyone else does. Put that kite low, like at 10 o'clock (which isn't really that low) and it'll be a way better raley.

pdxmonkeyboy · Mon Jun 23, 08 7:48 am

I hear that. I think that was my massive dangle railey. It seemed like I ended up sending the T2 allot more than my 11m Rev. I switched my hands up (back hand on center of bar, front hand on the end of the bar) and that seemed to help a bunch but at that point the wind was dying and I couldn't get any speed.

(and there was someone going out 50' from the beach and then turning around and then going out 50' and turning around then going out 50' and turning around Rolling Eyes

).

side bar- what is the prupose of the stopper ball on my T2 depower line. I crashed once, let go of the bar and the stopper ball actually moved down the depower rope so much that I couldn't sheet out. ?

forrest · Mon Jun 23, 08 7:50 am

Just keep practicing man, it will come together. Think about your hands as your loading up. Maybe even pull in on your front hand just a little to compensate. Good height though!

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

Yeah looking good but kite needs to be lower. Really got to focus on front hand pull, as soon as you go in the air the natural thing is to fall beneath the kite which makes the kite go even higher.

It helps me to put my front hand further out away from the CL on the bar, so you get more leverage and naturally pull the kite down. You want the kite headed down when the picture snaps, then you'll be more extended and we'll see the kite lines nice-n-low.

You're right about speed, need lots of it. Should have seen how fast the booters were going yesterday in the flats. Shocked

When you feel like you are going downwind so fast you might die, that's a good time to throw a legit raley.

Anyway I don't know shit, I just ride river swell on my skim like a kook. Very Happy

Kataku2k3 · Since 14 Aug 2005 3754 Posts PDX-LA Videographer

hmmm.... Sauvie: Flow trends NW which is better here, PM push into 12-15 range.

Moto · Since 03 Sep 2006 2698 Posts Still a gojo pimp! Moto Mouth

Regarding the second to the last picture Spike posted - 7mm thick wetsuit and booties Shocked

Whoooaaa!!! Must have been arctic temps at Sauvies yesterday!!

FlyDunes · Since 09 Oct 2007 1034 Posts Aloha XTreme Poster

pdxmonkeyboy · Mon Jun 23, 08 1:38 pm

Sorry, but you were one of the two offenders but only in a very minimal way Crying or Very sad

Fortunately though you weren't THE offender. It's all good though, you seemed to be kiting very well and everyone has equal right to share the water so don't be self conscious about kiting out there (or anywhere).

The OTHER guy though...Jesus dude you scared of the water or what? I would time my tacks so he was leaving the beach when I was coming in, then he would literally get 200' offshore and turn around. Or come in an just hang his kite at 12:00 while wallowing around next to the beach. 2-3 times, ok whatever..the whole time... kindly move up the beach.

In the end he probably has the same point of view that I do in so much as I don't want to eat shit and get my kite all tangled out in the middle of nowhere. But on the other hand, I ahd some people watching me on the beach to give me some tips on my gailies.

jbruxer · Since 24 Jul 2005 398 Posts Beaverton, OR Obsessed

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Spike · Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert

well SI looked good and was close, that's why we initially went there. When we got there we figured we'd wait for a bit. by 3:00 we got a stevo report of 23mph winds, but if we packed everything up and drove there we wouldn't get there till 5:00, and the wind usually shuts off aorund 5:30 or 6:00 early in the season. basically it was due to crappy forecasts and bad timing Sad