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kochease
Since 03 Jul 2008
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 Wed Jul 09, 08 2:07 pm Kalama Wa is really blowing good right now!! |
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I work right on the water in Kalama and it is blowing great!! Anybody going tonight in kalama?? I will be there. Yesterday was great too. Is going to be a good week here. Blowing a steady 14, gust of 17-20. According to my weather station at work.
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kss
Since 24 Apr 2006
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| Wed Jul 09, 08 6:43 pm |
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| kochease-- i'll meet up with you there sometime. I've been preachin the Kalama option for a few weeks now... after being able to appreciate the nice grassy launch there now with the NEW PARk. I work in the couv, but usually leave early most weekdays to kite. hope you got it good today. I went to Sauvies based on the forecast the YESTERDAys exploits. Sauvies was sauvies. |
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Blue
Since 03 Jul 2007
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| Wed Jul 09, 08 11:52 pm Re: Kalama Wa is really blowing good right now!! |
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| kochease wrote: | I work right on the water in Kalama and it is blowing great!! Anybody going tonight in kalama?? I will be there. Yesterday was great too. Is going to be a good week here. Blowing a steady 14, gust of 17-20. According to my weather station at work.
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So spill the beans. Where is the launch and what sensors you look for to know if it is going?
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
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| Thu Jul 10, 08 6:05 am |
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| I've always wanted to kite Kalama. I saw some wakeboard sliders there once, wonder if they're still there. |
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kochease
Since 03 Jul 2008
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In Ft. Stevens, OR
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| Thu Jul 10, 08 6:11 am It died |
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Kalama DIED!!!! as soon as I got off work. It was great till 3 pm. Was 16-20 in the morning and very steady. Got off work and nothing. Only place blowing was Jones Beach. Kalama is great with N winds. They have a new park that is nice and green for launching, long beach but not very wide. To many fisherman yesterday too but when is windy Kalama is Awsome.. Wind is consistant and barely any boats to deal with, calmer water. Just Fisherman to watch for but there is lots of water space.
Probably go to Willow Grove in Longview today because my 16m got a hole in it last night. suppose to be blowing 15-20 mph there so I'll bring my 12m. |
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pauls
Since 20 Jun 2005
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| Thu Jul 10, 08 7:16 am |
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| kss wrote: | | kochease-- i'll meet up with you there sometime. I've been preachin the Kalama option for a few weeks now... |
Todd, i'll try and come with you....Kalama to Woodland downwinder?
How does Willow Grove compare to Jones? |
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kss
Since 24 Apr 2006
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| Thu Jul 10, 08 8:03 am |
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sounds good Paul.
..... yeah the wind died at Sauvies last night too. Was blowing about 14/15 at 2pm... then back to the 10-12ish range, some of the time.  |
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rich
Since 30 Nov 2005
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| Thu Jul 10, 08 8:06 am |
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| I recall that willow grove has the same temperament as sauvies |
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kochease
Since 03 Jul 2008
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| Thu Jul 10, 08 9:01 am |
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| Ya willow grove can be tempermental...But if its going its good, only a few of us kiteboarders there and the people are nice and stay out of the way. I have a weather thing at my work here right on the river in Kalama but its only works when it wants to... I went to willow last night since Kalama died but my new kite came had a hole in the leading edge bladder damnit!!! So I hope it really blows good today!! |
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pauls
Since 20 Jun 2005
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| Thu Jul 10, 08 10:01 am |
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| how do you forecast Willow Grove - does it blow at the same time as Jones? |
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kochease
Since 03 Jul 2008
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rich
Since 30 Nov 2005
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| Thu Jul 10, 08 10:39 am |
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| I seem to have pretty good luck w/ the jones forecast. You can probably save a lil gas by trusting the ikite forecast for jones and trying to figure out willow grove the other way. Jones is so good though, dunno why you'd bother trying to figure out a spot full of crack heads and iffy wind like willow. |
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kochease
Since 03 Jul 2008
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| Thu Jul 10, 08 10:56 am . |
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| Ya the wind can be iffy but its only 15 min. from my house instead of 40 min like jones. Jones is awsome!! Is way fun except for the fisherman and the freakin ATV's running over your lines...So if I can drive less in my truck and save some bucks in gas I do. Ikite has a good sensor at jones, but it tends to read a few mph less than it really is.. so bring your smaller kite too. |
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