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You mean that rain , lightning and low pressure storm thats trying to form into a tropical system in the gulf?
No thanks... just got back from almost two weeks sunny warm no rain 7-9 M kite weather everyday in the Gorge. I'll pass until a good day comes here with no crap falling outta the sky
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Raul.. any more advice for my upcoming gorge trip?
hows the water temp? where did you ride the most? I am staying at Lyle for a few days and want to check out the event site and Stevenson. Looks like Stevenson is a great place and less crowded than the event site @ HR. whats the water depth at most of these places? I know lyle has some severe shallows but at HR and Stevenson (if you know).. do you think booties are required? any more info would be great. I dont think I am going to make an ocean trip.. maybe.. but not likely unless I hook up with some other riders to take a day trip. |
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I don't really think you need booties anywhere since its all sand, but getting to the launch sites alotta people use sandals b/c of rocks and peebles. Water level is deep, at least it drops off rapidly after maybe 15-20 feet. Exceptions are at Lyle and the leeward side of the Spit, Stevenson is almost immediate dropoff and has a bad sketchy launch full of big rocks + boulders ( one guy just broke both his heels trying to launch ). Temps gonna be 80's-90's daytime water maybe high 60's. I used my boardshorts and a lycra top almost the whole time. I don't even know if you need a shorty in August??? I pretty much just kited the event site / spit ( advice, just track upwind to the bridge . it's easy and you lose any crowds whatsoever ) , its not that crowded at all on weekdays. Got some good vid of Bruce in 30 kts on a 7m waroo for two of the four days he was there. We were on 9 m the rest of the time and only two days on 12 m and one day on a 14 m. Yeah , Lyle is nice although I didn't kite there, may buy a property there tho' , its pretty cool. Have fun, that campground looks real funky...
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