Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA18298; Mon, 24 Jul 1995 11:37:07 -0700 Return-Path: <shred@netcom.com-DeleteThis> Received: from netcom5.netcom.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA188160956; Mon, 24 Jul 1995 11:36:09 -0700 Received: by netcom5.netcom.com (8.6.12/Netcom) id LAA17630; Mon, 24 Jul 1995 11:29:02 -0700 Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 11:29:01 -0700 (PDT) From: "Edward W. Scott" <shred@netcom.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Gorge report To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis In-Reply-To: <9507241011.ZM10185@hoodriver.esd.sgi.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9507241109.A14766-0100000@netcom5> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Sorry to have missed you. I did Rowena late Fri. on a 4.0, and 4.0 (way
op'd, could've been on a 3.5) at Doug's on Sat. I heard Maryhill was
even more nuclear (gusts to 35).
-shrEd
Ed Scott
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On Mon, 24 Jul 1995, Robert Novak wrote:
> Thursday the wind gods threw the switch. In the morning I sailed at the Event
> Site(at Hoodriver) on a 5.0. I sailed west up to the Hatchery and Swell city.
> It was awesome. This was the first good wind in many weeks and everybody was
> on the water. The Hatchery was packed with, no kidding, 150 -> 200 sailors.
> It was very crazy jybing at the shore because of the traffic. This is also a
> very humbling place to sail because it seems everyone can do loops.
>
> The wind was building and I decided to do the big down winder to the event site
> before it got too scarry.
>
> After lunch I packed up and headed to Rowena which is about 10 miles east of
> Hoodriver. I rigged three times here. First 4.4, then 4.0, then 3.4. I
> sailed my ass of that day. I think I was on the water for about 5.5 hours.
>
> Friday, I sailed the same place at Thursday but the wind was stronger in the
> morning. I stayed at the event site on 4.0 and 3.4 in the morning and 4.0 at
> Rowena in the afternoon.
>
> Saturday I got in a morning session at Mosier (between Rowena and Hoodriver)
> before the long drive home. I sailed 4.4 until the wind built and I couldn't
> hold on any more.
>
>
> All in all a fantastic trip. I wish it blew harder early in the week but I
> honestly don't think my body could have taken another 3 days of 3.4/4.0
> conditions. I also got a chance to see some of the awesome Oregon coast.
>
>
> --
> Robert Novak Silicon Graphics Computer Systems 415-390-2603 robertn@sgi.com-DeleteThis
> http://hoodriver.esd (SGI only)
>
> C:\> Bad command or file name! Go stand in the corner.
>
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