Oregon coast 2016
Amazing pics Dave as always. Must be great to be sharing the water with KP and the other Pros!
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Thanks for the updates Dave. Looks great.
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the guy on the left must have some sort of 'Aquaphobia', he is flying in all photos ...
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My annual pilgrimage to Oregon coast and the Gorge between July 1-15.
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gabrielb wrote:...the guy on the left must have some sort of 'Aquaphobia', he is flying in all photos ...
That's Kevin Kevin Pritchard (multiple world championships, referred to by many as "KP" for short).
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S7 – windsurf – Cape Sebastien (2017 June 21)
Started the day off with a morning session at the Cape in the hopes of getting some down-the-line wavesailing in before the wind blew out the waves on offer. Simon was pretty excited to get out there. Impact zone was a little tricky, even on the flooding mid-tide. But there were some waves on offer so we all got to work. Rides and hits were taken, but the session was cut short when the volume of the wind was turned up. Simon was now two for two!
Thanks to Mandi for taking all of the action shots in this gallery! Next stop Florence.
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S8 – windsurf – Florence (2017 June 21)
Happy Anniversary! Exiting views of Gold Beach, south jetty and the Rogue River. Quick look-see at Face Rock in Bandon (large NW wind swell and lot of white water). Considered stopping in at the Dairy Queen in Bandon, but decided it was too soon (still feeling a little sad inside). Woman at the gas station seemed to appreciate the mini-tour humour. Arrived at south jetty in Florence to find KP, JP, and Russ enjoying the clean sets. Decided on the same sail size as yesterday (4.0) but took more float (92), which helped in launching and in the lulls, but was too much when the wind ramped up. Fun at first, and at the end, but punishing in the middle (twisting gusts, stuffed gybes, backwinded sails). Some of the smoothest waves of the trip, until the wind stepped up. Spooky, square confused inside water (seemed like there was a trough hiding behind a sandbar on the inside), but more organized on the outside and pretty forgiving. Some were so clean and steep they gave you no option, but to jump! Trudy asked, “Is it really gusty or is it just me?” JP was a little disappointed by the modest swell, but still went out for a second session on his `standard issue` 4.5. Looked like Jesse was having fun on the outside, even during the peak of the wind. Simon was now three for three! Florence showed a bit of mean streak today. Thanks again to Mandi for battling the sand storm to capture most of the pictures today (again)! Noticed on the way out that it is the South Jetty`s 100th anniversary! It took seven years to construct from 1910 to 1917 (that must have been fun times). Stayed at Honeyman State Park last night and both M and Simon seemed impressed.
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Started the day off with a morning session at the Cape in the hopes of getting some down-the-line wavesailing in before the wind blew out the waves on offer. Simon was pretty excited to get out there. Impact zone was a little tricky, even on the flooding mid-tide. But there were some waves on offer so we all got to work. Rides and hits were taken, but the session was cut short when the volume of the wind was turned up. Simon was now two for two!
Thanks to Mandi for taking all of the action shots in this gallery! Next stop Florence.
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S8 – windsurf – Florence (2017 June 21)
Happy Anniversary! Exiting views of Gold Beach, south jetty and the Rogue River. Quick look-see at Face Rock in Bandon (large NW wind swell and lot of white water). Considered stopping in at the Dairy Queen in Bandon, but decided it was too soon (still feeling a little sad inside). Woman at the gas station seemed to appreciate the mini-tour humour. Arrived at south jetty in Florence to find KP, JP, and Russ enjoying the clean sets. Decided on the same sail size as yesterday (4.0) but took more float (92), which helped in launching and in the lulls, but was too much when the wind ramped up. Fun at first, and at the end, but punishing in the middle (twisting gusts, stuffed gybes, backwinded sails). Some of the smoothest waves of the trip, until the wind stepped up. Spooky, square confused inside water (seemed like there was a trough hiding behind a sandbar on the inside), but more organized on the outside and pretty forgiving. Some were so clean and steep they gave you no option, but to jump! Trudy asked, “Is it really gusty or is it just me?” JP was a little disappointed by the modest swell, but still went out for a second session on his `standard issue` 4.5. Looked like Jesse was having fun on the outside, even during the peak of the wind. Simon was now three for three! Florence showed a bit of mean streak today. Thanks again to Mandi for battling the sand storm to capture most of the pictures today (again)! Noticed on the way out that it is the South Jetty`s 100th anniversary! It took seven years to construct from 1910 to 1917 (that must have been fun times). Stayed at Honeyman State Park last night and both M and Simon seemed impressed.
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Any pix of Jason Polakow (JP)?
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maybe in your 20's your food basket looked slightly different ...
I saw your pic...
...you got 20 points right there... but this guy is still ahead:
first glance seemed you shredded your fellow windsurfer.
JP, hope he's got the right fin ...
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I saw your pic...
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...you got 20 points right there... but this guy is still ahead:
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first glance seemed you shredded your fellow windsurfer.
JP, hope he's got the right fin ...
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S9 – windsurf – Florence (2017 June 22)
Trade. Day five and first single session day of the trip. Got to sleep in to 8:30am. Hot indoor shower. Breakfast in Old Town. Uploading pictures with Trudy at Safeway. Then rumour had it the locals were aiming for a 12 noon start. Windoctor arrived following the trade for M (headed home), Redbaron (Gorge) and Mandi (Gorge). Given the forecast was for similar, but slightly lighter wind I rigged the same set-up in hopes of getting ahead of the curve today and it worked for the most part. A little light at first, but nice big clean waves (as Redbaron predicted). It was like the gentle sloughing waves you sometimes get at Long Beach, only bigger. Much bigger at times. Tsawwassen and JP shared a bomb of party wave! Windoctor said he felt a little out of sorts being road weary, but his sailing didn’t show it (forward, wave 360, top turns and bottom turns all looked sharp). Simon`s streak was broken as he was denied the outside today (three for four overall). The real Oregon coast showed up today. Sand was blowing again as the wind continued to ramp up as I left. Funny though – yesterday looked easy, but was tough; today looked challenging (and was), but was really sweet. Sad to see M leave for home. Safe travels! Might have the $12.99 buffet at the Casino for dinner tonight.
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Trade. Day five and first single session day of the trip. Got to sleep in to 8:30am. Hot indoor shower. Breakfast in Old Town. Uploading pictures with Trudy at Safeway. Then rumour had it the locals were aiming for a 12 noon start. Windoctor arrived following the trade for M (headed home), Redbaron (Gorge) and Mandi (Gorge). Given the forecast was for similar, but slightly lighter wind I rigged the same set-up in hopes of getting ahead of the curve today and it worked for the most part. A little light at first, but nice big clean waves (as Redbaron predicted). It was like the gentle sloughing waves you sometimes get at Long Beach, only bigger. Much bigger at times. Tsawwassen and JP shared a bomb of party wave! Windoctor said he felt a little out of sorts being road weary, but his sailing didn’t show it (forward, wave 360, top turns and bottom turns all looked sharp). Simon`s streak was broken as he was denied the outside today (three for four overall). The real Oregon coast showed up today. Sand was blowing again as the wind continued to ramp up as I left. Funny though – yesterday looked easy, but was tough; today looked challenging (and was), but was really sweet. Sad to see M leave for home. Safe travels! Might have the $12.99 buffet at the Casino for dinner tonight.
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My Oregon coast tour came to an end yesterday, sorry for no daily session logs but due to lack of patience with the painfully slow internet and no energy I let Dave handle that task as he does a much better job than me anyways. 
Thanks Dave for all the photos, daily updates and sharing the adventure. The Cape was a bit of a disappointment this year but was still fun and I managed to get in one aerial! I did acquire an appreciation for The Rock this year, thanks again for Dave convincing me to sail that day. After watching the pros for about an hour I picked up on a few things and was able to put them to the test and I'm looking forward to getting back there again. Florence in the end was the highlight of the trip though and thanks to Trudy for capturing this moment! There were a few other great moments that day, sharing the stoke with Dave, Simon and Chris and the party wave with JP was another fun moment, although they were all payed for by many good washings that day trying to slog out through those mackers!
Thanks Dave for all the photos, daily updates and sharing the adventure. The Cape was a bit of a disappointment this year but was still fun and I managed to get in one aerial! I did acquire an appreciation for The Rock this year, thanks again for Dave convincing me to sail that day. After watching the pros for about an hour I picked up on a few things and was able to put them to the test and I'm looking forward to getting back there again. Florence in the end was the highlight of the trip though and thanks to Trudy for capturing this moment! There were a few other great moments that day, sharing the stoke with Dave, Simon and Chris and the party wave with JP was another fun moment, although they were all payed for by many good washings that day trying to slog out through those mackers!- Michael
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