A big congrats to Eastside -- given 'er for two backloops earned him the coveted Golden helmet Woohoo! who's next ?

Huckfest moves to CB tomorrow. The golden helmet could be yours to claim. WD -> pushies? Kus, WSF -> fwds? me -> watching for the new owner of the lid.

The Golden helmet was looking for a new owner at CB today. There was talk, and some hope ... but, it didn't turn into that gonzer loop type of day. And, Paul's loops don't count cuz he's a veteran. So, I'm going to nurture it awhile longer. IV tomorrow afternoon?

h...h...h...h...HUCK !! I'll be packing the golden helmet for the windstravaganza event planned for tomorrow at CB. Who's stepping up next to take home the treasure?

Hey Dave -- thanks for sacrificing your day to maintain the site. This site is like crack for the wind addicts, and we all really appreciate your many efforts.

Note: this reminded me to visit Mr Paypal to ante up some coin to support the site.

I'll toss out an example of bad wave etiquette, related to Gareth's point. Imagine that you're wave sailing (ws or kite). You're coming in, lined up a sweet wave, it's starting to jack up. But ... what's this ... some dood is coming OUT thru the break, spots your wave, and decides to squeeze between...

Just watched the video. Wow What a great production. I'll likely be watching this when I'm 80 ... I remember when...
Nice touch to remember RD at the end. Only 11 months til we do it again

Here's my A-Z roundup of the OR pilgrimage 2012: A - Again: Already thinking about OR trip 2013. B - Burritos: In spite of the Sea Star closure we ate a bazzillion burritos. C - C36: who took his wave sailing to the next level, esp at Flo. D - Double Ds restaurant: first prize for the worst breakfas...

Heading out on the 7:30pm Coho on Friday. BWD also.

Not totally sure where I'm headed. But, likely it'll be Flo for some SUPing on Saturday, then to GB for Sunday.

NOAA is starting to come to the table for Gold Beach:

Sun...N wind 10 to 15 kt...rising to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 ft...subsiding to 3 ft.

WooHoo !

The planned OR trip is on-hold for me, waiting for the coast forecast to improve. Tentatively, I'm looking at heading out Friday evening. Days 8 and 9 of the pressure model are looking good for Pistol Some hope.

Any pointers on what is a 'good' and 'bad' forecasts look like on this model Right now it's hard to show a good forecast because every day of the 9 day pressure model is bad for the S Oregon coast. I'll try to describe a good forecast in words, then add a graphic when a decent forecast shows up. Fo...

hope may not be lost ... there is this place called the Juan de Fuca that is promising some wind on the weekend. Strange name, this place, likely a bit of a drive

Saturday..Wind west 15 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to 35 late in the
day.

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today held the update to the RD forum that I've feared would come ... while this day seemed inevitable, I've seen people recover from the brink, and I held out some hope. Sadly, it was not to be for Andrei. Andrei will be sorely missed. A couple of things: - I'm pretty proud to be part of this group...