Hello Sailors,
Many thanks to Pablo for the therapeutic suggestion for dealing with Thursday's disappointment. Pablo used to be my wind adviser... he always seems to know when and where it will be windy. A couple of years ago, I'd know I was in the right place if Pablo was there. Now that he has a real - and good - job, he can't be my barometer. Instead, he's my therapist. You'll have to listen to the audio to know. It's posted at Gorgeradio.com... somewhere...
You may need Pablo's advice for Saturday. Not much in the way of wind. Light thermals late if we're very lucky. Otherwise... well... there's free food and music at the grand opening of the Hood River Waterfront Park (4-7 pm), also known as the New Beach. No, not the nude beach. That's at Rooster Rock. Although... Never mind... Ann would kill me...
Sunday looks much better for windsurfing and kiting. An upper level low off B.C. pushes a front our way in the afternoon. This will limit heating in Portland, while the desert remains toasty. Best winds buffet afternoon wind bunnies with averages in the 22-26 range. If this summer's pattern holds, we'll see 2 hours of good sailing in the corridor, followed by less consistent winds at Doug's, etc. Stevenson seems to do well under this pattern as well.
I've placed Monday's forecast in the wait-and-see folder. Theoretically it should be windy, but models aren't looking so hot yet.
Alrighty. One last thing: Free movie at Jackson Park tomorrow night is The Little Mermaid. Starting time is dusk, right around 8:30.
Oh, and the mountain bike trails are in awesome shape after the rain last week.
Have a great day!
Temira
Print | posted @ Friday, August 22, 2008 9:43 PM