Sunday Spetember 8.
Bobs Beach was the call.
When we arrived Bart was doing the walk of shame with a 5.2 and small board.
The Queen of the Columbia, was docking at the pier just upwind creating a huge wind shadow. It stayed until 5:00pm.

How big was the Fish that Kent almost hit!

In Harolds infinite wisdom he rigged his 4.7? WTF!! Slogged all day - but stuck to it...

We all had great sessions on our 6.6 Huckers. It was "Hucker Fest" up wind - everyone Huckerizing Harold again and again and again and again.


Jim Said he Huckerized Harold twice in one reach.
Ted made the mistake of sailing by Kent and splashing him while he was slogging for a moment. Hmmm Same size sail, same size board and Kent is 60 lbs lighter - Kent had lots of opportunity later to get Ted - and took advantage of it. Did I mention we were going different directions...

Mike noticed Barts notoriety and feeling somewhat Jealous, he also rigged way to small and had a great slog fest while the rest of us were flying by him. Then because of his supperior sailing ability figured he could make the board go - if he just had the right fin.....so after changing fins, he treated everyone to place wagers on whether or not the power would flicker as he passed through the turbines at the Bonneville Dam.

When he got back - he decided that Kiting would be the Call. Ted Volunteered to help him launch... The Queen of the Columbia was still at the pier - blocking the wind in the launch zone and turning it into a rotar. As soon as the kite launched, it did a loop and crashed. Way down wind (and current) he managed to relaunch the kite - but couldn't swim upwind for the board because every time he moved the kite into the power zone - it would collapse.

Ted - feeling sorry for him - swam and swam and swam - halfway across the river and nearly 3/4 of the way to the Bonneville Dam to retrieve and deliver his board. "Ted says thanks to Mike for Buying him supper last night at the Three Rivers Grill!!!!"






Jim and Blain enjoying a "cool one" after a great session at Bobs Beach.