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-====== Hood River, OR ======
-[Under construction – please join in and edit]
-===== Intro =====
-  * Easy access, consistent wind, warm water, and great town.
-  * The river flows to the west and the wind blows to the east.
-===== Downwinders =====
-To orient yourself, use the map [[https://www.gorgedownwindchamps.com/maps|here]]. Following are the downwinder routes.
-  - Bob's Beach to Home Valley (5.5 miles)
-      - Putin and takeout on Washington side of the river.
-  - Home Valley to Drano (7 miles)
-      - Putin and takeout on Washington side of the river.
-  - Viento to Hood River (8 miles)
-      - Putin and takeout on Oregon side of the river.
-      - Work the Oregon side for the first half of the run and then ease over to the Washington side for the second half for the fastest runs.
-      - Remember that you are paddling** **upstream so the biggest runs are often stacked in the strongest opposing current and**the fastest line is usually somewhere between the biggest runs in the current and the flatness over to the side.
-      - The lower part of the run near the Washington side is known as [[https://youtu.be/DjKe_k-RW1k|Swell City]].  Very large waves.  Smaller waves in the center and near the Oregon side.
-  - The Hatchery
-      - An excellent place to practice by doing laps. Ride downwind and use the eddy to easily paddle the upwind section of your laps.
-  - The Paddlewheeler
-      - When the wind isn't blowing the paddlewheeler is out you may hop on its wake and ride it up and down the river.
-===== Races =====
-  * [[https://www.gorgedownwindchamps.com/|The Gorge Downwind Championships]]
-===== Safety =====
-  * Extreme winds. Must have a dependable remount in big conditions.
-  * Watch for kiteboarders, windsurfers and large barges.
-===== Wind Apps and Sites =====
-  * [[https://thegorgeismygym.com/forecast/|The Gorge is My Gym]] The best wind forecast for surf skiing the Gorge.
-  * [[https://www.strava.com/|Strava ]]Automatically tracks your routes and compares your time to other paddlers.
-===== Injury and Recovery =====
-===== Coaches =====
-===== Surfski Dealers =====
-[All the local dealers may be reached through the Whatcom Paddler's listserv. They are free to post their contact info here.]
-===== Repairs =====
-==== Surfskis ====
-==== Paddles ====
-===== Resources =====

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