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| Southerlies and westerlies are associated with big fall / winter storms and often occur before or after rain. Water depth seems to have much less of an effect on quality of swells. In fact, we usually shoot for the channel where the depth is 400-600 feet. Winds are gusty and temperamental, in contrast to the more consistent northerlies. We hit 40 mph a bunch of times, and 50 at least once last winter. On big days like this, the major challenge to connecting tens of glides is simply staying on the board. For most of our southerly runs, the fetch is 10-20 miles which seems to be sufficient only for days with >20 mph wind (in contrast to the northerlies which are great with ~15 mph or even less). Tide is a major consideration. Low tide is universally awesome. Moderate can be equally fun, but is technical with both on and off shore swell. High tide is to be avoided both because of massive floating logs and a complete loss of wave patterns in the water….(Ed. //These comments about tide are not universally true across the whole Sound - not sure whether the logs Blue Crab is talking about are more due to river flows or whether their downwinders were often after heavy rain (in our experience affects log frequency much more), but we do not see this so much in north Puget Sound//)"\\ | Southerlies and westerlies are associated with big fall / winter storms and often occur before or after rain. Water depth seems to have much less of an effect on quality of swells. In fact, we usually shoot for the channel where the depth is 400-600 feet. Winds are gusty and temperamental, in contrast to the more consistent northerlies. We hit 40 mph a bunch of times, and 50 at least once last winter. On big days like this, the major challenge to connecting tens of glides is simply staying on the board. For most of our southerly runs, the fetch is 10-20 miles which seems to be sufficient only for days with >20 mph wind (in contrast to the northerlies which are great with ~15 mph or even less). Tide is a major consideration. Low tide is universally awesome. Moderate can be equally fun, but is technical with both on and off shore swell. High tide is to be avoided both because of massive floating logs and a complete loss of wave patterns in the water….(Ed. //These comments about tide are not universally true across the whole Sound - not sure whether the logs Blue Crab is talking about are more due to river flows or whether their downwinders were often after heavy rain (in our experience affects log frequency much more), but we do not see this so much in north Puget Sound//)"\\ | ||
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| ===== Locales (Paddling in and adjacent to Puget Sound) ===== | ===== Locales (Paddling in and adjacent to Puget Sound) ===== | ||
| + | * **[[:seattle|Seattle Paddling]]** | ||
| * **North of Seattle** | * **North of Seattle** | ||
| * **[[:bellingham|Bellingham Area]]** ([[:jetty_island|Jetty Island]], [[:camano_island|Camano Island]], [[:whidbey_island|]], [[:bellingham|Bellingham]], and [[:vancouver|North to Vancouver]]) | * **[[:bellingham|Bellingham Area]]** ([[:jetty_island|Jetty Island]], [[:camano_island|Camano Island]], [[:whidbey_island|]], [[:bellingham|Bellingham]], and [[:vancouver|North to Vancouver]]) | ||
| * **Edmonds ** [[https://www.portofedmonds.org/marina-camera/|Edmonds Marina Webcam]] | * **Edmonds ** [[https://www.portofedmonds.org/marina-camera/|Edmonds Marina Webcam]] | ||
| * **to Mukilteo ** [[:stories:edmonds_mukilteo_2016|Downwinder 10/08/2016]], [[https://youtu.be/e67p6MLPYOc|video]] | * **to Mukilteo ** [[:stories:edmonds_mukilteo_2016|Downwinder 10/08/2016]], [[https://youtu.be/e67p6MLPYOc|video]] | ||
| - | * **[[:seattle|Seattle]]** | + | * **South of Seattle** |
| - | * **[[:south_puget_sound|South Puget ]]** **[[:south_puget_sound|Sound ]]**Tacoma, Hood Canal | + | * **[[:south_puget_sound|South Puget ]]** **[[:south_puget_sound|Sound ]]**Tacoma, Hood Canal |
| - | * **[[:juan_de_fuca_strait|]] (west of the Sound)** | + | * **West of Seattle** |
| + | * **[[:juan_de_fuca_strait|]] (west of the Sound)** | ||
| + | * … | ||
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| ===== Safety ===== | ===== Safety ===== | ||
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| * [[https://surfski.wiki/stories/distances_dock_ships_2013|Fairhaven Drydock Discussion 2013]] | * [[https://surfski.wiki/stories/distances_dock_ships_2013|Fairhaven Drydock Discussion 2013]] | ||
| * [[https://surfski.wiki/stories/bellingham_stories|Bellingham Stories & Incident Reports]] | * [[https://surfski.wiki/stories/bellingham_stories|Bellingham Stories & Incident Reports]] | ||
| + | * … | ||
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| ===== Races ===== | ===== Races ===== | ||
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| * [[:races:puget_sound_races|]] | * [[:races:puget_sound_races|]] | ||
| * … | * … | ||
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| ===== Repairs ===== | ===== Repairs ===== | ||
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| ===== Rental ===== | ===== Rental ===== | ||
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| * [[https://www.gorgedownwindchamps.com/boat-rentals|Rentals]] for the Gorge Downwind Championships | * [[https://www.gorgedownwindchamps.com/boat-rentals|Rentals]] for the Gorge Downwind Championships | ||
| * See [[:vancouver#rentals|Vancouver, BC Rentals]] (143 miles from Seattle) | * See [[:vancouver#rentals|Vancouver, BC Rentals]] (143 miles from Seattle) | ||
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| ===== Clubs/Coaches ===== | ===== Clubs/Coaches ===== | ||
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| * [[https://www.ghckrt.com/|Gig Harbor]] | * [[https://www.ghckrt.com/|Gig Harbor]] | ||
| * [[https://www.keystonekayaks.com/|Keystone]] | * [[https://www.keystonekayaks.com/|Keystone]] | ||
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| ===== Resources ===== | ===== Resources ===== | ||
| + | * [[https://sourdoughwillys.com/pizza-school/|Pacific Northwest School of Pizza]] (Kingston) | ||
| * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/204284264864275/|Paddling Puget Sound (facebook)]] | * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/204284264864275/|Paddling Puget Sound (facebook)]] | ||
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| + | ===== Wildlife ===== | ||
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| + | (we know, just a drop in the bucket, but sometimes we may be able to include something to watch out for either to avoid or enjoy) | ||
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| + | * [[:wild_life#puget_sound|Puget Sound Sea Creatures]] | ||
| * … | * … | ||
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