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 ===== Ambleside was a blast! =====
+(//Edifor: See [[:tidalrace:ambleside|Ambleside]]// )
+**Ambleside this weekend\\
+Bob Putnam** \\
+/31/19 #25260
+Ambleside is looking good for Saturday/Sunday. Good Gorge-Like conditions with warm water and no shuttling required. Should be good from 9:30. Building to 11:30. Then waiting till 1:00
+If you’ve never been, you’re missing out Watch Oscar’s video 2nd half of the video is best
+[[https://youtu.be/LlTXaYJXTKc|https://youtu.be/LlTXaYJXTKc]]
 **Dan Mayhew** \\
-/04/19  #25273
+/04/19 #25273
-Ambleside was so much fun yesterday.  Ryan and I arrived early and met some Canadian paddlers that explained what was going to happen.  At first, the water was dead flat with no breeze. We assumed it would be a pleasant flatwater paddle. As more and paddlers arrived, from as far away as Seattle and Kelowna, BC, the rip started up and 20 plus paddlers jumped in. B'ham was well represented, and I am sure will be in the future.
+Ambleside was so much fun yesterday. Ryan and I arrived early and met some Canadian paddlers that explained what was going to happen. At first, the water was dead flat with no breeze. We assumed it would be a pleasant flatwater paddle. As more and paddlers arrived, from as far away as Seattle and Kelowna, BC, the rip started up and 20 plus paddlers jumped in. B'ham was well represented, and I am sure will be in the future.
-With Bob's permission, I started a page with his info in Surfski.wiki about surfing at Ambleside. If you were there yesterday, or have knowledge about Ambleside, please add it to the wiki. Bob, what was the name of the tide app you recommended? Feel free to put it in the wiki, or send it to me and I will add it.  Here is the Surfski.wiki Ambleside page: https://surfski.wiki/doku.php?id=ambleside
+With Bob's permission, I started a page with his info in Surfski.wiki about surfing at Ambleside. If you were there yesterday, or have knowledge about Ambleside, please add it to the wiki. Bob, what was the name of the tide app you recommended? Feel free to put it in the wiki, or send it to me and I will add it. Here is the Surfski.wiki Ambleside page: [[https://surfski.wiki/doku.php?id=ambleside|https://surfski.wiki/doku.php?id=ambleside]]
 Dan
 **Dennis Mowry** \\
-/04/19  #25274
+/04/19 #25274
 Quite the fun setup on Saturday at Ambleside Park, West Vancouver. Beautiful setting and dynamic waves and downstream current to carry us back.
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 **Dennis Mowry** \\
-/04/19  #25275
+/04/19 #25275
 Oh yeah, 8 iof us including Dan and Ryan.\\
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 **Paul Reavley** \\
-/04/19  #25276
+/04/19 #25276
 Ditto on Dennis and Dan's posts and thanks to Bob Putnam for the heads up. Ambleside was fun. I believe Dennis mentioned all of the Bellingham folks I saw - add Dan Mayhew who also has posted a report. I agree with their descriptions - if you paddled upwind to the yellow buoy or farther - my experience was very choppy multidirectional waves that I either did not catch or had a hard time connecting with additional waves. Greg Redman, Bob, Ana, and Wilson connected long runs while scratching their noses or adjusting their sun glasses and wondering what everyone else's problem was. Dennis seemed to be glad he brought his Swordfish and not the Vega. Denise found it challenging in her Nelo 550. She then tried my Think Ace which offered more stability but was a bit too much of a tank for her to get easily onto the waves.
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 If you're interested in getting a little idea of what the smooth section looked like (although this does not show the best waves) here's a short video from my paddle yesterday:
-https://youtu.be/4R0mmydYx0s
+[[https://youtu.be/4R0mmydYx0s|https://youtu.be/4R0mmydYx0s]]
 **Dennis Mowry**
-/04/19  #25277
+/04/19 #25277
 Paul,\\
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 **Nicholas Cryder** \\
-/05/19  #25279
+/05/19 #25279
-There you guys go hogging all the fun again. Nice write ups, can't believe I haven't done that run yet. Curious if weed is an issue up there? I'd imagine not because it's deep water...
+There you guys go hogging all the fun again. Nice write ups, can't believe I haven't done that run yet. Curious if weed is an issue up there? I'd imagine not because it's deep water…
 ProTip: If you ever find conditions too big for your paddling britches, just turn on your GoPro and it will flatten everything right out. Works every time!
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 **Bob Putnam**
-/05/19  #25280
+/05/19 #25280
-No eel grass but some rock weed.  Occasional 2x4\\
+No eel grass but some rock weed. Occasional 2×4\\
-but weed is not an issue in Canada.  Or at Ambleside. I ran a big DK with vertical rake and didn’t catch anything over the two days.  On Saturday the Current was 3 knots when we started and increased to 5 km.  So, stronger current and fatigue contributes to catching less runs.   I use a Epic small mid-Wing set at 210 cm.   This helps decrease fatigue.
+but weed is not an issue in Canada. Or at Ambleside. I ran a big DK with vertical rake and didn’t catch anything over the two days. On Saturday the Current was 3 knots when we started and increased to 5 km. So, stronger current and fatigue contributes to catching less runs. I use a Epic small mid-Wing set at 210 cm. This helps decrease fatigue.
-The cool thing about Ambleside is that you never get the same conditions twice.  Current speed, tide height, wind direction and speed blend to create an ever changing play ground sometimes from one run to the next.  Sometimes it’s 500m long and 3ft. Other days it’s  2km long and 6’
+The cool thing about Ambleside is that you never get the same conditions twice. Current speed, tide height, wind direction and speed blend to create an ever changing play ground sometimes from one run to the next. Sometimes it’s 500m long and 3ft. Other days it’s 2km long and 6’
 **Dan Mayhew** \\
-/05/19  #25283
+/05/19 #25283
 I don't know what rockweed is but my bow took a dive and a nice big bull wrapped around my waist like a seat belt! I was very happy when it slid back into the water like a snake darting under a rock.
-Hey Bob, what was the tide app you mentioned?  I want to put into the surfski.wiki.
+Hey Bob, what was the tide app you mentioned? I want to put into the surfski.wiki.
 Thanks for showing us the ropes this weekend!
 **Bob Putnam** \\
-/05/19  #25285
+/05/19 #25285
+AyeTides. [[https://www.hahnsoftware.com/ayetides/AyeTides.html|https://www.hahnsoftware.com/ayetides/AyeTides.html]]
+**Ambleside Video\\
+Wilson Reavley** \\
+/05/19 #25286
+Ana and I came up to Ambleside both Saturday and Sunday and had a blast both days. It's super interesting how slight changes to conditions affect the position and duration of the best waves on each run. Big thanks to Bob for letting everyone know that Ambleside would be working, it was great training and a better time!
+We threw together a quick edit of some of our GoPro footage here: [[https://youtu.be/2lOLBolOs8w|https://youtu.be/2lOLBolOs8w]]
+Wilson
+**Denise Weeks** \\
+/06/19 #25289
+Okay, I might have a little bit of parental bias here, but I think this is a GREAT video! It highlights your and Ana’s incredible skill, the aesthetic appeal of this sport (the location, the water, the lines, the cool carving through the waves), and pure joy.
+Thanks for this. Very inspirational!
+**Bob Putnam**
+/06/19 #25290
+Great Video Wilson. You guys were schredding! I’d love to get a drone out there one day. Next current cycle starts Sunday August 11, 6:50 am. Just need some NW wind.
+**Dan Mayhew** \\
+/06/19 #25292
+Hey Wilson,
+Do you mind if I put your video in the surfski.wiki and take Oscar's out? I like yours better and it is nice to promote local talent. If you wanted to do the swap, it would show your name in the wiki. I am happy either way. Here is the posting: [[https://surfski.wiki/doku.php?id=ambleside|https://surfski.wiki/doku.php?id=ambleside]]
+**Wilson Reavley** \\
+/06/19 #25295
+Hey Dan,
+Go for it! I think I speak for Ana in saying that we'd be super happy to have our video on the wiki. Ambleside is an awesome local spot, so if we can help spread the stoke that'd be great.
+Wilson
+**Dan Mayhew** \\
+/07/19 #25296
-AyeTides. https://www.hahnsoftware.com/ayetides/AyeTides.html
+It's done. Thanks Wilson and Ana! [[:tidalrace:ambleside|Ambleside]]

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