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| **D'Mow rocking downwind in Tarifa** \\ | **D'Mow rocking downwind in Tarifa** \\ | ||
| - | **Paul Reavley **10/03/22 #32432 | + | **Paul Reavley **10/03/22 #32432 |
| - | https://youtu.be/hEk4BuCe9cU | + | [[https://youtu.be/hEk4BuCe9cU|https://youtu.be/hEk4BuCe9cU]] |
| - | **John Schwandt **10/03/22 #32433 | + | **John Schwandt **10/03/22 #32433 |
| Wow. You guys were cruising! Great music too. I watched the whole thing. That is inspiring.\\ | Wow. You guys were cruising! Great music too. I watched the whole thing. That is inspiring.\\ | ||
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| - | **Casey Palmer-McGee **10/03/22 #32434 | + | **Casey Palmer-McGee **10/03/22 #32434 |
| AWESOME! So good I watched it twice! Moving out there!\\ | AWESOME! So good I watched it twice! Moving out there!\\ | ||
| Casey | Casey | ||
| - | **Reivers Dustin **10/03/22 #32435 | + | **Reivers Dustin **10/03/22 #32435 |
| - | dang. And warm water too. | + | dang. And warm water too. |
| - | **Duncan Howat **10/03/22 #32436 | + | **Duncan Howat **10/03/22 #32436 |
| while all that looks good, the question I have for Dennis, Denise and Paul, is, is it as good as the Gorge in July, or Maui about anytime? | while all that looks good, the question I have for Dennis, Denise and Paul, is, is it as good as the Gorge in July, or Maui about anytime? | ||
| - | **Paul Reavley **10/04/22 #32437 | + | **Paul Reavley **10/04/22 #32437 |
| Duncan - my take is that yes it is one of those places. It ranks very highly in windy days/year though probably not as high/strong as Maui. The water gets colder than Maui but stays a lot warmer than Bellingham - Tarifa winter water is like our summer water or maybe a tad warmer. There is a fair amount of variety in the main 40 miles or so of most accessible downwinding. There is a tide race to practice on when the wind is down and there is shore break practice and surfing. (We were told there are no sharks to worry about) The Gorge and Maui have more territory than that if you are willing to drive, but the runs in Tarifa start right at town (we could easily walk to our launch sites) and have short shuttles and if you want to drive farther or get more variety the southern coast of Spain also has a lot of good coastline downwinding available. Boyan tells us that his favorite local run is the one from Tarifa towards Gibraltar and that it is never exactly the same. | Duncan - my take is that yes it is one of those places. It ranks very highly in windy days/year though probably not as high/strong as Maui. The water gets colder than Maui but stays a lot warmer than Bellingham - Tarifa winter water is like our summer water or maybe a tad warmer. There is a fair amount of variety in the main 40 miles or so of most accessible downwinding. There is a tide race to practice on when the wind is down and there is shore break practice and surfing. (We were told there are no sharks to worry about) The Gorge and Maui have more territory than that if you are willing to drive, but the runs in Tarifa start right at town (we could easily walk to our launch sites) and have short shuttles and if you want to drive farther or get more variety the southern coast of Spain also has a lot of good coastline downwinding available. Boyan tells us that his favorite local run is the one from Tarifa towards Gibraltar and that it is never exactly the same. | ||
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| No, it is far less convenient to travel from Bellingham to Tarifa. Otherwise Denise and I would probably consider coming here regularly. I should add that Boyan is a very good teacher, he has his safety act finely tuned, and he is a great guy and entertaining character. Worth at least one visit to downwind with Boyan? - absolutely. He says that repeat customers are a major part of his business.\\ | No, it is far less convenient to travel from Bellingham to Tarifa. Otherwise Denise and I would probably consider coming here regularly. I should add that Boyan is a very good teacher, he has his safety act finely tuned, and he is a great guy and entertaining character. Worth at least one visit to downwind with Boyan? - absolutely. He says that repeat customers are a major part of his business.\\ | ||
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| - | **Paul Reavley **10/04/22 #32438 | + | **Paul Reavley **10/04/22 #32438 |
| Oh, and once you get past the cost of plane tickets, the cost of accommodations, food, etc. is way less than Maui. And we could walk 50 yds from where we were staying and be in the water practicing with foils and wings if we had them. You should probably plan on 3-4 weeks at least. | Oh, and once you get past the cost of plane tickets, the cost of accommodations, food, etc. is way less than Maui. And we could walk 50 yds from where we were staying and be in the water practicing with foils and wings if we had them. You should probably plan on 3-4 weeks at least. | ||
| - | **Dennis Mowry **10/04/22 #32439 | + | **Dennis Mowry **10/04/22 #32439 |
| - | Here's my answer. \\ | + | Here's my answer.\\ |
| Tarifa is great, there was a lot of options to choose from, like Paul said. The experience is interesting, paddling by Gibraltar between Europe and Africa. If I missed the turn I feel I could of easily paddled to Morocco? | Tarifa is great, there was a lot of options to choose from, like Paul said. The experience is interesting, paddling by Gibraltar between Europe and Africa. If I missed the turn I feel I could of easily paddled to Morocco? | ||
| The water seemed cooler than our in summer. | The water seemed cooler than our in summer. | ||
| - | If anyone gets a chance to go you wouldn't be disappointed. Boyen is super competent, knowledgeable and a great teacher. I have plenty to work on. | + | If anyone gets a chance to go you wouldn't be disappointed. Boyen is super competent, knowledgeable and a great teacher. I have plenty to work on. |
| The food and coffee is definitely better. Plenty of bakeries. Relaxed feeling amid such history and culture. | The food and coffee is definitely better. Plenty of bakeries. Relaxed feeling amid such history and culture. | ||
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| Michael Wood definitely has a sweet setup. I would say best for year around warm open ocean paddling plus surfing. | Michael Wood definitely has a sweet setup. I would say best for year around warm open ocean paddling plus surfing. | ||
| - | You forgot to mention Bellingham. I would have to say it's the best place to live, because I'm there, aah, meaning since that's where I live. Beautiful, great waves, community, with easy access to the Gorge, Mt Baker, biking & coastal surf. Anywhere else would be difficult to move to permanently. | + | You forgot to mention Bellingham. I would have to say it's the best place to live, because I'm there, aah, meaning since that's where I live. Beautiful, great waves, community, with easy access to the Gorge, Mt Baker, biking & coastal surf. Anywhere else would be difficult to move to permanently. |
| - | I'm not homesick yet although it's been pretty flat here in Portugal. \\ | + | I'm not homesick yet although it's been pretty flat here in Portugal.\\ |
| It looks like it will be pretty flat all week even race day whenever it is, today is weds. | It looks like it will be pretty flat all week even race day whenever it is, today is weds. | ||
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| - | **Stacey Wenger **10/04/22 #32442 \\ | + | **Stacey Wenger **10/04/22 #32442\\ |
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| I’m in!!\\ | I’m in!!\\ | ||
| Stacey C | Stacey C | ||
| - | **Duncan Howat **10/04/22 #32444 | + | **Duncan Howat **10/04/22 #32444 |
| - | Dennis- Paul, thanks for the great write ups on the comparison of some of the worlds great surfski downwind areas. I think we're lucky to have the areas and opportunities right here in the NW. I guess in the winter when we get desperate for warmer water it's not a bad 5 hr plane ride to Maui, or just pull on the 3-4 neoprene and ride out the local storms. Still Flexing | + | Dennis- Paul, thanks for the great write ups on the comparison of some of the worlds great surfski downwind areas. I think we're lucky to have the areas and opportunities right here in the NW. I guess in the winter when we get desperate for warmer water it's not a bad 5 hr plane ride to Maui, or just pull on the 3-4 neoprene and ride out the local storms. Still Flexing |
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| + | **Boyan's write up and video of Dennis** | ||
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| + | allipp@…10/07/22 #32488 | ||
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| + | [[https://www.surfskicenter.com/post/a-downwind-master-at-70|https://www.surfskicenter.com/post/a-downwind-master-at-70]] | ||
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| + | **David Scherrer **10/09/22 #32490 | ||
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| + | Hoboy……….. | ||
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| + | **Kevin Olney **10/09/22 #32491 | ||
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| + | Just wait until he meets Duncan.. | ||
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| + | **Dennis Mowry **10/09/22 #32494 | ||
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| + | Here's the man to beat,\\ | ||
| + | Paul Chalupsky @ 87\\ | ||
| + | :D' | ||
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| + | **Dennis Mowry **10/09/22 #32495\\ | ||
| + | Correction, 85 years old | ||
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| + | **Duncan Howat **10/09/22 #32501 | ||
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| + | Ya but can he wing foil? | ||
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| + | **More Tarifa & Portugal video & photos** \\ | ||
| + | **Paul Reavley **10/15/22 #32544 | ||
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| + | Snapshots from Spain & Portugal | ||
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| + | [[https://youtu.be/1EOOc-3JywA|https://youtu.be/1EOOc-3JywA]] | ||
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