"Jeff" wrote in message
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Bob wrote:
Bob Crantz wrote:
"Batten down the hatches"
Hurricane season is time for real manly men to fly kites!
Amen!

Let me give you a little reality check. I was sitting on a firnds boat
last month at a marina on the Columbia River at Boardman, OR Yes, that
is correct Board-man Oregon. There is also a Boring Oregon too.

The power plant two miles away recorded a 114 mph gust. They dont call
that a hurricane around there. Jsut another very windy day in the PNW.

Blow Hard Bob Dont belive me......... google it.

Not quite just another day - it was the highest gust recorded since it was
installed.

No doubt there are some rather windy spots in the PNW, but for average
wind near a major sailing area, it doesn't come close to New England.
Boston's average wind every month is higher then the windiest month of any
major site in OR and WA (not counting Sexton Summit at 3800 feet, 100
miles inland).

Even Boobie's Long Island Sound is windier.

http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/...d/avgwind.html


Judging by the wind, the sailing is much better in Wyoming than Oregon.

I'm a member of the Great Basin Yacht Club.