VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

Will be in Florence this afternoon/evening .. Any recommendations as to where to stay the night (camping with family &dogs)?
Preferably on our way south to hit the Cape/pistol river tomorrow

check out bastendorf beach west of Coos. It's looks like a good spot to camp. Moo and I surfed there earlier this summer.
You can camp at the jetty at Florence but it can be miserable with cold winds and jetty chicks

Camping in florence, with family. Um, not on the Jetty unless you want to be single soon, and small dogs get blown across the dunes. Honeyman campground has ATVites who like to ride those wonderful things 24-7; noisy. Any of the campgrounds at the north end of town are decent.

There's also floras lake an hour and half or so south. It's super family friendly.

I always stay at the Port Authority campsite which is right downtown. Great restaurants, Coffee shop under the bridge, all within a short walk. Don't get the tent sites. Get one in the main part. A couple of bucks more expensive but you are not in a gravel parking lot.

Florence was maybe 15 knots and small surf - not worth the long walk :/
Gonna try camping at William Tugman state park in the middle of dune country (anybody stayed there before?) and going for the Cape/pistol river tomorrow! 25 knots in the forecast!
Which forecasts do you guys use? WindsurfOregon.com?

One thing I learned down there last time was to watch the temperature in Medford. The models and NOAA can be calling for wind but if Medford is around 100F or higher the wind stays off shore. The two days that happened we went 45 minutes north to Bandon and had a good time.

BWD, iwindsurf and NOAA.

Camping on the florence jetty is actually really nice if it's not windy. We've scored several really pleasant nights there now with light S winds.

Thanks Tugman was okay except for the road noise... Off to the game south coast!

HiyoSilver wrote:Thanks Tugman was okay except for the road noise... Off to the game south coast!

wow, hope it's a killer evening sesh for you, Tuesday looks good too, then family time eh? Camping at Florence Jetty is amazing, just not when it's nuclear....and even then you just retreat around the bend a little enjoy the sights and the warmth of the Gorge

HiyoSilver wrote:...Which forecasts do you guys use?

nanmoo wrote:BWD, iwindsurf and NOAA...

TheLaw wrote:One thing I learned down there last time was to watch the temperature in Medford. The models and NOAA can be calling for wind but if Medford is around 100F or higher the wind stays off shore. The two days that happened we went 45 minutes north to Bandon and had a good time.

+1
(got more sessions at Bandon than Pistol River in 2015 due to the 'high heat')

Links provided for convenience.
pressure model
WindGuru (GFS)
WindAlert (Pistol River near shore)
iWindsurf
BWD model 1
Stormsurfing (Dana Miller recommended this one)
Medford weather (under 100 degrees)

Magic Seaweed - Gold Beach

The Gorge is My Gym - one-day
Gorge iWindsurf one-day forecast
Gorge iWindsurf three-day forecast

Enjoy the trip!

+ Windsurf Oregon http://www.windsurforegon.com/oregon-south-coast

winddude wrote:+ Windsurf Oregon http://www.windsurforegon.com/oregon-south-coast

killer link Windduce I didn't have that one, looks like Pistol not up but Flo is and will be likely just kicking in now, hope 110L gets some

Thanks for the links C36 and winddude but to no avail: the forecast didn't come through it's blowing S 5 knots! We couldn't even get a kite going 110l wouldn't be enough ;(

Oh well, forecast looks &@*# rest of the week so we're heading to the redwoods tomorrow then Ashland for some culture, crater lake and up to hood river.. I should be able to get some there!! Any tips on how to forecast/select best sailing site in the Gorge?