Hazelwood pond

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flipper4444
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24 Apr 2010 1:45am
I am thinking about heading down to hood river, Hazelwood pond this weekend. I have only sailed there in swestlys.. Does any one know if the place works in NWestlys?? Do you still get swell on the lake or is it flat?? I like abit of bump and jump type of conditions..

Looks like a windy weekend, going by the forecast, but also looks like it will be raining as well.. so I was thinking about heading to the pond, so I can sail in warm water
dioma
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28 Apr 2010 12:13pm
Flipper, can you please tell how Hazelwood pond is for sailing. Is it really warm ?
Thanks.
Old Salty
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28 Apr 2010 12:34pm
I have sailed Hazelwood once during Winter. The water is warm when you hit it but once you are up and in the wind you get extremely cold. Sort of like jumping from a sauna to a plunge pool
The wind goes not get as swirlly as Lysterfield as most of the surrounding country side is not forrested.
rps
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28 Apr 2010 2:39pm
Sailing inland is always an interesting experience.

A few of the crew who sail Hazelwood in S/W winds head to Blue Rock Lake in a N/NW. Good parking and rigging area and no nasty tang in the after-taste when you hit the drink.
flipper4444
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28 Apr 2010 8:05pm
dioma said...

Flipper, can you please tell how Hazelwood pond is for sailing. Is it really warm ?
Thanks.


Hazelwood is unreal the closest thing for me to sailing hood river the gorge.. You have a huge area of water to sail on, and cause the area is so large, you get some really huge chop to play with, alot like the bay, but you can sail smoother through the chop cause it's freash water.. And the water is real warm dude..
drift
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28 Apr 2010 9:14pm
haven't they recently closed one of the access tracks at the the bottom end of the pondage???
dioma
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28 Apr 2010 11:10pm
Any preferable wind directions, or their is an access on 360 ?
flipper4444
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29 Apr 2010 1:44am
I have only sailed the place in a SW, so far.. I only go there when it's a freezen cold day, and if it's forecast to be raining all day, with a gale. Also The lake is a fair way to drive as well, and there is nothing out there, where the lake is, just a few shops in town..

Like what RPS said, it really is a amazen feeling, to be sailing on swell so far in land, from the ocean and bay...

I have also heard Blue rock lake is another great place to windsurf as well..

Willy Weather has a 24 hour live reading on his site too, just type in hazelwood dam..
dioma
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30 Apr 2010 11:12pm
Thanks flipper. Sounds like a healthy winter alternative.
mathew
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3 May 2010 1:02am
It is quite odd to pass people going the same direction, with snow-skis on the car roof...
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