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phuffstatler
07-10-2009, 12:16 PM
What's it like there? I'm seriously considering relocating there from Texas, for a variety of reasons...

Any infor would be great. Thanks!!

Phil in Texas
rbgarr
07-10-2009, 12:29 PM
The rowing club scene: http://www.aracnet.com/~aebigelo/portland.html
David G
07-10-2009, 01:12 PM
Phil,

Send me a PM or an email. I'll be happy to share what I know. Start with what sort of boating you do or would be interested in doing.
James McMullen
07-10-2009, 01:21 PM
Good whitewater, good surfing, good sailboarding. . . . . . . .but not so much for the cruising sailing, which is why I moved even further north myself. You'll be ever so much closer to the San Juans in Portland than in Austin, though.
Bob Triggs
07-10-2009, 04:09 PM
What's it like there? I'm seriously considering relocating there from Texas, for a variety of reasons...

Any infor would be great. Thanks!!

Phil in Texas

Check out Port Townsend Washington!!!

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TerryLL
07-10-2009, 06:26 PM
Fabulous BIG lake sailing just over the hump in northern Idaho. What kind of boating?
Bob Triggs
07-10-2009, 07:43 PM
The Columbia River region is a VERY windy place!
Lew Barrett
07-11-2009, 11:25 AM
If you live in Portland and have a cruising boat, keep it in Seattle. Then you get the best of both worlds; Portland's pleasant smaller town vibe and easier access to better cruising.
pcford
07-11-2009, 12:43 PM
What's it like there? I'm seriously considering relocating there from Texas, for a variety of reasons...

Any infor would be great. Thanks!!

Phil in Texas

Rains most of time.
TerryLL
07-11-2009, 02:55 PM
What's it like there? I'm seriously considering relocating there from Texas, for a variety of reasons...

Any infor would be great. Thanks!!

Phil in Texas

Never rains, blue skies 24/7, fair winds always. You'll love it.
phuffstatler
07-17-2009, 05:51 PM
Well, to clarify a little, I'm mostly into sailing and kayaing, not really in that order. Have owned up to a 22' Southcoast day cruiser sailboat, and a 15' skipjack one design hot rod, and a couple of power boats. Have kayaked up to modest Class III, but I'm not eskimo rolling yet...

I actually do NOT have a single boat at this time. When I get there, I'll get one. I plan on liveaboard, at least I hope so. If not, then dang close to the water.

Thanks for the posts so far. I've been away and busy getting ready...

Phil in Texas (but not for long)
Todd D
07-18-2009, 09:07 AM
From the point of view of sailing the Portland area has good steady winds blowing up or down the river. However, you need strong winds because the river has a substantial current that is ALWAYS a condideration. You have to go up river (against the current and often against the wind) or down river (against the current on the way back) to get out of the industrial Portland waterfront. Consequently, you will need a strong, reliable engine on a sailboat.

I have never lived in Portland, but did live in Vancouver, WA just across the river.

If you have the option, you will lilely find more economic opportunity and much better boating in the Seattle area. The downside of Seattle is that it is now a HUGE city. I am stunned by the congestion, pollution and swarms of people when I go back there (I last lived in the Seattle area in '78 and my step-dad still lives there).
TerryLL
07-18-2009, 09:17 AM
Yup, Seattle is the pits, not the quiet little burg it was back in 1965. But, it has Puget Sound, and 1500 miles of the finest coastal cruising area to the north you will find anywhere.
bobbys
07-27-2009, 04:33 PM
What's it like there? I'm seriously considering relocating there from Texas, for a variety of reasons...

Any infor would be great. Thanks!!

Phil in Texas.

I live at the mouth of the Columbia{Astoria}, The bar here is very dangerous, Study the Bar and river before you come down here.

But it is boat heaven here , just tricky
pcford
07-27-2009, 06:07 PM
Short and to the point:

Let's face it, after Texas any place will be an improvement.

If the Devil owned Texas, he'd rent it out and live in Hell.
Robert Meyer
07-27-2009, 09:38 PM
Short and to the point:

Let's face it, after Texas any place will be an improvement.

If the Devil owned Texas, he'd rent it out and live in Hell.

Oh Oh now you've done it. For that insult you get two more weeks of 100+ temperatures courtesy of the Texas 200. BTW, my son, a Southern lad, has been working on a job at Microsoft Bellevue for a while and can't figure why everyone in Seattle is so excited by a little heat. Sweatin's good for ya.