more and better webcams in the Gorge?

bobgatpdx1 · Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 385

Wouldn't it be awesome if there were cams like HatchCam at all the
major sailing sites? It's rather amazing that the Gorge is still so "under-cammed".

If we could find some willing property owners with good views and internet connections, it wouldn't be hard to put something together.

Of course there are some existing cams
(check out a good list at: http://windsurf.mediaforte.com),
but some of these are not too useful - too low-res, or too wide-angle.

Would be great to have quality cams at:
- Nuke Alley / Jones Beach
- Rooster Rock
- Bob's Beach (Stevenson)
- Rowena
- Doug's
- Maryhill
- The Wall
- Roosevelt

If this sounds interesting, please contact me by email.
bobg
(bob at pdxgreen dot com)

rowenaman · Joined: 18 Apr 2000 Posts: 63 Location: Da Gorge

Windance used to maintain a Dougs Beach Webcam - not sure what happened to it; but I believe it went down a couple of years ago.

Good idea to try and build a larger network! Very Happy

ggbggb · Joined: 13 Sep 2002 Posts: 21

get on it. How do we help?

bobgatpdx1 · Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 385

The biggest obstacle (besides the cost of the cameras) is access.
If you know of anyone who might be willing to host a camera, please let me know.
bobg

sissybar · Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Posts: 53

come on iwindsurf give us some visuals. this year i had some very windy days at swell with a north wind that never even registered as windy on the gauge and i had some skunkings at rufus with a strong maryhill reading. visuals would have been great.

i also miss stormwarning's sandbar cam, kelly where are you?

Waterlou · Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 35

Despite the lack of cams, Mike Godsey's and Temira's reports really help. Thank you Mike!

windanceshop1 · Joined: 21 Feb 2000 Posts: 59

I have got a lead on getting the Dougs wind-cam back up for the 2009 season. I will keep you you posted

Dave Nunn
Windance

andymc4610 · Joined: 19 May 2000 Posts: 684

pacspeed · Joined: 14 Sep 2000 Posts: 627

Didn't Winddance have one looking at the event site/sandbar that could be controlled (panned and zoomed) online? I seem to remember that was pretty sweet for determining where the windline was between the Hatch and the bridge.

windanceshop1 · Joined: 21 Feb 2000 Posts: 59

We used to have a pan and zoom camera from the roof top here. That should be easy for me to get going again now that its slowed down. Is anyone a webcam guru out there that can suggest which cam to get that has pan and zoom?.

Dave