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by jesse
Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:05 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: spirit open
Replies: 2
Views: 1944

spirit open

Big Spirit Lake is open
by jesse
Sat Mar 27, 2004 4:52 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: spirit open
Replies: 4
Views: 3187

spirit open

just drove by Big Spirit and the ice is gone!!! a few small chunks floating, but todays 30mph winds will take care of that...

can't wait for the shrinkage and first session of the year, give casey or i a call if anyone is coming down for some cold water riding....


jesse 712-330-0319
by jesse
Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:04 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Okoboji Kite Festival June 18-20 2004
Replies: 5
Views: 3068

I could guarentee wind the same weekend as the worthington event my brother is getting married that saturday and i have to be there. The wedding is at Gull Point State Park though which would double as a great site for an event on West Lake.... sounds like both boji nights and murph are going to be ...
by jesse
Tue Aug 26, 2003 7:44 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Spirit tomorrow
Replies: 6
Views: 3655

glad to see minnesota is getting wind again, spirit was incredible on saturday... i was fully powered on my fuel 13 and pretty overpowered for awhile... casey was gone at a wedding for the entire day, so i was riding solo, first a set on west lake to get a few pictures takin from a friend in a boat ...
by jesse
Mon Jun 23, 2003 6:58 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: spirit lake
Replies: 2
Views: 1828

spirit lake

wind has been good lately.. yesterday marked 5 days in a row of good wind... got blown off the water on the 13 fuel last night after riding for an hour, had a good session earlier in the day on the 17, saturday we flew the 11 gto pretty powered up, friday was a little light but got out for a few hou...
by jesse
Fri May 16, 2003 7:01 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Next windy day; Can anyone predict?
Replies: 14
Views: 9186

weather channel is saying 20-25 sunday for spirit lake... may be worth the drive... its also showing 17 for saturday...give us a call if anyone's heading down 712-330-0319...
by jesse
Sun May 11, 2003 5:11 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: too much wind
Replies: 1
Views: 1835

too much wind

lately we've had more days which were too windy than days that were not windy enough. anyone ever had any luck kiting in 40 plus kts??? spirit lake always has an open invitation to anyone looking to find some more windy days. make sure to drop johny a line while he's healing after the slight ankle i...
by jesse
Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:01 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: The Iowa Report
Replies: 2
Views: 2119

casey's right, the gto is definately a great high wind kite for the midwest... it handles the gust 10 times better than the previous years fuels and seems to have an incredible range for such a small kite. i still felt pretty comfortable in 30-35 mph wind, and even kept me planing in the lulls which...
by jesse
Thu Apr 10, 2003 8:28 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: So...Jesse et al from Iowa, have you been out?
Replies: 2
Views: 2264

typical iowa weather, i got my first day on a snowboard with the kite after the ice went out and i had already been out on the water... doesn't padre sound really good right about now....
by jesse
Thu Apr 10, 2003 8:19 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: spirit lake
Replies: 0
Views: 1368

spirit lake

check out the forecast for sunday, looks like high in the 70's and breezy... load up and get your tails down here...
by jesse
Mon Mar 31, 2003 9:30 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: spirit lake
Replies: 5
Views: 3528

spirit lake

got an evening session tonight on big spirit(fuel 17 and sx141)... that damn kite flys in almost no wind 10mph... water is already pretty decent for temp mid 40's was the last i heard, and with this week temps could be close to 50 by the weekend!!! that means road trip for all of you city folk, hope...