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We got out Monday afternoon and had an excellent session. A few of us are headed back for what looks like similar conditions today. Monday wind was crazy bouncing around between 17 and 33, but it was often settled into the low 20s and perfect for my 6.2 meter sail. I'm hoping to try some new stuff f...

I'm glad to add you to the email list. BTW a bunch of us will be at the swap meet at the House on May 3rd as well. I'm the tall bald guy with the ugly sunglasses. I'll be there before 8 AM looking to snap up the best deals.

Jason

There are three of us that work at UMD and a couple others with similarly flexible summer schedules who can often sneak out on Windy days. Drop me your email and I'll add you to our list when we send out the word that we are going out:

jdwindsurfer@yahoo.com

Jason

I called again and they have set the date: Saturday May 5. They are saying it will run from 9 AM to 2 PM. My experience is that you can't get there too early... but it also worth sticking around to see what shows up late. The last few years my buddies and I have come down from Duluth and gotten some...

I called the House. They haven't set the date for sure yet but said it will be either the first or second Saturday in May.

Jason

Sorry -- accidentally posted this in the classifieds, too...javascript:emoticon(':shock:') Not sure if this made the radar down south, but we had a crazy day in Duluth yesterday. I guess some guys got out early in the afternoon and I'd be interested to hear how things went for them. A group of us we...

How does a large body of water like Lake Superior or semi-large like Mille Lacs affect the wind? It seems like a west wind gets compressed and gusty on the Duluth shore, while an East wind stays steady off of the lake...

I have a full day, so I met a buddy down at Barker's and we sailed at about 6 AM. Nice solid 18-20 knots. It was great to watch the sunrise while sailing. Now I'm at work and booked through the evening, but will be doing another dawn patrol tomorrow if the wind is still cooperating.

Jason

I think this was pretty obviously going to happen. Now it is just a matter of when it will cover more water locally...

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Here is my hideous, but hopefully effective handiwork adding a center strap option to an older board tail, to accomodate size 13 feet: <a><img src="http://i7.tinypic.com/20u30bd.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <a><img src="http://i7.ti...

Terry's pictures inspired me to figure this out. I went digging around at Home Depot looking to see if I could find anything to use that would be like his custom metal pieces. I ended up using a piece of landscape edging that is intended to go between block and dirt. It is a tough but pliable flat n...

Terry, Thanks for the tip and the photos. I'm going to try to save a few dollars and do esomething similar to this with some old footstraps as the "bridges" first, but if that won't work then I think your pictures are quite clear enough for me to proceed down that path. I only spent $50 on...

I bought a Vivace 282 at the swap meet in may and finally got enough wind to try it this past week. It was great, but I ran into a problem with the rear strap. The board doesn't have inserts for a center position for the rear strap, and my size 13 feet and 220 lbs of weight really make me want to pu...