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by Elkman
Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:23 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: How are the conditions for snowkiting out there?
Replies: 2
Views: 3064

How are the conditions for snowkiting out there?

OK, I admit it: I haven't been out snowkiting yet this season. Not enough time, not enough snow, blah blah blah... I've got the day off from work tomorrow, so if conditions are any good, I hope to get out onto one of the lakes. The snow has been pretty lacking lately, and we've had intermittent thaw...
by Elkman
Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:24 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Tuesday looking good
Replies: 4
Views: 2899

Re: Tuesday looking good

I'm going to take a half-day off of work this afternoon. I'll be at Waconia around 3 or 3:30 or somewhere in there.
by Elkman
Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:28 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Nuking Wednesday!
Replies: 15
Views: 7901

Re: Nuking Wednesday!

I suppose 17 gusting to 26 counts as "nuking" in July, doesn't it? I'm hoping to take a day off from work and go out either to Waconia or White Bear Lake. I'm not sure if I can be motivated to drive all the way up to Mille Lacs and back for one day's riding. (Then again, if enough people a...
by Elkman
Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:38 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Tuesday might be a good day to skip work
Replies: 12
Views: 5738

Re: Tuesday might be a good day to skip work

I'm thinking seriously about going to Waconia after work tomorrow afternoon. The forecast I just read from Weather Underground said that it could get gusty tomorrow evening, though, so I'd recommend being careful. Plus, it was so stinking hot out today that even if I don't actually bring the kite ou...
by Elkman
Mon May 30, 2011 12:01 am
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: South winds Memorial day
Replies: 6
Views: 3224

Re: South winds Memorial day

I'm not a morning person, so I'll probably head out from Bloomington around 11:00 or noon. Also, if the best wind will be in the afternoon, I'm not going to bust my hump getting out of bed right away.
by Elkman
Sun May 29, 2011 12:48 am
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: South winds Memorial day
Replies: 6
Views: 3224

Re: South winds Memorial day

If there's good wind on Memorial Day, I'll take it. I just might join you there on the Bear, assuming there aren't boats all over the place. Any particular time you were thinking of?
by Elkman
Sun May 01, 2011 2:27 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Where's the good riding on Sunday?
Replies: 3
Views: 2375

Re: Where's the good riding on Sunday?

I just got out to Waconia. It's blowing like crazy out here -- so much that I don't feel secure pumping up an 11 meter kite. There are a few brave windsurfers out here but no kites. I might wait for a saner day.
by Elkman
Sun May 01, 2011 12:35 am
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Where's the good riding on Sunday?
Replies: 3
Views: 2375

Where's the good riding on Sunday?

I guess it's already Sunday, isn't it? (By a half hour, anyway.) It sounds like we're going to have some good wind from the west. Is anyone going to be at White Bear Lake? And if so, where? I could also do Waconia, if anyone is going to be there, but I'm leaning a little more toward the Bear.
by Elkman
Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:13 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Friday rides ?
Replies: 15
Views: 7337

Re: Friday rides ?

I'm checking the weather out right now, and it looks like the wind is coming up, but it also looks like some rain is moving in. If it isn't raining by the time I leave work, around 5 or 5:30, I'll probably head to Waconia. But, I don't want to be in the middle of the lake when thunder and lightning ...
by Elkman
Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:12 am
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Friday rides ?
Replies: 15
Views: 7337

Re: Friday rides ?

I'm toying with the idea of going to Waconia tomorrow evening after work. I'll have to see if I can find my drysuit in the basement, or wherever I left it. Is anyone else thinking about going out there, or am I the only one in the southwest suburbs?
by Elkman
Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:56 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Video from an evening ride at South Padre Island
Replies: 1
Views: 1505

Video from an evening ride at South Padre Island

Here's a video I made from my GoPro helmet-mounted camera last week at South Padre: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iWvedzLjwY[/youtube] I got some really nice video there, about an hour before sunset. Everyone was admiring it when I was showing it on the TV in our house. It was a really go...
by Elkman
Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:50 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: SPI April people list
Replies: 33
Views: 20754

Re: SPI April people list

I'm going down there on the 12th and returning on the 18th. I didn't get enough kiting at all last summer, so I'm looking forward to this trip.

Jenn: If you still have room, I'd like to put my Door on your Jeep. (The Spleene Door, that is -- not the kind that opens and closes.)
by Elkman
Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:41 am
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: beautiful ride yesterday
Replies: 1
Views: 1562

Re: beautiful ride yesterday

I'm actually taking Thursday off from work so I can catch up on a couple projects I've been working on. It looks like there's going to be a little bump in the wind tomorrow afternoon, so if anyone's going out, maybe I'll show up. I've been AWOL from the kiteboarding scene far too long this summer. I...
by Elkman
Mon May 31, 2010 9:37 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Rumor; Slingshot fired there whole design team??
Replies: 18
Views: 9605

Re: Rumor; Slingshot fired there whole design team??

I don't put too much stock in rumours, anyway. They're just second hand news. I suppose people can go their own way, but I don't want to read sweet little lies.

Thanks for the update on the new kites, Tighe. Don't stop thinking about tomorrow.
by Elkman
Sat May 29, 2010 11:31 am
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: WBL DAWN PATROL?/ NOT A BEGINNER LAUNCH!
Replies: 14
Views: 6563

Re: WBL DAWN PATROL?

Sounds good. I'll look for you guys at Rutherford sometime this afternoon when the winds pick up. Actually, I'll look for Rutherford first, since I haven't been there before and there aren't any directions in the Lakes section.
by Elkman
Sat May 29, 2010 1:33 am
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: WBL DAWN PATROL?/ NOT A BEGINNER LAUNCH!
Replies: 14
Views: 6563

Re: WBL DAWN PATROL?

Does White Bear Lake get a lot of swimmers and kids in the afternoon, making it problematic for kiting? If that's the case, maybe Waconia would work on Saturday afternoon instead. Any takers for either the Bear or the Wac in the afternoon?
by Elkman
Fri May 28, 2010 3:31 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: WBL DAWN PATROL?/ NOT A BEGINNER LAUNCH!
Replies: 14
Views: 6563

Re: WBL DAWN PATROL?

If by dawn you mean "noon or later", I'm in. (Sorry, I'm not a morning person.) Besides, the wind doesn't look all that promising until noon anyway. I've got too much stuff to do this weekend to go up north, and my 11 meter T3 needs a new bladder, so staying in the cities seems to be my mo...
by Elkman
Sat May 22, 2010 10:05 am
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Anyone hitting Wac (even though some east in that southerly)
Replies: 5
Views: 2486

Re: Anyone hitting Wac (even though some east in that southerly)

They didn't mention anything about rain in today's forecast, but it definitely looks like some rain is moving through. I'm going to try and head out to Waconia after the storms roll through. (Assuming that the radar is correct, that is.)
by Elkman
Fri May 21, 2010 5:40 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: South Padre Delayed Thank-you Speech
Replies: 3
Views: 2115

Re: South Padre Delayed Thank-you Speech

It's a good thing there were a lot of great people around to help out. How is your leg doing now? Did they fix it up well enough so you can get back on your feet? I still can't believe that something like that could happen. I would have thought that going to a bonfire was one of the less dangerous t...
by Elkman
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:24 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Post Padre Post
Replies: 7
Views: 3536

Re: Post Padre Post

Actually, I had a good day of riding on Friday as well. I blew the bladder on Thursday after trying to repair an abrasion that caused an air leak, so I brought the kite into Air Padre and had them fix it. After considering the options, I decided to take a lesson on Friday afternoon so I could finish...