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Apparently I need to sail more often as I seemed to have forgotten my beloved metal mast protector at Ramsey Beach on 9/27. I have been windsurfing with it since the 80's and I've never seen another one like it- yeah it's just a metal sleeve, but hey, you and your boom get attached to such things. I...

Bryce,

I gotta hook up with you on one of these winter camping/kiting/pulking forays... thanks for the write-up and the amazing pics. I only made it out winter camping once this year... East Bearskin over MLK weekend.

I'm also bringing my grill and a made-from-scratch double chocolate espresso birthday cake- I shouldn't eat it all... Ramsey Beach eta 930.

See ya there Mike... Mary and I will be at Ramsey, WBL too... bringing a growler of Flat Earth's Northwest Passage- hoppier than Furious. Gotta play hoops at 5... so can't go all out- this will be our inaugural ride this year...

Well said Randy... I can't believe the time, energy, and expense that Craig puts into this year after year... amazing! Nice to sail with you again- can't wait til next year to do more drag racing... Hat's off to Craig for all he does... here's Craig crunching the day's gps speed numbers... with Andr...

Happy 40th Coach! Keeping up to date on your healing on CaringBridge.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/markkedrowski
Best of luck with your new prosthesis when it arrives.

I'm finally selling my bus... I had lots of wind- and nonwind-related memories with this thing... 'tis a sad day.

Check the classifieds... thanks,

-David Knight

Mitts are the call in the cold. Cut the palms out for the times you need to use your fingers, but leave a little fabric under the pads of your finger tips (to the first digit). When you're hanging onto the boom/bar, your hand is completely insulated from the cold wind/water. Plus, you don't get the ...

Coach,
Just got back into town to hear this news. Hang in there... you're in a good place, surrounded by capable and caring professionals- Regions is one of the best hospitals around. Keep the positive vibe going...

Uggh... I can't make it down there this weekend due to family commitments. Hope you guys get some good wind- it's been a while.

In the face of an already scheduled commitment, I'm going to head down to Worthington on Saturday for some speed runs. I checked, Craig will be there, but maybe give him a heads up so he knows who's coming... www.midwestspeedquest.com. I don't think any kiters have posted speed yet??? :cry: I'll be ...

Nate, For speed, I like SW, and launching from Craig Bergh's house. There's numberous beaches and parks around the lake- so most any direction works... give Craig an email or call before you head down so he can have a gps hooked up for you. www.midwestspeedquest.com Hey, and where's all the speedy k...

Have fun up there Mike- hope you get some good wind. Take some pics and video if you can. Maybe next year I'll join you... gotta stock up on the vacation time.

Thanks for posting this again... last year I was in and out of there with piece of mind in 15 minutes.

Craig, Glad to hear you're once again throwing money to the wind! I didn't see any recent chatter on your website- so I was a little worried that the recession got the best of you and your sponsors. Happily, I can see that you're planning on expanding the event- I hope the addition of the kite speed...

Hey Bryce, My bag's a -40 down bag made by Marmot- it has the Gore Dryloft shell to help keep the down dry. I think it's the CWM model... can't remember if it's the CWM or the COL... one is -20 and one is -40... mine's the -40. The secret to staying warm in the winter is not so much the bag, but the...

Bryce,

I'd be up there joining you on your transmille expedition, but I already have weekend plans- Winter Carnival Disc Golf Tourney. Figures... that's why it's windy. Have fun up there and hopefully it won't be as exciting as last year.

Mr. Zimmerman,

Can you post the link you used to your snow forecast map? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks!

Tighe- thanks for giving birth to LAKAWA, and for having the foresight to hand the reigns to someone who will keep this informative resource available to our wind powered community. Also, a big thanks to Coach and the rest of the tech support staff for keeping this site humming. Mike- thanks go to y...

Craig, Thanks for putting this on year after year. It's amazing that you make yourself available, on-call with a loaner gps ready to go, over this half-year-long event. It was great sailing with the Andersons and Del. Those guys sure have the right attitude towards windsurfing. And talk about fast- ...