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So, is 10am the target? Noon? At dawn?

Hoping there's more than a puff (hey, wind that is),
Chris

I'm sure you'll have good winds, Tom, but I was skunked the entire week (10 days actually) in late March early April 2003. Winds were lite (5mph) to non-existent and the surf waves were also lacking. So rather than kite, we toured the island (Arizona and Missouri Memorial, Polynesian Cultural Center...

Hi Ben, There have been quite a few responses to this kind of question so you might want to search back through the posts a bit. Also, you could look in the Knowledge section. From reading the past posts though, here's my take... If you've got money to burn, buy a foil for the snow/ice and inflatabl...

Can someone help me out with how to determine wind direction on the Experimental site? And what do the double direction-indicators mean?

Thanks
Chris K

Count me in at Ramsey on WBL. Oooh, life is good, as the Wild just tied it up at 1-1. As Coach said "Su-wheat!"

If you can believe the wind chart, looks like it's not worth showing up Sunday before 10 or 11am. But I'll show up earlier if anyone else is???

Chris K

Not sure who the 1st pic is, but fairly certain the 2nd one (guy with white rash guard) is Ben Meyer and the 3rd one (guy with yellow shorts) is Adam Koch--both pro riders for Naish.

Terry,

Thanks for the helpful suggestions! I'll make a point of seeking out Luke to say hi (and to again, thank his father). And who knows, if we keep getting some warm days, ice out may come soon after I get back!

Take care,
Chris

...does one need a wetsuit in Hawaii this time of year? I assume not and would rather not bring it, but as I've read on this site before "when kiting, dress for the swim in." Also, I have my foot straps set up for using my booties. I'd like to switch to barefoot, but wondering about the la...

Since I was moving slightly upwind, I think the "effective" wind chill was even colder!!! Anyway, had a great 3 hour session, and met Jim, Jerry, and Mike (throughout the morning). I heard yesterday was THE day since the powder (oooohhh powder) was ubiquitous, unlike today where it was pat...

Heading to White Bear Lake--should be there between 9:30 and 10. Hope to see someone else there!?!

Chris

Sounds reasonable. Thanks Coach!

I understand it's an inflatable (I think), but what's the acronym stand for?

Your friend was right, there were a lot of give aways. Not at the beach, but at the raffle & dinner on Saturday night. I posted a message a couple days ago about the companies (and I realized I forgot to mention Slingshot), but they gave away boards, clothing, backpacks, lines, etc. During the d...

Finally had some time to type up my notes… South Padre Island, Feb 19-24 Wednesday Flew in to Brownsville late afternoon planning to hook up with my brother-in-law, Michael O’Gorman, but the plans changed, so I would pick him up at 10pm. Met his friend instead, Peter Arpag, who is the Naish national...

Thanks for the words of imagery, Tighe, and the actual images, Barry! Glad the wind was strong enough this morning (Sat) for you to get some nice reaches, Tighe, and thanks for the heads-up on Hope Beach (?) for S. Padre later this week!!!

Chris K

For those of us unfortunates that couldn't make it out today...

HOW WAS IT???

I plan to join the fun if any wind tomorrow!?!

Chris K

And for those of us with thinner edges (skates, et al) we had a great time just a little further out!

Didn't see any kite-snowboarders, though. I was at Bellaire. Is Mahtomedi further East (and around the bend)? If so, where do you park?

Had a great time at Ramsey today. There were about 6 freeskaters (at least I think that's what they're called--look like big skateboards w/runners and a sail), 4 kiters (skates and skis), and a hovercraft! From noon to 1pm it was fairly sparse, but from 1-2:30 it got nicely crowded. Was on my 1m tra...

Tried White Bear Lake today but too mild, so just went skating instead. Maybe the wind'll pick up in the next few days like I heard it blew on Monday.

Happy Holidays!

Chris K