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Thanks to superior for another great day. The waves were a blast to play in. I was fully powered on the 8m and smiling the whole time. Although I was out less than 2 hours, I am still sore today. :) Thanks Randy for the launch. It was fun watching you rippin it out there. Good luck out there today ....

fog just broke ..im on my way to the tot lot.

I might make it out today ... but im just thinking getting to park point is going to be a pain today (due to grandmas). There is a beach in two harbors I might try instead.

Matthew

wow im in two harbors now and it is just rippin down the lake. unfortunately i have to work today and tomorrow so I cant make it out. After that though ... i am on vacation so I look forwarding to riding lots. Have fun.

Matthew

im hoping to be there after 12.

I cant make it today ... probably tomorrow before 12 or friday afternoon I will be out there.

Cheers,
Matthew

Anyone heading out to ride in duluth the next couple of days? Looks like the conditions might be ok by Thursday. :) I live in two harbors but Im without a board (since I live in Helsinki most of the year). I got all the other gear covered. Im trying either buy a used surfboard, rent, etc. from someo...

interesting post with a lot of good advice. I bought a 5/3 Mystic Venom Steamer wetsuit last spring and I have to say it works great. I have the booties, hat, and gloves too. Flexibility is also great on it. I ride on the south coast of finland, mostly near helsinki, where you need a wetsuit all sum...

Well Jim I'll keep an eye out for some lappish kitechix when I head up there. Hopefully a trip into the arctic circle this spring ... there is a lots of snow and wind up there. Ah yes and some summit PA would be so tasty. Please send some to me in the mean time ... shipping is really cheap here I pr...

Hello to all friends in Mn! Still happily living in Finland ... working and playing hard. Just wanted to say a quick hello and say that I miss winter in Mn. I was actually back for a few weeks and enjoyed some rides near duluth with my bro adam. I wrote last year about it being warm here ... well th...

is this the same mike N i used to work with at GDT?

sounds likes you made the conversion from snow to water-kiting ... shoot me an email sometime mjturnqu at gmail(dot)com

yes i'm still in suomi.

-Matthew

While I was back home in Mn, I took a trip with my family to the Apostle Islands in Wi. Since the level of lake superior was SO low (about 1.5') there was a lot of new beaches and shallows that have started to show. I made some marks of the places we went: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&h...

hello Denis ... great to hear from you! I got a new twin tip too ... can't wait to ride it. woke up this morning to a beautiful 43F and raining. Am i really in finland? Ha. My snowboard looks so lonely in the corner of my room ... waiting so patiently to go out. Although another week of forecasted +...

hmm some rally would be sweet. hi Nancy. Hope I can come ride again with you and steve on cedar in a few years. say hi to steve for me. did anyone get bit by that record size muskie in the lake yet? :) hello Jim ... i miss talkin with you at WBL and watching do the windsurf+parking lot. drink a beer...

Hello fellow Mn kiters! I am writing from Helsinki, Finland. I am here for school (2 years total). I used to live near WBL so I would kite there mostly and sometimes north (i.e. Mille Lacs or lakes near my hometown - Two Harbors). Anyways, I thought I would say hi to everyone and give you all an ide...

I hope to make it up there for this event ... M. Lacs is the best lake in Mn that I've been on! I just have to make sure I'm ready for my (2-year) trip to Finland - I'm heading there for for graduate school. Sounds like there are definitely some kiters there in the winter! I'll send some pics. updat...

wow stroh ... you're really keeping us in suspense here. I can't wait to see some photos!

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I can't wait to go up to m. lacs! I went to WBL yesterday for awhile. Wind was shifting from S to SW so it wasn't the greatest. But I got wet and a few rides. I also put a nice deep cut on my toe from a mysterious object in the sand at Ramsey. Walking on my foot is extremely difficult so no kiteboar...

Great to see everyone at the swap today. Stroh, I won't be able to make it to m. lacs tomorrow but I can't wait to ride up there! Like I mentioned to you today ... I may some time off from work this summer and would like to do some exploring on m. lacs, superior, etc. Anyone heading to WBL tomorrow ...

Enjoyed some nice E wind on the 12m TD at WBL today. The 3/2 wetsuit didn't cut it for too long though. This was my first time in some big gusts with the kite. Felt great to dump the power off and keep moving. Transitions were also a blast! I tried jumping a bit and from now on my goal is to spend a...