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Hello Everyone, The 2011 Midwest Speed Quest on Lake Okabena, Worthington Minnesota is over. This was the 7th year, with many new and returning racers participating. It is time to announce the Final Results. We follow the rules and methods of International Speed Sailing. Our GPS units are the most p...

Hello again LAKAWA members, The WInd Forecast for Friday has been upgraded, with Base winds of 32 mph and Gusts of 47 mph. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?w0=t&w2=wc&w3=sfcwind&w5=pop&w8=rain&w9=snow&AheadHour=0&Submit=Submit&FcstType=graphical&textField1...

Hello Fellow Windsurfers, You are invited for another 2 days of Speed Sailing in the Midwest Speed Quest, on Lake Okabena in Worthington Minnesota. See our Web SIte for complete information, rules, and contact information. This 2011 Season is over on October 15! The high winds are back in Worthingto...

The Wind Forecast has revised. It now calls for base winds of 26 with gusts of 40!

Thanks everyone.

Craig

Hello Fellow Windsurfers, The winds have finally returned to Lake Okabena in Worthington, Minnesota!! The Wind Forecast for Tuesday September 20 is excellent, with base winds of 26 mph, and gusts of 36 mph from the Northwest. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?w0=t&w2=wc&w3=sfcwind&...

Hello Everyone, The 2010 Midwest Speed Quest on Lake Okabena, Worthington Minnesota is over. This was a great year, with many new racers participating. It is time to announce the Final Results. We follow the rules and methods of International Speed Sailing. Our GPS units are the most precise hand he...

Hello Fellow WIndsurfers, The high winds have finally returned to Worthington Minnesota. The Weather Forecasts for Friday, Saturday, Sunday (and Monday too) are fantastic. The base winds will be 25 mph, with gusts over 30 mph each day. These are excellent speed sailing conditions. We have (2) new Ca...

Hello Fellow Speed Sailors, The winds for Saturday, May 1, look excellent. The WEATHER FORECAST calls for base winds of 26, with gusts of 37. These are great Speed Sailing Conditions. The Lake has warmed up, and it is great way to start the Season. See our Web Site for complete information. Our Weat...

Hello Fellow Windsurfers. it is time to announce The 2010 Midwest Speed Quest. We would like to thank everyone who has participated in past years, and invite everyone back again in 2010. We have been working hard all winter long to make this Event even better.  The speeds recorded in this Event can ...

Hello Everyone, Here is a link to a youtube video of this jump: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQMzlwej4Tc I would think the local police or the owner of the Worthing Pier would discourage this kind of activity. Will an unqualified kiter attempt to repeat this jump; then have a serious injury or be ...

http://www.midwestspeedquest.com Andrew Anderson v2.jpg Hello Windsurfers, The high winds finally returned to Worthington Minnesota on Sept 27 and 28; blowing 25 to 35 knots each day. We had a number of sailors participating. Andrew Anderson flew in from Oakland California, logged a 32.19 knot Best...

Hello Fellow Windsurfers, You are invited to another Offical Race Day at the Midwest Speed Quest in Worthington, Minnesota. http://www.midwestspeedquest.com The high winds are returning to Worthington on Monday August 24. The Weather Forecast calls for 22mph Southerly Winds, with gusts of 33mph. The...

Hello LAKAWA Members, This is an update for May 31 for the Midwest Speed Quest. An "Economic Stimulus Paackage" was recently announced by the MSQ. Leading Economists report that programs that put cash into the hands of consumers will speed up the economic recovery. In response, the Midwest...

Midwest Speed Quest Update May 23, 2009 Hello Everyone, I wanted to update the LAKAWA members on the Early Results of The 2009 Midwest Speed Quest. The Prizes at the end of the year are similar to past years: $1000 First, $500 Second, $250 Third, $125 Fourth, and $75 Fifth. A new " Economic Sti...

Hello David, Thank you for the kind words. You worked very hard for this Trophy. It is most deserved. The Trophy was made by Jeff Hegwer of Worthington. He is a Windsurfer, Instructor, Race Director, Master Wood Worker, and a good friend. Jeff Hegwer created this wooden trophy from many layers of ex...

Hello Rob, The GT31 is $160 (the bluetooth version BGT31 is $175), the new Aquapac 212 PVC free Large Armband Case is $45, the Sandisk 2 gig SD card is $30, shipping by US Priority Mail is $8. Total is $243. From this amount, I will donate $35 to LAKAWA for all GPS kits sold through the LAKAWA Web S...

Hello, I recommend the LOCOSYS GT31 GPS. You will need an Aquapac with any GPS. The LOCOSYS has an internal slot for an SD card. A new file is written every time it is turned on. The files are date and time coded. You can record an entire year (or two) on a single card. This GPS is the only unit acc...

Hello Everyone, I received this email from the Speed World Cup Organization this morning. Congratulations to Alexandre Caizergues of France with a speed of 50.57 knots Sincerely, Craig Bergh North American Regional TIme Keeper GPS Speed Surfing.com ____________________________ We have been informed ...

Hello Fellow Windsurfers, The 2008 Midwest Speed Quest is over. It is time to announce the Final Results. This is a Windsurfing Speed Sailing Event located on Lake Okabena in Worthington. The Event runs from April 15th to October 15th, of each year. We follow the rules and methods of International S...

Hello, The Westphalia designation is a Camper Kit installed by a German aftermarket conversion company. These conversion were done on VW Vanagons, and also on VW Eurovans. (Actually WInnebago in Iowa does a pretty fair conversion on VW Eurovans as well). I have owned (3) air cooled and (2) water coo...