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Taking it into the waves! Giampaolo Cammarota

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Heading out again around 11:00 today NE launch again. Lot's of freeskaters out on Sunday - was really good, hollywood good! Link to Video: http://downhaul.com/icesail/181118pelicanOpener/pelican2018-opener-web.mp4 http://downhaul.com/icesail/181118pelicanOpener/pelican2018-opener-web.jpg http://down...

5 inches yesterday measured, no open spots, no ducks or geese. FUN!

Silver Lake, MN was wicked fun yestday. DN boats, Windsurf Freeskates and ice skates were flying around. Nick R and I were trying to figure out "Kite 360's" Nice is figuring them out a lot faster than myself I can say that!!! He's awesome. Nice rides, we're going to check out Pelican today...

Second kiteskate session on Silver Lake, MN near Hutchinson. I was able to propel myself with a 5.5M Cloud c.5 kite and hockey skates to 33mph - the ice boards were much faster. I couldn't keep up with them on broad reaches. Was a lot of fun. Some DN boats and boards likely out there today. I hope t...

Found by Chrissy Zobitz, Kiter and Friend of all in Duluth. Thanks Chrissy!

De-rigging with injured hand must have affected my "one last look" routine. I forgot a Windsurf Hawaii boom on the sea grass near the observation platform at the Park Point beach. If any duluth sailors, kiters surfers see it - I'll give a reward of gratitude! Hand getting better but it mis...

Waconia had a bunch of sailors out. I saw Vojta using a 4.7 - was gusty but fun gusty!!

Foiling from windsurf board has been a staple this season for me. Also doing a lot of kite foiling. I've found that I'm really having a lot of fun using the biggest wing (Maliko 280) and smallest sail I can get away with (so far 4M Ezzy Taka 2) and really using legs to pump onto foil along with sail...

Bill S. wrote:80 degrees, 70 degree blue-green fresh water, no clouds, bright sun, fan-steady SW 23 knots (26 mph) and 4-6' perfectly shaped and glassy smooth waves to the horizon!...

Thanks for the Stoke Bill!

-eric

I had the same feeling as I've been windsurf hydrofoiling all season. I jumped on a windsurfer on Devils Lake, ND and if felt like I was sailing in molasses - very hard to get on plane - like I forgot how to do it!

Oh well, maybe more practice in nuking winds - don't need much with Windsurfoil.

horay! Now I also have Don's phone.

Sheepshead, Sheepshead, Sheepshead (clap, clap)

Let's Go Fishing!

If ya got a 10.8 sail or bigger and a formula board...you'll be planning just fine in this wind..(9-12mph)wind. What do you need for a big enough kite? 18 meter-20meter something? (is that in Sq. meteres or ft. or what is the correct metric, Paradigm or Aglorithm used for describing kite sizes?) Pl...

danf wrote:great news!

I was cleaning out my car and realized my mast base is missing. how do I contact Don?

I don't have number. He's the guy that always parks with a trailer on the south side of the lot. Veteran Windsurfer, full of stoke! Sorry, no contact info. Some one here does I'm sure...

Don has it. Was fun yesterday. Was the only one that got out later as the wind started getting too east for kiters to launch it seemed. I shclogged out on a 4.1 Ezzy Taka2 and giant GoFoil Maliko280 and was able to catch rides, mostly pumping up onto foil with my legs using the sail as "jet ass...

ha ha guys! I do LIKE kiting but I LOVE being powered with a sail - There's just something about sailing, even schlogging around that makes me feel so good and happy with the world. Maybe one day I'll change but for now... SAIL !

Definately get paddleboarders into windsurfing. You can find many models with tracks or nuts build it. Starboard AST construction I believe. Here's my fleet of WindSUPs... 7'6" SUPSports Mallet http://downhaul.com/windsurf/180508windSUPfleet/washingtonFoil.jpg 9'1" Fanatic AllWave http://d...

Whoa Nelly! I wedged on the GoFoil Maliko280 to the Hammer 9'5" and took it for a spin yesterday on Waconia in very light wind (no caps) - This this gets up and flies in the smalles puffs and was using a 5.3 Ezzy Taka2 - SOOOO FUUNNNN! I schlog around upwind, wait for a puff and fly around, com...

A little birdie told me that Waconia is open. Have not see with my own eyes but trusted source.

Thanks for posting! I really like the one of Brian starting with a wavelette crashing on shore with sun going thru it.

Stoked for the season!