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Are you interested in improving your windsurfing skills? Racing can improve your windsurfing skills whether you are a total beginner or someone who has been windsurfing for years. And a way to have some friendly competition. We are planning an intro to racing with information, clinics, and some fun ...

Good question, Uffe, you can go to the head of the class. Ideally, we would like to stay in Garrison if the winds permit. But, if you arrive and there's nobody there, we will post the venue(s) by the door facing the lake at the Y-Club. For first-timers to Garrison, the beach is just past the walleye...

Kite competitions will run at the same time as the windsurfer slalom/course racing. We will share a venue like Malmo Park or Garrison Beach, or split up at two different sites if necessary. Please remember, this is our first event of this type on the water. With the experience of the Gathering and t...

Like the windsurfers will tell you, Friday's schedule is rather loose. People arrive during the day and join the competition if it is already going. We are usually starting on the water between 12:30 and 1:00, depending on where we sail from.

My apologies, took it for granted that most receive the Fleet 8 Update via e-mail. Heres the info from the Notice of Race. Date: Friday thru Sunday, September 29 - October 1. Site: Garrison Beach on Lake Mille Lacs, Garrison, MN. Agenda: Friday, September 29th 10:00 AM Registration - Slalom Garrison...

We are happy to announce that the 25th Mille Lacs Crossing will be recorded as a milestone. It has been confirmed that an independent cinematographer and a Twin Cities TV station will each be filming the action, on-the-water and off. We look forward to adding some of this coverage to our website at ...

I want to thank Steve for opening up this discussion. He and I had been exploring the possibility of Fleet 8 serving the total wind community. Steve was very active in Fleet 8 windsurfing for many years before he got tangled up in his kite lines. Dean Rizer should be Fleet historian since he was inv...

More promos. Monster Garage will be filming in Garrison this weekend. They would like to have as many kites in the air as possible to show the diversity of lake activities.

Press Release January 30, 2006 Swede Lake Forced to Cancel Minnesota winter can be cruel. And this year, we don't mean cold. After some of the earliest ice in over a decade followed by a significant snowfall, the metro kite community had every reason to be excited. But the warmest January in near h...

Kiters are Welcome at the Crossing. Kiters should definitely feel welcome at the Crossing. There has always been a strong alliance between Fleet 8 windsurfing and kiting since several of the local kiting pioneers were also strong Fleet 8 contributors. Kiting can only add to the excitement of the Cro...