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by Quetzalcoatl
Sat May 20, 2023 12:36 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: The best windsurf sesh of 2023!!! in Iowa..on 5/29/23
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Views: 399

The best windsurf sesh of 2023!!! in Iowa..on 5/29/23

Wow!! Air temp in mid 50's wind 15 gustying to 22 mph out of the north. I wore my drysuit and that felt just fine. This is latest in the Spring that I've worn it. I rigged an Ezzy 8 meter freeride sail (to avoid a lull moment) and rode Tabou 125 liter Rocket. I say this was my best session of season...
by Quetzalcoatl
Thu May 04, 2023 11:47 am
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: No lightning bolts in Clear Lake, IA for Saturday...might be best choice for sailing....
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Views: 640

No lightning bolts in Clear Lake, IA for Saturday...might be best choice for sailing....

Well, looks like many sights will have Zeus (or Thor) throwing his/her Lightning bolts all over the place. Clear Lake, IA, looks like rain showers in the morning (no lightning strikes) and then just cloudy and breezy and cool for Saturday afternoon. 15-25 S-SE wind. Quetzalcoatl out and I approved t...
by Quetzalcoatl
Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Guess I could use (for 1st time) 75 liter board at Round Lake with 32 mph base wind....
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Guess I could use (for 1st time) 75 liter board at Round Lake with 32 mph base wind....

Wow! At Round Lake, base wind speed shall be 32 mph and gusts over 50 mph!!! (This is for Sunday). Why don't we get these winds in the warm Summer months? I could use my 75 liter F2 Axis board for that one! Oh....what decisions to make. I guess I'd rig my 2.9 Panther Ezzy Wave sail. That still could...
by Quetzalcoatl
Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:40 am
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Blasting wind for Sunday and Monday, 28mph with gust up to 50mph!!!
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Views: 587

Blasting wind for Sunday and Monday, 28mph with gust up to 50mph!!!

Criky: or Kriky! Spring Gail force winds for the Sunday and Monday! Waseca, 26 MPH NNW winds on Sunday. Clear Lake, IA 28mph NW winds (that's just the base wind) but gusts maybe overkill at above 50 mph! Maybe Waseca would be the better choice for the windsurf opener. ( I don't care to start out my ...
by Quetzalcoatl
Thu Apr 20, 2023 5:57 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Time for a "Cool" story From Lake Pepin....
Replies: 1
Views: 442

Time for a "Cool" story From Lake Pepin....

A few winters ago, (Circa: 2008), I went searching for Pete G.'s Kite that he lost when he had to let go of it with the harness bar due to super overpowerd winds during a Blizzard! Yeah, this was "Snowkiting" that he was doing. He got back allright wallking over to the town of Pepin, Wisco...
by Quetzalcoatl
Wed Apr 05, 2023 2:16 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Pete: where you gonna sail on Saturday?
Replies: 3
Views: 424

Re: Pete: where you gonna sail on Saturday?

Ahh...that's means you'll be Snow-boarding!!!!!
Have fun! Thar's tons of Snow up there!
I did go Skiing one Wens. March 15th at Afton Alps. It was SO Fun!!!
This Saturday, I'll break a mast for you!

Eric out. (AKA: Quetzalcoatl).
by Quetzalcoatl
Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:38 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Pete: where you gonna sail on Saturday?
Replies: 3
Views: 424

Re: Pete: where you gonna sail on Saturday?

Or......Eagle Lake, MN will hit 20 mph South winds too. ON Saturday.

Quetzalcoatl out.
by Quetzalcoatl
Mon Apr 03, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Pete: where you gonna sail on Saturday?
Replies: 3
Views: 424

Pete: where you gonna sail on Saturday?

Pete G. Where are going to sail this Saturday, April 8, 2023? Clear Lake, looks like it could be good from the Band shell area. (yeah, the DNR site would be good too). But The DNR site has no restroom facilities. The Bandshell does. I'm toying with the idea of of my Windsurf opener this Saturday. I ...
by Quetzalcoatl
Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:52 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: And Now for something completely different......
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Views: 765

And Now for something completely different......

The "Buzz Aldrian Show."! On BBC 2. Anyway Buzz Aldrian, (The second Human) to walk on the moon is still alive. He's wants people to go to Mars. He's 94 years old and very fit and crazy! I wonder if Buzz knows how to Windsurf? Anyway Watersports are going to start happening soon! Now we ju...
by Quetzalcoatl
Mon Mar 13, 2023 3:42 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Open Water!!! on Big Creek Lake, Polk City, IA
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Views: 745

Open Water!!! on Big Creek Lake, Polk City, IA

Thar's open Water!!!! Look at the live cams on Big Creek Lake, IA. Snow on the ground and on the boats, but open Water! (Waves and stuff).

So,,,you can X-county ski to the waer's edge and kick off the skis and jump on your board to sail the waves,,,,(well, Wave-lets).

Eric out.
by Quetzalcoatl
Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:02 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: It's gonna be time to sail soon.........(now a "Fin" story)...
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Views: 797

It's gonna be time to sail soon.........(now a "Fin" story)...

Spring time is flatsum time in the River (sometimes on lakes too). On the Mississippi and St Croix rivers a ltt of Junk will be in the water. So, screw on a "WEED" fin and have some fun! When I go windsurfing in the spring....I sometimes will hit a log,,and usually it's just an annoyance. ...
by Quetzalcoatl
Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Looking for a used jib sail for a sailboat. Either from a Cat 22 or Balboa 20 or from a O'day or Venture/ McGregor 21
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Looking for a used jib sail for a sailboat. Either from a Cat 22 or Balboa 20 or from a O'day or Venture/ McGregor 21

I'm in need of used Jib sail for my Catalina 22 ft sailboat. Mine got damaged in a "Snow storm!" My first choice would be a jib from a Cat. 22 ft..but I'd happily take one from an O'day 20 to 22 ft or from McGregor/Ventura 21 or from a Chyrsler 22 or from a Balboat 20 ft. For attachement t...
by Quetzalcoatl
Thu Dec 29, 2022 7:01 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Quetzalcoatl has something to say.........
Replies: 0
Views: 890

Quetzalcoatl has something to say.........

Wind people: As 2022 comes to a close, some final thoughts float through my cerebral hemispheres. (I have two of them and so do you). Well, basically I just want to say....if you sell (really cheap) or give away good windsport gear to friends or "newbies you ought to feel really good about it! ...
by Quetzalcoatl
Mon Nov 21, 2022 6:07 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: I just need a minimum of 10mph of wind and I can plane..
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Views: 974

I just need a minimum of 10mph of wind and I can plane..

If I have at least 10 mph I can plane while windsurfing. Oh.....to have a ten mile an hour wind would be nice! Some windsurfers won't go sailing unless the wind is blowing at least 20 mph. Well, that means you might be waiting a long time till we get a 20 mph wind. With my formula board and the 10.8...
by Quetzalcoatl
Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:47 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Sunday sesh: Fin slipped of board and sank, scraped board on cement ramp. found a cut in neck gasket ......
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Views: 937

Sunday sesh: Fin slipped of board and sank, scraped board on cement ramp. found a cut in neck gasket ......

Wonderful windy Sunday,,,but three unfortunate slight bumps in my day. One: as I picked up speed I struck a rock which knocked my fin out of the fin box. The Fin sank. But, I recovered the fin screw! So, I pocketed my fin screw and hurried out of the water (to get another fin) with rig and board, an...
by Quetzalcoatl
Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:57 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: I'm headed down the hyway, got my windgear by my side..Cloudy skies are hangin o'er my head....
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Views: 889

I'm headed down the hyway, got my windgear by my side..Cloudy skies are hangin o'er my head....

I got 200 miles to ride. I'm going down to windmill lands to sail an afternoon sesh...
I hope the waves are ready there cause my boards are ready to go.
Quetzalcoatl humming somethin like a Lynard Skinard tune.

Windsurfing on the Rise, SIEMPRE!

Quetzalcoat out. (Have Dry-suit will travel).
by Quetzalcoatl
Wed Oct 19, 2022 2:30 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Sunday, gonna be windy and 80 degrees, shall I wear a shorty?
Replies: 0
Views: 928

Sunday, gonna be windy and 80 degrees, shall I wear a shorty?

YEAH!!! The True October Suprise is Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. No, I am not Jinxing it! These are the facts mam/man, just the facts. Spirit Lake, IA will hit 80 degrees and have 24mph S-SE wind. Clear Lake 79 degrees with 24 mph wind and Mankato 77 degrees and 22 mph wind. Last chance to wear a Shorty! ...
by Quetzalcoatl
Fri Oct 14, 2022 5:48 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Interesting Fact: There are approximately 800,000 winsurfers in the USA>::::
Replies: 0
Views: 934

Interesting Fact: There are approximately 800,000 winsurfers in the USA>::::

I (Quetzalcoatl) recently read that the interest in Windsurfing is actually going up, not down. I read that in 2016 there were approximately 600,000 windsurfers in the USA. Now, there's around 800,000 and growing. (I guess we're not so special after all). Just because windsurf shop after windsurf sh...
by Quetzalcoatl
Tue Oct 11, 2022 5:47 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Winds blow "pretty good in Southern Minnesota these three days....
Replies: 0
Views: 944

Winds blow "pretty good in Southern Minnesota these three days....

ye-HAAAAHH!!!! Thar be good winds this Week.....for all ye sailors who are off duty doing weekdays. Good Southern wind for one day at Lake Cannon today, But Mankato Lakes are having 20 something wind (with gusts in 30's) for three days (Tues-Thurs) in a row! So, get out there and ride!!!! I don't un...
by Quetzalcoatl
Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:13 pm
Forum: LAKAWA Chat
Topic: Lake Pepin was angry yesterday my friends......
Replies: 1
Views: 649

Lake Pepin was angry yesterday my friends......

On Sunday, Sept. 25th, Wind speed (W-NW) tops was gonna be 18 mph. So, from Wisconsin side on my 120 l. Tabou Rocket and 6.3 Ezzy sail I headed out into the middle of Lake Pepin. BAM! Wind was mucho mas stronger! This is around 4:30 PM (when forecast predicted wind to be at it's best) and there was ...