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Why do all "New" windsurf boards are short and Flat? (no nose scoop)? I've come to the conclusion that maybe almost all (if not all) new windsurf boards are flat on top and short because..... One reason...probably just easier to make. 2nd reason...Windsurf companies got sick of owners comp...

Wind Worshipers: The Fall winds have Returned! Get out there and harvest the Fall Winds. These are the Best of Winds! (Spring is pretty darn good too). But: put on your rubber armor and SAIL! Remember: Dress for the swim in, NOT for the sail out. OH also...Kiteboarding and windsurfing in the Fall, t...

It seems to be, that The Fall Winds are taking their Lazy time to get here to Minnnesota. Wind People: do not despair!....The Big winds shall come (eventually). For now enjoy these "Summer like" days. 75 degrees (air temp) in SE Minn. and It's not officially FALL yet. Fall starts on Sept. ...

It seems to be, that The Fall Winds are taking their Lazy time to get here to Minnnesota. Wind People: do not despair!....The Big winds shall come (eventually). For now enjoy these "Summer like" days. 75 degrees (air temp) in SE Minn. and It's not officially FALL yet. Fall starts on Sept. ...

After years of waisting time hanging out windsurf sails over ping table in basement, I've learned that all ya have to do is stand them up in their sail bags (with cloth Mast sleeve end on ground) and plastic delicate leach up in the air...and they dry just fine!!! This is what Dave Ezzy recommends (...

If you keep windsurf sails rigged up (and ready to go) and stored away in the garage or in the cabin, be sure all three corners of the sail is pretty much equally tensioned. My big sails won't fit inside the cabin ground floor door...so in the past I have released the outhaul completely and then rol...

Windsurfers: be careful when you come off the water and lay your rig on the beach. If it's a perfectly sandy beach...be aware that if you leave the board on it's side and strong wind is pushing aqainst it..it can rock back and forth the edge of windsurf board and "literally" cut into (mayb...

Nigel:
I've tried to call you but I keep getting an answer: "I'm sorry but the party you are trying to call
has not yet set up a voice message box."
If I can contact you and you can tell me your address over the phone, I'll send you that bic fin you want
for free!!

Eric out.

Where is the "re-sale" of at least SOME bic techno 283 boards? The nose scope is so high and thin...did everybody break them? I know a lot of windsurfers do kiteboarding full time,,but where are those used Bic Technos 283's? Myself I only have three,,I've also sold three in the past. Come ...

Friday, July 8, 2016 there be wind!

Catch it if you can! Gonna be 20 mph base wind (with higHer gusts) down here
in Very Southern Minnesota,,,(Like Waseca) AND (Fairmont) and Clear Lake, IA will have 21ish wind all afternoon
from 1100 AM TO 4:00 PM.

I've turned over three Bic 283 boards to windsurfers in my time. Each of the sailors informed me that the first try-out session on the Bic 283 board was one of immediate planning action! This is a great testament to the "Carisma" that the Bic Techno 283 board has. The little sister (Bic 27...

Yeah,,,I'm refering to making changes of foot straps or putting on new harness lines. New harness lines and foot straps are very stiff and hard to work worth when new out of the package. So.,,,just dip the parts (in water) that you are going worth with,(manipulate) like the loops of the harness line...

Brain eating ameobas are more detrimental (well, they are fatal) than a shark attack. Unless the shark bite causes massive blood loss or eats you whole...if you get a bite from a shark often it's just that,, a bite,,and you need penicillian for some time to prevent infection. But...the "Brain e...

Most sailors out there when completing a gybe tend to slow down (even stall out) before fipping the sail during a gybe. This is fine,,perfectly O.K. if you're satisfied with at least completing the gybe (not falling in) and then pick up speed again after gybing. But....if you want to plane, speed th...

I was stuck in a Traffic Jam in western Nebraska (North Platte to be exact) and could not get back for sailing...I thought Saturday was gonna be stormy but wasn't Sunday good wind and sunny? Please somebody chime in and give some details on how Sat. or Sunday (June 25/26th) went on your lake. If you...

Lake Cannon had about ten windsurfers out. South Wind was steady 20 and gusting to thirty. I just stayed rigged on my Panther 6.3 meter,,most sailors on 5.2 to 6.0. Five sailors (regulars) on Cannon...and we were graced with the presence of A mother and her adult son who were windsurfing as well. I ...

Just want to pay tribute to advances ( a rather late mention) in Windsurfing Technology. My first windsurf set-up was an old Hyfly 12 ft board and a "Tie on" boom. This was in 2001. (I just didn't know any better) when I bought some really old used stuff. Well after a few times of not func...

The sea was angry again my friends on Lake Pepin: Sunday, June 5th... NW wind picked up to around 20 mph.gusts around 30.this caught several of us already on 7.0 and 7.5 meter sails. I did a downwinder from Deer Island, WI to Pepin marina Beach (in Pepin, Wi) to meet up with fellow windsurfers and k...

Wind folks: our 0-10 mph wind season is here! So, keep it positive and get out there and
teach some new sailors windsurfing or kiteboarding.

Eric out.

Windsurfing and Kiteboarding have advantages when you use life vests or lifejackets when sailing in our deep water lakes in Minnesota. Often I hear sailors say,..."I can't wear a lifejacket because it gets in the way of my harness hook." Well, yes this is true if it's your standard lifejac...