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Sunday, June 11th, cooler weather, Winds 17 t0 25 out of N-NW. I launched from the Lekwa Marsh Access. Whitecaps coming straight into the narrow ramp access. I had to do short tacks (in the narrow channel) to get out into open water. When I arrived, I saw one windsurfer, Three kiters and one Wingsur...

YEAHHH! This Sunday, June 11, 2023 is looking better and better for .......

And you know where to get it. There seems to be a pattern...and the best place to go will be.....

I'm not saying,,,but if you need to ask., then chime in and ask!

Quetzalcoatl out.

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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).

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

Quetzalcoatl out.

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 ...

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...

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.

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. ...

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...

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! ...

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...

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...

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).

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! ...

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...