25th Annual Sturgeon Stampede, Feb. 7-9

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WAK Jason
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25th Annual Sturgeon Stampede, Feb. 7-9

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Happy New Years all! I hope you all made some great New Years resolutions this year. Every year I make these big resolutions like save money, eat healthier, lose weight, stop procrastinating, etc, etc, etc. And of course, about 5 days into the year I break every single one of my New Years resolutions! Well, I want to share my 3 New Years resolutions with you guys and I hope they help you with your resolutions!! :D So here we go, my resolutions are: 1)to kite more, 2)to help others kite more, 3)to attend the 25th Annual Sturgeon Stampede!! I know right, these are pretty aggressive resolutions, but I do have a strategy behind meeting them. First off, if I attend the Sturgeon Stampede from Feb. 7-9, I will be able to get lot's of kiteboarding in. This means I just met 2 out of my 3 New Years resolutions!! Woohoo, check and check! Now, for my final resolution, to help others kite more!! If I can just get all of you to come to Fond du Lac, WI Feb. 7-9 to attend the Sturgeon Stampede, then I am confident I can help every single one of you to kiteboard more this year by kiting at our event. Well, what do you know, I will have just met my 3 New Years resolutions and it is only February. I can slack the rest of the year and waste my money and get fat but still feel good about myself having met all of my New Years resolutions. So please help out a fellow kiter and attend the 25th annual, Sturgeon Stampede from Feb. 7-9. That is right, 25th annual, so you know we are going to do it big this year. You know I can't guaranty wind, but I can guaranty fun!! For more info, please check the WAK website!! http://www.wakkiteboarding.com

BTW, feel free to use my resolutions if you are still searching for some of your own!! All you have to do is attend the Sturgeon Stampede Feb. 7-9 and bring a friend along! Then you too can slack the rest of the year!!
flynhi
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Re: 25th Annual Sturgeon Stampede, Feb. 7-9

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Hoping against hope that I can make it down this year! How are the conditions on the lake? Approx how far is the kiting area from the FDL Mall? Any hotel recommendations?

Thanks,
Scott
WAK Jason
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Re: 25th Annual Sturgeon Stampede, Feb. 7-9

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Hope everyone is enjoying this cold winter so far! Riding has been pretty good around here. WAK shack has been on the lake for about a month now. Nice to have that warm shack to escape to between sessions! We are already in early setup mode for the Stampede coming up next weekend! Everything is looking good for a great Stampede this year! Hope everyone can make it to Fondy for the fun!! Get more info for the event below!!

Here's a link to the flyer and a copy of the registration form!
http://www.windpowerwindsurfing.com/mai ... ration.pdf

Kevin @ Windpower put together a nice info packet including map, schedule of events, Sturgeon Stampede history, etc. Take a look at it for more info!!
http://www.windpowerwindsurfing.com/mai ... flyer.html

@Scott- The event site is only about a 15 minute drive from the center of Fond du Lac. The lake is in great shape with plenty of ice and snow. We just got a nice coating of fresh snow! Lot's of wind too!!
Hotel recommedations:
http://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us ... oteldetail
http://www.countryinns.com/fond-du-lac- ... 7/wifonddu
http://www.retlawhotel.com/
http://www.microtelinn.com/hotels/wisco ... l-overview
WAK Jason
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Re: 25th Annual Sturgeon Stampede, Feb. 7-9

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Had a great ride on the lake today! Snow cover is good! Hard & Fast!! Ramps are looking great too! Wind is looking pretty iffy for Saturday, but tomorrow looks like a fun day to ride. Sunday will be the backup day for the competition. Tomorrow we will be busy finishing some set-up early, but hoping to get out to ride in the afternoon. Come out if you want to ride! The road out to the site is easy access.
WAK Jason
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Re: 25th Annual Sturgeon Stampede, Feb. 7-9

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Had some good riding again yesterday. Plenty of wind! We had a good amount of riders on kites and kitewings, so we organized a couple of races and even a big air. Wind forecast for today is not very good, but we will still be out at the event site messing around and partying. If we can get good wind Sunday, then we will organize some more events. If the wind comes up enough to ride today, then I am sure some of the wind junkies will pump up. We will be selling food and shirts today, so stop out for some fun. Sturgeon bonfire and fireworks at dark.
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