Muskegon - Michigan Windsurfing2024-03-29T12:03:38Zhttp://miwindsurfing.com/forum/topics/muskegon?commentId=5427722%3AComment%3A50829&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI have only managed to hit go…tag:miwindsurfing.com,2017-05-18:5427722:Comment:508292017-05-18T23:01:43.923ZJim O'Donnellhttp://miwindsurfing.com/profile/JimODonnell
<p>I have only managed to hit good conditions on Lake Michigan a few times. I've always encountered onshore winds and waves coming from the same direction as the wind, making a difficult shorebreak when it's big. I would LOVE to get a magical day like the one you described! I have a couple of questions.</p>
<p>1. How is it getting out at Muskegon? If you launch from the leeward side of the breakwater are you fairly sheltered from the shorebreak, but still getting decent wind? Can you…</p>
<p>I have only managed to hit good conditions on Lake Michigan a few times. I've always encountered onshore winds and waves coming from the same direction as the wind, making a difficult shorebreak when it's big. I would LOVE to get a magical day like the one you described! I have a couple of questions.</p>
<p>1. How is it getting out at Muskegon? If you launch from the leeward side of the breakwater are you fairly sheltered from the shorebreak, but still getting decent wind? Can you select your wave size by how far downwind from the breakwater you venture?</p>
<p>2. Any idea why the inside is a "windless crunching danger zone?" My experience in Lake Michigan has been the same. Why is there a dead zone close to shore? So many times I've stood on shore thinking the wind was fantastic, only to launch and barely be able to get a water start, or take off like a bat out of hell only to fall in in a lull 30 yards later. Never understood that. Maybe I just suck.</p>
<p>3. Is it practical to launch in the area protected by the breakwater (i.e. in the channel) and sail out into the big lake to play in the waves?</p>
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<p>Any advice would be appreciated. I am hoping to spend more time in Michigan and eventually retire there. </p>
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<p>Thanks,</p>
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<p>-Jim</p> Muskegon is one of the best l…tag:miwindsurfing.com,2017-05-15:5427722:Comment:507382017-05-15T20:07:59.523ZChris Johnsonhttp://miwindsurfing.com/profile/ChrisJohnson639
<p>Muskegon is one of the best launches for North & South wind directions. I have sailed this location for 30 years and it is one of the best on the West side of Michigan. We can sail Easterlies on Muskegon Lake at Harbour Towne Beach.</p>
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<p>See you on the water.</p>
<p>Chris Johnson</p>
<p>Muskegon is one of the best launches for North & South wind directions. I have sailed this location for 30 years and it is one of the best on the West side of Michigan. We can sail Easterlies on Muskegon Lake at Harbour Towne Beach.</p>
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<p>See you on the water.</p>
<p>Chris Johnson</p>