"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…"
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I currently live in Oregon and sail in the Gorge, but I eventually plan to move back to Michigan and do my sailing on Lake Michigan. I have a 105L Mistral Screamer in Mich. with sails from 4.2 to…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim O'Donnell Nov 12, 2016.
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Dave Dalquist commented on Jim O'Donnell's blog post Skunked :("I wish I had some good news for you, but 1) it's Monday, and 2) I was up in the Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superioir in early Aug. and no sailing, the second time in as many August trips this has happened. Having been born and lived half my…"
Jim O'Donnell posted a blog postSkunked :(
Well, I just got back from a two week vacation on Lake Michigan. I finally have a place to store my gear and I was so looking forward to some sailing on the big Lake. But the gear just sat and sat and sat, waiting for the wind that never happened. So disappointed.On the bright side . . . I have never seen Lake Michigan so clean and clear. After a few days of calm, the lake settled out and I could see the bottom plain as day in 10' of water. As an added bonus, there was not any of the usual…See More
Jim O'Donnell posted a blog postIntroducing myself
Hey, fellow midwest windsurfers! My name is Jim. I just joined MI Windsurfing forum. I'm a native Michigander from Milan (S. of Ann Arbor). I learned to windsurf at the Univ. of Wisconsin in 1991, and have been doing it as often as I can ever since. I live in Oregon, west of Portland, so I do most of my sailing in the Gorge these days. My wife and I just bought a place near Lake Michigan that will eventually be our retirement home. But that is several years out. I have a Mistral…See More
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Skunked :(
Well, I just got back from a two week vacation on Lake Michigan. I finally have a place to store my gear and I was so looking forward to some sailing on the big Lake. But the gear just sat and sat and sat, waiting for the wind that never happened. So disappointed.
On the bright side . . . I have never seen Lake Michigan so clean and clear. After a few days of calm, the lake settled out and I could see the bottom plain as day in 10' of water. As an added bonus, there was…
ContinuePosted on August 12, 2016 at 5:58pm — 1 Comment
Introducing myself
Hey, fellow midwest windsurfers! My name is Jim. I just joined MI Windsurfing forum. I'm a native Michigander from Milan (S. of Ann Arbor). I learned to windsurf at the Univ. of Wisconsin in 1991, and have been doing it as often as I can ever since. I live in Oregon, west of Portland, so I do most of my sailing in the Gorge these days.
My wife and I just bought a place near Lake Michigan that will eventually be our retirement home. But that is several years out. I have a…
ContinuePosted on July 12, 2016 at 1:48pm — 1 Comment
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