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Ken Gothman
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Ken Gothman posted a status"Just had the most awesome day! Decent wind, sunshine, basically had all of Gun Lake to myself, and 5 hours of non-stop windsurfing!"
Ken Gothman posted a status"Bummer! Had a perfect wind day for getting powered up with my 9..5 and then discovered I had lost the extension collar & pin. ;-("
Brian commented on Ken Gothman's photo
Ken Windsurfing 4 low res 08-19-2011
"Ken,
I agree, in the light-wind, dog days of summer, it's nice to be on the water. I sometimes put a sail on my SUP and just cruise - no planing, no straps, no complaining!
brian"
Ken Gothman posted a status"Does anyone have any knowledge about where are the best wind locations in Lower MI - both for Lake Michigan and inland lakes?"
Ken Gothman posted a status"Better wind forecast today! Planning to head out to Gun Lake this afternoon with my wife and sister."
Don Ferguson left a comment for Ken Gothman"Great tip, we have a fella here practising just that (waterstarts). It's been so long for me it's easy to forget this simple remedy. Thanks again."
"I can help you with the water starts. Find a shallow spot at Gun Lake. Just enough for your fin and sit down and practice your starts. Trying to learn in deep water is too tiring. I practice in the shallow and can do fifty…"
Ken Gothman left a comment for Randy Bass"I also picked up a used, but in great condtion, 104 X-cite ride this Spring. I got a good deal on it, but, unfortunately, I can't use it yet, because I still can't do water starts. I hope to have them down before the end of…"
Ken Gothman left a comment for Randy Bass"Hey Randy, It's great to hear from you. I'd love to go sailing with you. I really like Gun Lake. The winds are usually a bit better than the Grand Rapids area and the whole West bay is shallow (about 5 feet). It really helps make…"
Brian left a comment for Ken Gothman"Ken,
Welcome to MI Windsurfing. Keep us up to date on your Gun Lake sessions.
Brian"
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- Where do you sail most often?
- Gun Lake
- Favorite Sailing Site in MI
- Gun Lake
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- At 12:44pm on August 4, 2011, Don Ferguson said…
- Great tip, we have a fella here practising just that (waterstarts). It's been so long for me it's easy to forget this simple remedy. Thanks again.
- At 11:33pm on August 3, 2011,
Randy Bass said…
- I can help you with the water starts. Find a shallow spot at Gun Lake. Just enough for your fin and sit down and practice your starts. Trying to learn in deep water is too tiring. I practice in the shallow and can do fifty starts in the time it would take me to do a couple in deep water. If you blow the water start you can just stand up and reposition everything. When you get the feel for it then take it to the deep water.
- At 2:51pm on August 3, 2011, Brian said…
Ken,
Welcome to MI Windsurfing. Keep us up to date on your Gun Lake sessions.
Brian
- At 9:43am on August 3, 2011,
Hey Ken,
Welcome. You are one of the closest to me in Whitehall to post. I have yet to sail Gun Lake. I am looking for people to sail with because everyone has gone to kiting. Your new board looks awesome. I just bought a used JP X-Cite Ride 135 and it sails awesome. I have only had it out once. Let me know if you want company out on the water.
Randy
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