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Queen of the Cape

Congrat's to Pam Levy who was crowned Queen of the Cape at the East Coast Windsurfing Festival.  Pam carries as much stoke as anyone I know.

(Pic stolen from The Windsurf Loop.)

Added by Brian on September 23, 2015 at 12:15pm — 2 Comments

New Windsurf Mag

This from Pete DeKay on the iWindsurf Forums:

Hello all,

I am launching a brand new magazine called Windsurfing Now. It will be a grassroots-based publication to entertain and support the North American windsurfing community.

I am not able to take subscriptions yet (should be soon) but I may be able to send you a free issue. If you are interested in receiving our premiere issue then please e-mail your name and…

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Added by Brian on September 13, 2015 at 11:00am — No Comments

Rendezvous at the Reservoir - Today!

Today:  The Rendezvous at the Reservoir Will Be July 18 AND 19, 2015 At The NEW LONDON RESERVOIR PARK AND CAMPGROUND in new London, OH.   The Rendezvous is now on the US Windsurfing National Race Tour.

There will be Open, Hybrid, and Kona classes, and this year there will be a FREEGATTA.  There will be no charge for racing.  We hope to encourage beginners and those who have never raced before to join in on the fun.   Casual sailboarders and land-lovers are also encouraged to attend…

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Added by Brian on July 18, 2015 at 11:09am — No Comments

The thrilling story of the Original Windsurfer

via Surfer Today:

The Original Windsurfer: a fierce competition in Huntington Lake, California, October, 1976 | Photo: TheOriginalWindsurfer.com

The Original Windsurfer was born in the 1960s. One day in January 1967, at a cocktail party in Pacific Palisades, sailor Jim Drake and surfer Hoyle Schweitzer…

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Added by Brian on July 6, 2015 at 11:30am — No Comments

The Season has Started!

 . . . at least for the MI Windsurfers who've headed to Hatteras.  Don Ferguson is posting daily on his FB page.

Added by Brian on April 4, 2015 at 3:24pm — 2 Comments

Annual Cass Lake Spring Swap Meet

Added by Brian on March 31, 2015 at 6:27pm — No Comments

Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a many great days on the water in the new year! 

(Pics stolen from…

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Added by Brian on December 24, 2014 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Gone Boarding!

Check out this high school course at Forest Hills Eastern, in Ada, MI.  In Gone Boarding students learn to surf, long board, paddle board, snowboard. While also learning how to make a surf board and ski's or a snowboard.

Might not be college prep, but sure looks like fun.

Added by Brian on November 10, 2014 at 8:35am — No Comments

East Coast Windsurfing Festival - Congrat's to Pam Levy

According to The Windsurf Loop blog, Michigan's own Pam Levy did the Mitt proud at the ECWF - Cape Cod, by taking second place in the Women's Freestyle division.  Pam's become an ABK devotee (not Pam's words) and I guess it's paid-off.  Congrat's Pam!

From the Windsurf Loop Blog:…
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Added by Brian on September 15, 2014 at 8:31pm — 2 Comments

The Greatest Sport

Thanks Don, for sharing…

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Added by Brian on September 8, 2014 at 10:30pm — No Comments

The 10 Golden Rules Of Water Safety

Fun is fun, but safety is number one.  Check out this worthy article from Boards Magazine:  http://boards.mpora.com/features/10-golden-rules-water-safety.html

Added by Brian on July 29, 2014 at 2:40pm — No Comments

Rocking Windsurfers

Since we haven't been blessed with much wind, and I haven't been blessed with any free time, I'm sitting here grading papers and Jonesing to get wet, and ran across Shawna Cropas' recent post about some of the Rocking Windsurfers that she's met.

Here's the link to Shawna's…

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Added by Brian on June 28, 2014 at 1:52pm — No Comments

New Caseville SUP Rental/Retail Shop

Long-time Casevillian, windsurfer and kiteboarder extraordinaire, Larry Ruhstorfer, opened up a shop on the beach in the Caseville County Park.   The shop rents SUPs, kayaks and offers kiteboarding lessons, as well as some retail in the brands you know.  If you're in the area ( a ~2-hour drive from the metro Detroit area) for…

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Added by Brian on June 9, 2014 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Windsurfing / SUP Vehicles

Most of us can relate to the need to carry windsurf boards and SUP's - in style if possible.  Check out some of these rides:…

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Added by Brian on June 3, 2014 at 10:20am — No Comments

Cass Lake Swap Meet

Well, the season must be on it's way.  Bob Shoen just posted the date for the annual Cass Lake Swap Meet.  Thanks to Scott for posting this:

Added by Brian on March 8, 2014 at 10:06am — No Comments

MI Company's Role in the Olympics

As long as our water is solid phase, we might as well appreciate a MI company's role in the Winter Olympics.  Check this out:

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/space-technology-news/olympics-snowmaking-vin/

 

Added by Brian on January 20, 2014 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Pure Michigan - Ice Sailing

Ice Sailing - The Fastest of all Winter…

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Added by Brian on December 28, 2013 at 5:27pm — No Comments

Below the Surface

After Don's post about missing the crowds of windsurfers, I'd thought I'd post this.  If you haven't seen it, it's the trailer to Andre Paskowski's last film, Below the Surface.  Check out what Robbie Naish has to say at about 2:40 into the trailer.   And hey, why not pick up a copy for Christmas.  You can get it through Side-Off Video.…

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Added by Brian on December 5, 2013 at 9:00pm — No Comments

The Original Windsurfer

As seen on SailFeed, via The Original Windsurfer…

http://sailfeed.com/sites/default/files/field/image/HoyleDiane.jpg

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Added by Brian on November 21, 2013 at 9:05pm — No Comments

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