Yearly Archives: 2007

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WISSA 2008: Report from the Spot

Subject: WISSA 2008 The club house. Race committee HQ and possible gear storage/ waxing station. This is on the lake. The main lodging. Maybe the architect liked Howard Johnson’s ? But check out the back yard! The WHOLE resort is OURS for the week! Lost on the lake? Head for […]

Kite Yukon

By Michael Meandering I know many people who disdain winter, and I’ve noticed that these people tend to live in parts of Canada where there is little, if any, snow, or where getting out of the city to enjoy the snow consumes the better part of the day. I feel […]

Some pictures from Kajaani

2X world Champion [Open Class] Juha Mannermaa did his first session on Oulujarvi [Lake Oulu]. The lake is HUGE! With a surface area of 930 square kilometers and a location at 64 degrees north ICE is not the problem-but daylight? That can be troublesome at this time of year. Cheers […]

Ice Sailing Starts Nov 25 07 in South Keswick

Yup, I’m wearing my wet suit, red life jacket and red ski boots. Don’t know if this ice will last till next weekend, as a strong NW wind could break it all up. Most of it is already refrozen broken ice. Nonetheless, it was fine and we had about 10 […]

Health and fitness: Top 10 winter sports

ICE SAILINGLowdown: This is the most exhilarating sport on the planet. Sail on ice and reach speeds of 70mph. Would suit: Speedsters, adrenaline junkies and yachties bored with the pace of water sailing. Do: Wear a helmet. Don’t: Sail over thin ice. Where: Sweden and Poland. How much: A course […]

WISSA 2008

Notice to competitors and accompanies. Every night activities, meals and social activities of the week (see Schedule) will take place at ” Parc Régional de Val-D’Irène ” ski resort, the main accommodation site located at 8 km from the event. The organizing committee will daily provide a free shuttle from […]

Kite Skiing in Antarctica

Apparently Antarctica becomes a tourist attraction. The notorious Luminous Landscape is offering a photo-tour for several years in a row (sorry, the 2009 tour is sold out). Another example is the White Desert company which actually promises “more adrenalin” with “kite-skiing across the frozen horizon”… Something to dream about.

Season started!

We can’t call this sailing yet. Just checking the ski angle and edge sharpness. Julli the winter sailor.