By William Tuthill As we watch the grass turn green, Barney Kenney [organizer on WISSA2001 Saskatchewan, Canada] is tuning and refining his amazing footsteering sled. Barney has created several clever inventions, but thissled is closer to short board sailing than any ski sled that I haveever sailed. Everything from the […]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
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By William Tuthill Greetings All Here is a quick report from lasts week’s epic adventure to the race site for WISSA 2008. It is Sunday night, and we have just returned from driving over 2000 km for WISSA. It was a productive trip. The 3 day trip up took place […]
Review by Zakharov First tests on the snow… well, on the ice, really. There is almost no wind at the ground level this morning! Even race “tens” could be launched with some serious running effort. On the height it is 3-4 m/s (6-8 knots). I was unfolding the new Psycho […]
Review by Zakharov Just a while ago I was really stunned by this american pronounciation of the word “Psycho” – , as in the old joke: Writing `Liverpool` reading `Manchester` And today this very “Psycho-3” is covering 13 square meters of freshly thawed sand near Neokom. Blue star on the […]
Christelle SelenI know WISSA is under reconstruction… or beautychanges…. as William told me.The video is made a month ago here in Finland when the icewas still strong but covered of water, we called itsplash splash session….otherwise you can always visit my blog to view morekiting sessions or pictures… some of […]
The spirit of the wind lives here. This is a place where individuals from all walks of life, and all parts of the world, join together to celebrate their passion for sailing on snow or ice. There are no restrictions or judgments – only enthusiasm and accommodation.The history of this […]
Still excellent conditions in Northern part of Finland although guys have started summer surfing “down in south”
What a weekend! Lake Sunapee ROCKS! The nearly 1100 foot elevation makes for a different climactic designation for this unusual body of water. Everything south and down has melted, but Sunapee still has 12-14 inches of ice! Better still, the forecast is for more cold and a 10 inch dump […]