Yearly Archives: 2011

43 posts

Festival “Zhigulyovskoe Sea-2012”

Press-release №1 The 7th international marathon “Zhigulyovskoe Sea 2012” will take place in Togliatty from 1st to 5th of February. This time our project is named “International Festival Marathon “Zhigulyovskoe Sea 2011” because the our previous events proved to be more than just sport events. We did our best to […]

Better to see it once…

Dan Hill giving a tour of the WISSA 2012 event location in beautiful St. Ignace, Michigan USA to share a little about the area where the competition will be held.

St.Ignace: Wind Analytics

We keep getting questions about winds at St.Ignace, MI. Although rumor is that a funnel between two Great Lakes has to be a really windy place which has to be true by all laws of meteorology and common sense, although the bridge from the land to the Mackinac Island has […]

Macinac Bridge at St.Ignace :: 2012 Venue

Built in 1957, the Macinac Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere, and the 3rd longest in the world. Connecting lower Michigan – the “boxing glove” to the Upper Peninsula [“Finnmerica”] the bridge is subjected to some pretty awful conditions. It is always windy, and often frozen. […]

WISSA 2011 – Random Photos

Courtesy of William Tuthill Snow start for the wings   Pierre-Alain [Switzerland] et Christelle [Finland]     Simon Gill [Montreal] Team Quebecois 2011 Side trip to the amazing Savonlinna Castle Finnish trains are excellent! Dr. Tiuja Salo [Finland] repairs the chin of Annie Tuthill [USA] Ouch! Short Track Slalom [STS] […]

WISSA 2012 Accommodation

Please explore the interactive map below to choose your option. View WISSA 2012 in a larger map The following is a recommended list of suites at St.Ignace by WISSA 2012 organizers: Bear Cove Inn – 906-643-8910 Birchwood Motel – 906-984-2184 Boardwalk Inn – 800-254-5408 Budget Host Inn & Suites – […]

Snowkiting in Luleå

Snowkiting in Luleå from John Johansson on Vimeo. A snowkiting video I made this winter 2011. Shot with a Canon 550D/T2i (Samyang 8 mm Fisheye and Sigma 70-300 with IS) and a GoPro Hero HD.