Yearly Archives: 2013

22 posts

Ice reports & photos from Kodiak

I returned from warmer latitudes yesterday. Today we did a few drive bys and checked potential pit areas at local hot spots. Buskin is still open.  Lake Lee has about two and a half inches of pretty nice stable strong black ice with about an inch of slush. At 3PM this afternoon […]

Hiberna in USA

Duane Waltz of The U.S.A’s only authorized dealer of Hiberna’s fleet of hi-tech Iceboards | Fish Lake Iceboards paid a brief visit to Rhode Island last week. He was on his way to Bic Sport North America in West Wareham, Massachusetts to pick up some Stand Up Paddleboards for Fish Lake […]

  Wing Sailor Annie Tuthill looking “fly” in her new Smith Optics goggles /helmet combo in Kalajoki, Finland

2002 in Italy

Most would agree (at least those who were there) that WISSA  2002 in Italy was one of the best. Lago de Resia was spectacular, the mountains surrounding it were magnificent, and the location made for easy access for everyone coming from Europe. There were several North American competitors there as well. The […]

Starstruck!

I walked into Island Sports (Island Surf & Sport – 86 Aquidneck Avenue Middletown, RI 02842, 401-846-4421) today. For many years it was the largest and most prestigious windsurfing (and other) store in the northeast. With the decline of windsurfing (BTW that is apocryphal) and the sale of the store […]