It is said that the WISSA Ice & Snow Sailing World Championships is the longest running continuously held international racing event in the history of windsurfing – ironic given that windsurfing started as a liquid water sport. The irony goes away fast when you see how well the windsurf rig […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
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PLACE: Chain Lake St. Ignace Michigan EVENT: 2012 WISSA Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships DATE: February 2012 RIDER: Klaus Faisst- Canada Pushing hard to cross the upwind finish line Klaus did a stylistic lay down for the cameras. He then got up and out of the way very […]
These are from Sweden Team Rider Jenny Back.This is what you get when you mix the Short Track Slalom [STS] with wings 🙂
Igor, WISSA 2008, Val Brilliant, Quebec Every organization has its special individuals and WISSA is no exception. In fact, WISSA has more unique individuals than most organizations. Moreover, it is safe to say that the member body of WISSA is comprised of outstanding individuals with a high sense of […]
For those who say that the sport of windsurfing is on the decline – take a look at the starting line at WISSA 2009 in Riga, Latvia
Kitewing CEO Martin Finell recently visited Newport, Rhode Island and Lake Sunapee New Hampshire for meetings and plans regarding the coming year at Kitewing. Look for a fully revamped web site, new products, more dealers and a major campaign to get more people out sailing on ice & snow in […]
Jarno Rautio – the lead organizer of WISSA 2013 meets us at the train station in Ylevieska. Nice to see after countless hours of travel.
Martin Finell CEO of Kitewing arrived in the US last night to discuss plans for a North American product rollout. Today is a “lay day” for sight seeing and jet lag elimination. Meetings commence tomorrow. We will keep you posted.
The community of Saint Ignace Michigan welcomed WISSA participants. Elementary school students made a poster for each letter of the alphabet . All together it was quite a presentation. The view of the iconic Mackinaw Bridge from the driver’s perspective
