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Lac Saint-Jean

by William Tuthill 19 April on Lac Staint-Jean near Chicoutimi, Quebec – near the site of WISSA 2010. This area has a very different climate from other parts of Quebec such as Montreal and Quebec City. Winters are long, and spring offers lots of sailing in warmer temperatures and steady […]

Lake Minnewanka in Banff, Alberta

by William Tuthill This is 18 April on Lake Minnewanka in Banff, Alberta. 24 inches [60 cm] of ice so hard that it is buckled like an alligator’s back. There is so much cold stored in this slab that even above freezing temperatures have barely etched the surface. The lake […]

Tour du Phare

The place – Lake Sunapee, N.H. 1102 feet (335 meters) above sea level and a climactic world away from nearby locations in New England. The background scenery. That is Burkehaven Lighthouse. There are only 5 lighthouses in the State of New Hampshire, and only 2 are on the Seacoast where […]

Impressions from WISSA 2009

By Klaus Faisst – Canada The winds during our 2009 World Championships in Riga, Latvia were only light to moderate, hence, no speed records were broken on Lake Kisezers. However, just about all attendance records were broken, including: 111 – registered competitors (most ever) 14 – countries (most ever) 57 […]

RUS54

Here is a close up shot of “The Leg” from Murmansk. Slava Maltsev is a talented monoski sailor. In light winds, Slava keeps motion with his legendary leg – hence the name “The Leg from Murmansk” Will p.s. by DibutilAlthough seldom but history knows cases when Slava was beaten by […]

WISSA 2002: pictures

By Alexei Nozdrin 01 – Ancient Interlock near Coliseum 02 – Coliseum 03 – Pigeons 04 – Bridge across Tiber 05 – St. Peter’s Basilica 06 – Main Alttar of St. Peter’s Basilica 07 – Saint Peter’s Square 08 – Village on the Resia Lake 09 – Resia Lake Ice […]

WING Surfing: Lake Sunapee, 14-15 March 2009 update

Hi All Tour du Lac NOR Skippers meeting at 1PM vicin Soonipi Park 14MAR SAT. 3 races constitute regatta, after five races throw out high scores. Tour Sun 15MAR TBA by local sailors. Bring your own prize. You bring something for the prize table; winners get first pick. Beer, picks, […]