RACE NOTICE! TO: All potential WING (and other) sailorsTIME: All weekend Saturday & Sunday 14-15 March 2009PLACE: Lake Sunapee, N.H. Launch point at Soonipi Poad. Exit 11 Interstate 89. Go west on King Ridge Road to the end.SCHEDULE: TBA We will try for course races and a tour of the […]
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by William Tuthill Greetings WISSA Friends Here is a post from our friends in Saguenay – the site of WISSA2010. They have been running an annual event at this site – Baie des HA HA! Seriously – that is the name- Bay of HA HA!. It includes the (!) in […]
WISSA 2009 was a record breaker! 101 competitors from 14 countries. Racing held on hard ice covered with light snow – perfect. Three classes: Open Class: any sled powered by a windsurfing rig Wing Class: all hand held sails – kitewing Kite Class: all kites welcome Perhaps what was most […]
by Alex Nozdrin More images under the cut.
by Magnus Nordström The 18th of January we had a magnificent race at a small place called Kvicksund, 200 km west of Stockholm. Very good hard ice and really nice wind 5-7 m/s (10-15 knots). During these conditions we sail as fast as up to approx. 70 km/h. The first […]
Thanks to Alex Nozdrin, the rules were translated into Russian:WINDSURF.RU
February 16-21, 2009, Riga, Latvia http://www.wissa2009.org/competitors.html Word has it that there are over 120 competitors for WISSA 2009!
PICS by Dicky Saltonstall, Ella Saltonstall, and Jory Squibb. FOLLOWING POSTED BY JORY SQUIBB 22NOV08 Yesterday’s first skate of the season was real Magic. Lloyd and I, wondering why we were bothering, traveled to Howe Hill Swamp to find the 10 acre beaver pond open in the […]
From richardsaltonstall Really nice black ice with a smattering of snow drifts you could easily steer around. Very blustery NW winds too much for big wings today on this unfamiliar ice sheet. Used 3.8 to check out and explore with Jory Squibb. Some obvious open water; mostly ice is […]
Registration for WISSA 2009 is open, participants are starting to register already! Other good news:1) We’ve got winter here already – its snowing hardly for 2nd day already2) We’ve got excellent hotel deal for WISSA – DBL room for EUR 51 incl taxes and breakfast. For 2 people in […]