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 […]
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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
Richard Saltonstall sails his Kitewing on fresh black ice – on Halloween!! Light snow showers and solid winds make for a great session. With its treeless snow covered high peaks, and ice covered ponds at different altitudes, Kodiak Island, Alaska is proving to be a fantastic venue for ice & […]
Just wanted to let you know that the WISSA articles in The St. Ignace News are now paywall-free. (We paywall our stories for the first four weeks.) William Acosta donates his trophy to school Klaus Faisst’s experiences (with an error in age) Overall, kind of general story Spectators’ perspective, with […]
Amazing video, amazing conditions, great fun!
Well, February has passed and all the craziness of gearing up for the winters main events is over… (read on) Cheryl Schlehuber, Life in the Great Waters Region of Mackinac
Hello again-the previous post mentions topics I wanted to expand upon. It’s too bad that the video doesn’t show the race where Annie Tuthill came really close to beating both of the best Swedish racers, Peter Klingvall and Lars Frommell (the one with the big skate sail). The course was […]
The 2012 WISSA Ice & Snow Sailing World Championships wrapped up last week in St. Ignace Michigan – huge props to the organizers for being agile and flexible. The Straits of Mackinac – recognized by some sailors as the last stretch of the iconic Chicago-Mackinac Race – are also known […]
Our final day of racing took place on Saturday with another inch of new snow and a stiff northwesterly, a bit spotty on little Chain Lake. Kite Class had finished for the week and we were able to run six course races all toild, two with an upwind/downwind course and […]
We were only able to run three slalom races on the cleared ice today due to light wind that didn’t kick up until late afternoon. But I did see some results yesterday and of the results so far and am pleased to report that the U.S. wing team has some […]