Category: KITE
Kitesurfing Posts
Elusive Solo Cross of Lake Ontario
I kite by GPS as I can’t see any landmarks, not even the prominent CN tower. There are no boats around, nothing but water in all directions. I am alone. I am finally here, in the middle of nowhere.
100 Tacks & 100 Jibes Challenge
100 Tacks, followed by ten 360-degree turns, followed by 100 jibes. I challenge you to beat me.
And just when I thought I had the ice finally figured out …
300 kilometers on skis – wind powered! Non-stop riding for 12 hours except for two snack breaks.
Kiters’ Digest – Cherry Beach Special Edition
Cherry Beach dangerous weather, local “kitesurfing weather warning system”, kitesurfing meteorology crash course, weather analysis for November 15, 2020, wind force & water impact calculations, and weather-related kitesurfing dos and don’ts.
911 Called – Help Didn’t Arrive
When we are out there in frigid temperatures, we MUST kite only as far as we can self-rescue. Our lives are ultimately only in our hands!
Eastbound & Into the Wind
I wanted to kite east as far as I could, turn around, and come back home at sunset. That’s all. 200 kilometers later …
Playing with the Big Boys
After my collision with a 35-foot sailboat earlier this season, I decided to leave those amateurs to their own fate and embarked on exploring the deeper blues of Lake Ontario…
Love Affair with Georgian Bay
When I planned this adventure, I anticipated three distinct and challenging phases: Adrenaline Phase, Tricky Phase, and Endurance Phase. As it turned out, my trip also happened to have a fourth phase: “Survival Kiting”.
Thermal Wind Experiment
If I kited far enough into the lake, I should find the boundary where the thermal conditions weaken significantly and the wind dies off. Don’t you think?
Light Wind Domes
I would never have believed that on a day with a steady wind at 13-15kts and white caps all around, I could encounter light-wind domes where the wind dies down, whitecaps disappear, and there are just glassy ripples.