Tag: kitesurfing
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.
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?
Collision With a 35-foot Sailboat
There was only one sailboat on the lake as far as I could see, and it looked like a tiny triangle on the horizon. How did we manage to collide half an hour later?
252 Kilometers, 9 Hours of Nonstop Riding
Any solo kitesurfing trip from Toronto to Port Weller and back would be considered a suicide. Well, I did it anyways.
Foil Tack Lament
The journey of “Ten Thousand Wipeouts” is only about to begin when you decide to learn a simple maneuver called Foil Tack Transition…
Stung By a Stingray While Kiting
Well… I live. After I survived the first 7 hours of sheer agony with the help of intravenous morphine and other anesthetics to manage the pain, things returned to normal quite quickly.