Tag: Lake Ontario
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.
Wild Ice in the City
Wild ice skating and ice floe paddling. The neighborhood wasn’t happy.
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…
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?
Cold Water Swimming
I have been swimming in Lake Ontario the whole winter almost daily. Sometimes it’s sunny, sometimes it’s snowing, I don’t care, I just go.
Solo Stand Up Paddle Across Lake Ontario
I am the first person in the world who paddled solo across Lake Ontario on an inflatable SUP! What an adventure…