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Topic: Ice Windsurfing Locations |
SkateSailor
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Forum: Eastern and Central USA & Canada Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:20 am Subject: Ice Windsurfing Locations |
Check out the "Popular Northeast Iceboating Locations" link to John Sperr's excellent resource for ice launches.
http://www.hriyc.org/launch.html |
Topic: Ice Windsurfing Locations |
SkateSailor
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Forum: Eastern and Central USA & Canada Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:21 pm Subject: Ice Windsurfing Locations |
Quannapowitt in Wakefield MA exit 39 North Avenue off 95.
Join the iceboating group on yahoo for more places to go and to get ice reports. I don't know them outside of my local area. |
Topic: lake qwanapowit |
SkateSailor
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Forum: Eastern and Central USA & Canada Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:11 pm Subject: lake qwanapowit |
As you might expect, the winds are strong and gusty at Quannapowitt. Boards and skate sailors are staying on the North end of the lake, to avoid having to navigate around the thick snow drifts that oc ... |
Topic: lake qwanapowit |
SkateSailor
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Forum: Eastern and Central USA & Canada Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:07 pm Subject: lake qwanapowit |
I have a couple of FreeSkates that haven't been used for ~15 years.
Does anyone have any suggestions for blade sharpening?
Thank you.
Are you looking for a shop to do this for you? |
Topic: lake qwanapowit |
SkateSailor
Replies: 9
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Forum: Eastern and Central USA & Canada Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:46 pm Subject: lake qwanapowit |
The wind has swept the upper end of the lake leaving wide open spaces. Downwind, the drifts have consolidated. They are much thicker, heavier and denser than the light fluffy drifts on the lake last w ... |
Topic: lake qwanapowit |
SkateSailor
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Forum: Eastern and Central USA & Canada Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:46 pm Subject: lake qwanapowit |
Good ice with moderate winds in the morning becoming light in the afternoon. Lots of thin snow drifts and lumpy areas that are easy to avoid. Wet spots and weak ice by the yacht club were reported yes ... |
Topic: quanapowit/wakefield |
SkateSailor
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Forum: Eastern and Central USA & Canada Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:12 pm Subject: quanapowit/wakefield |
I drove by on Wednesday. It looked wet and slick. If only we could get a few days and nights of freezing temperatures that surface would be sweet. |
Topic: Good sailing at Lake Quanapowitt today! |
SkateSailor
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Forum: Eastern and Central USA & Canada Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:17 pm Subject: Good sailing at Lake Quanapowitt today! |
The ice is not safe today. The surface is super smooth and supports the weight of a person but new cracks form with that awful soft sound that tells you something is terribly wrong and it's time to ge ... |
Topic: Good sailing at Lake Quanapowitt today! |
SkateSailor
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Forum: Eastern and Central USA & Canada Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:20 pm Subject: Good sailing at Lake Quanapowitt today! |
This thread is the one you want:
http://forums.iwindsurf.com/viewtopic.php?t=13766 |
Topic: Good sailing at Lake Quanapowitt today! |
SkateSailor
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Forum: Eastern and Central USA & Canada Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:16 pm Subject: Good sailing at Lake Quanapowitt today! |
http://www.winterwindsurf.com/?p=75 |
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