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grayson
Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 92 Location: Burlington, VT
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:00 pm Post subject: Kai Lenny's shortboard Lake Michigan crossing |
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Might be old news to y'all, but I jut caught wind of this....
Positively Kai: Windsurfing Across Lake Michigan
Impressive crossing, and cool video coverage. Anybody know what gear he used? I see it's a 110-liter slalom board, but couldn't pick out a sail size marking. Maybe 6.5-ish by the looks of it?? I'm a terrible judge of sail size.
We somewhat regularly cross Lake Champlain at its widest point ('bout 8 miles each way) on shortboards when the right conditions roll around, but my body hurts just thinking about 56 miles on a single tack in big lake chop. Yowzer. Nice work Kai! |
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mchaco1
Joined: 08 Sep 2010 Posts: 645
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:45 am Post subject: |
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Nice! That almost makes me want to visit michigan, it looks awesome. |
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Brian_S
Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Posts: 249 Location: SE Michigan
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:38 am Post subject: |
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mchaco1 wrote: | Nice! That almost makes me want to visit michigan, it looks awesome. |
Michigan is awesome!
www.miwindsurfing.com |
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:00 am Post subject: |
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will stop on my way to Maine and see how windy it is !!
thanks for posting NICE video. I talked with Kai in Hood River a year ago, kool guy, very impressive
Hi Brian _________________ K4 fins
4Boards....May the fours be with you
http://www.k4fins.com/fins.html
http://4boards.co.uk/ |
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Brian_S
Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Posts: 249 Location: SE Michigan
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:37 am Post subject: |
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U2U2U2 wrote: | will stop on my way to Maine and see how windy it is !!
Hi Brian |
Gary,
No wind at all this summer. I've sailed twice - in addition to my one day in Hatteras. I can now only say that I used to windsurf. |
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gpadmos
Joined: 09 Jul 2009 Posts: 55
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:59 am Post subject: |
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We travel to West Michigan every summer to visit friends and family. When conditions are right, Lake Michigan beaches are tough to beat: sugar sand and relatively warm fresh water. We prefer late June/early July before the heat and humidity set it, though the water is a little cooler then. Windsurfing is hit or miss, but there are lots of other things to do as well. |
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Brian_S
Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Posts: 249 Location: SE Michigan
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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Fall is best. Water is warm and the winds pick up. Sugar sand, lots of space, fresh water, no sharks.
Brian |
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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MrFish
Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 248
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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last time I was there, it looked pretty sail-able and moderately wave-y. |
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