It wasn't supposed to be that windy today. It was just going to be another rainy, but warm day. I went out for lunch to realize it was beautiful, warm, and WINDY. I checked iwindsurf.com and it was looking on. I decided to go to Keswick.
As I left the house it was 18 degrees! In the car it showed a little cooler. It was strange, around Aurora I watched the thermometer plummet from 15 to 8 degrees in two minutes. Then came the rain. By the time I got to Keswick it was 6 or 7 degrees and not 18!…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on October 22, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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Last week I went nuts watching the
huge wind on Tuesday that I couldn't enjoy because I had to work. Well, yesterday was another epic day I couldn't ride! I saw some gusts into the 50Mph range! Keswick was blown flat and guys were out on 7's while I worked.
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Added by Andrew Trossman on October 9, 2009 at 12:00am —
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Dear Mr. Trossman,
Thank you for your email of May 13, 2009, providing your concerns with respect to kiteboards and sailboards in the proposed Small Vessel Regulations. I appreciate your taking the time to comment on this matter.
There has been some public misunderstanding regarding the treatment of kiteboards under the Small Vessel Regulations. Currently, under the existing Small Vessel Regulations, kiteboards are required to carry the same safety equipment as any other vessel. There are no s…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on October 2, 2009 at 1:29pm —
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I was going crazy watching the trees blowing like stink on Tuesday while I had to work! It looked like an epic day - check it out at Keswick:
The forecasts showed that Wednesday would be nearly as good, so I did my best to clear my calendar. I managed to mostly clean it up. But then Wednesday came with a wint…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on October 1, 2009 at 11:00am —
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What a nice surprise, calling for decent wind a day after a decent sesh. It was gorgeous out. I got to wear my shorty! I got to Keswick and Dave and another guy were on the water, but there wasn't much happening. Occasionally there'd be a puff and Dave would take a run. There were a bunch of windsurfers with big sails and mostly shlogging.
As the kiters left the water, I got in. I could barely fly the damn kite. I dragged myself out to get out of the shadow. I was going way down wind too. All o…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on September 15, 2009 at 1:00am —
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After interviewing nannies, taking the kids for a bike ride, and carting them around to their play dates, I got to head up to Minet's since it was looking better than Keswick. I got on the water by 5:00. But I forgot my helmet because I lent it to someone to make a video. Well, I figured I needed the leash and just went for it.
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Added by Andrew Trossman on September 15, 2009 at 12:30am —
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For the first time in two years, my buddy
Rob was able to join me for a session. About 8-9 years ago Rob and I took an in-class kiting lesson together. We were to arrange an on-water session with the instructor, but that guy was a flake and it never happened. Rob got me in to this sport. He even took on-water lessons years before me. Rob is not as selfish as me, so he has not been out even a fraction as often as me. And h…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on August 30, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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It was definitely not summer today. Everyone was wearing full wetsuits. It was overcast, cold and windy, just like fall. Today it was blowing from the east and I heard that Ashbriges was insane. Big waves and lots of small kites.
Like many other pussies I went to Cherry after work for some flat water fun. By 3:15 I was on the water with my 12 and smaller board. Check the wind:
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Added by Andrew Trossman on August 28, 2009 at 8:30pm —
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Cherry Beach, that is. After five days of vacation at Blue Mountain with the kiddies ending with tornadoes touching down the next town over and a few hours without power, we came home to a decent breeze at Cherry. I got there by about 3:30 and on the water by 3:50. Check out the wind, or lack of it - but hey it was enough and there were plenty of others out there too.
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Added by Andrew Trossman on August 21, 2009 at 11:33pm —
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This is a repost from the OKA. Given the recent ban at my favorite kitespot in the GTA (Keswick), I think this is extremely relevant.
From: Ontario Kiteboarding Association (OKA@gripmail.ca)
Sent: August 7, 2009 1:40:34 PM
Hello,
There were some issues over the long weekend with kiters riding through the swim buoys at Hanlan's Point. These kiters were also launching in a heavily heavily crowded sunbathing area. The Lifeguards at Hanlon’s point received several complaints from swimmers and sun…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on August 10, 2009 at 3:10pm —
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In many ways, today was like the first summery weekend day we've had all season. Good thing it was a long weekend! Not only was it a beautiful sunny warm day, but we were blessed with a summer breeze. Check it out:
I got to the beach at about 2:45 and it was packed. I couldn't…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on August 3, 2009 at 9:51pm —
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Our last weekend in Montreal blew one last time for us. Unfortunately, Mike could not come with me so I went solo to Baie des Brises again.
Definitely not as good as the two previous weekends, but still pretty good. I rode my 12 for…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on August 3, 2009 at 9:00pm —
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It was looking like another crappy rainy day in Montreal, when Mike called me to go kiting down around Plattsburgh New York. As we headed down, passports in hand, we heard that the usual beach was closed because of some kind of toxic sewage leak or something. Quick change of plans we just went a little further south to Ausable Point - check this satellite pic.
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Added by Andrew Trossman on July 11, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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It's early in the morning - time for codeine
It's blowing fifteen - time for codeine
Boostin' big air, crashin' on my ass, gettin' slapped on my balls - time for codeine!
All packed up and headin' home - time for codeine
I wake up in the morning and can't stand erect - time for codeine!
Playing barbie dolls with my little twin girls - time for codeine!
Man I'm sore from yesterday - time for codeine! I need more now....
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Added by Andrew Trossman on July 5, 2009 at 10:16am —
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So we're doing this family thing at my inlaws in Montreal and I'm watching all the wind back home just losing it, when my buddy from around here says we should go to
Baie des Brises. I think the last time I was there was 20 years ago windsurfing. I had some awesome days there when a big SW swell bends around the point making for sweet side shore conditions. And the gentle…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on July 5, 2009 at 12:18am —
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It was a beautiful sunny summer day with a bit of a breeze forming from the east. I went to Fisherman's to try to milk what I could get.
I was on the water by about 2:30 with my 16m and monsterdoor. It was just enough. I had to work the kite a bit to get out of the wind shadow, but th…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on June 17, 2009 at 12:52am —
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Saturday Marcy had organized to have childcare so we could go to her friend's birthday party. So I figured I could get away once we've got some help around the house. Cherry beach was getting some marg, but I figured it's worth the try since I got skunked at Keswick on Friday. I got to the beach just before 2:00 and only Paul was out with his door and 19m monster. I saw a small guy rigging a 12 with his monsterdoor and the wind looked enough for me, my monsterdoor and the 16, so I rigged.
I got…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on May 31, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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Man, last weekend it was nukin' on mother's day. WTF, is that about? A cruel joke? Now I know for sure if there is a god, it's a woman ;-). Truth be told, even if it wasn't mother's day, I was in serious pain last weekend. You see the previous Monday I had a $350 shot of
durolane injected into my hip joint. It's basically like getting a lube job - the stuff is supposed to lube the joint so it doesn't wear bone on bone as much. But once the anesthetic wore o…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on May 16, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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I got to the beach at 3:00 and decided to fly my 12m because it was looking pretty windy with gusts well into the 20s. Interestingly, the open lake side did not look very windy at all, while the shallower, warmer bay had white caps and dark squalls on the water. There were def…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on May 1, 2009 at 11:14pm —
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Or in my case, it's more of a
load of poop! Before the wind got sketchy for my 12 and before I was riding my wounded 9, I was playing around getting back into the groove. I tried to load and pop. I did one where I loaded nicely then tried to pop but instead sort of left the water by mere nano particles. But that was enough to put me in an awkward position that I almost lost it.
Next I figured I should send the kite too. I loaded nicely, pooped about the same as the previous time, but the…
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Added by Andrew Trossman on April 28, 2009 at 9:03am —
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