I will be the KOLA, you will all be my subjects and worship me. I plan to do this on my GIANT Litewave and 12M Wallend-Air. I haven't decided if I will raise...
11 AM (16) Jun 01 84 (29) 50 (10) 29.79 (1008) WNW 9 10 AM (15) Jun 01 84 (29) 55 (13) 29.81 (1009) W 7 9 AM (14) Jun 01 77 (25) 53 (12) 29.82 (1009) W 9 They...
I am loading up now and heading for the Marquette Beach at Gary. I will be in the last parking lot b4 you exit the park comples. It is blowing west here in...
Mike, Sounds like the KOLA challenge is on. See you on the beach when its blowin 5 to 8. Tim ... From: skysurfr [mailto:skysurfr@...] Sent: Saturday,...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Jun 1, 2002 8:44 pm
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I think Terry has the best KOLA ratio: Kite Size/Body Wt.= Kola Ratio I will have to send to SA for those kevlar lines, which will slice all other lines they...
I went to Marquette Park in Gary and was skunked yet again. The cool lake sucked up the west winds..... The beach looks ok. I park next to the Gary Bathing...
Mike, What a bummer on wind yesterday. This week looks good from the North, but I'm out of town; in Texas. I'm taking my board but can only hope for one ...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Jun 2, 2002 10:36 am
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Anyone going today? jake ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup ...
I'll go up there as well, I hope the wind picks up a bit... ... From: "skysurfr" <skysurfr@...> To: <kitesurf-chicago@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June...
Brandon Cruz
bcruz@...
Jun 2, 2002 5:03 pm
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Mike/Brandon Any rides at M yesterday?? I was watching the trees bend in the afternoon at a soccer field in Libertyville. Looked like it came up around 2. ...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Jun 3, 2002 11:13 am
571
Montrose turned out to be pretty good yesterday. My chicken loop is broken on my bar, so I had a lot of trouble getting upwind against the waves, but everyone...
Brandon Cruz
bcruz@...
Jun 3, 2002 2:03 pm
572
But I don't care... Going to M with my land board. The sand should be nice and packed and nobody to run over I reckon... Edward...
The rain is gunna stop, or s they say at accuweather forcast, so I'm gunna wait for a couple of hours... If your thinkin about goin give me a buzz. I won't be...
I'm going to check the weather and board today right before leaving work and may head down there too. Maybe by 4pm... I hope the weather turns favorable... V...
Mike, Did you stay out there after we left yesterday? Brandon ... From: skysurfr [mailto:skysurfr@...] Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 11:56 AM To:...
Brandon Cruz
bcruz@...
Jun 3, 2002 4:59 pm
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No, I think we all left when the wind took another jump up. I was out there almost the entire day. In all, I was on the water almost three full hours. Also...
Looks to be swinging more S as the day progresses. The low pressure is causing the counterclockwise winds to which were East of. The more north we go, the more...
V, My wind meter at home is saying ENE 6/7 average. This equals 12 to 15 at the beach - enough to get rides with a big kite. NWS at 3:00 p.m. today calling...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Jun 3, 2002 8:35 pm
580
Tim, I'll be up there tonight if it looks good, but won't be able to make it until around 6. ... From: Grossnickle, TO (Timothy) ...
Brandon Cruz
bcruz@...
Jun 3, 2002 8:45 pm
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Brandon, Didn't make it last night. Driving home from work rain came and wind died. Wind meter dropped from 6 (kiteable) to 3 (not kiteable) mph average. ...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Jun 4, 2002 9:55 am
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Yeah, I skipped as well. I saw the radar. It held off long enough, but didn't want to get caught up in the "red blob". Lots of lightning last night that could...
Tim, I got caught up at work and didn't make it either. I'd like to get out at least one or two times before the weekend, so hopefully this rain and lightning...
Brandon Cruz
bcruz@...
Jun 4, 2002 2:43 pm
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Brandon, Glad you had a good day Sunday. You and V both deserved a good one after VK frustrations. They often come when you least expect them. Tim ... From:...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Jun 4, 2002 2:50 pm
585
Hey, I didn't get mine yet! The crib was showing 20 mph last night...peaking to 59mph at 9pm...ENE...that windmeter must be off. I called it, too, and it said ...
There is a great book published by the FAA or some Government Agency, it's called Aviation Weather. If you are interested in weather it's a must read. When...
The forcast calls for "variable" and rain.... Looks like a day of cleaning up the house. I will be out of town Fri-Mon.... so I'll be the Lamb this weekend. ...
WEDNESDAY NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THEN DECREASING CLOUDINESS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. WEDNESDAY NIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS....
