Hey, I kitesurfed this saturday and sunday in Naperville, IL (75st and Route 59) It was great!, enough snow, the field is about 1 X 1 mile of grass. Now is...
CJVL
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Feb 4, 2002 4:58 pm
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I had a great first run as well at Montrose Beach on Saturday, although the snow was light it was an easy first outing and was able to go E-W on the beach. ...
HEY GUYS, Have you been out on Lake Michigan yet? The water in Holland and Grand Haven is cold - but worth it to get on the water. Crazy winter - but who is...
I am new to the sport and always looking for places to go near home. In schaumburg, there's a decent field in Busse woods off the Golf Road entrance just East...
Hi guys, I am new to the sport. I didn't realize there were a few people doing this here in Chicago already. I have been looking around and I guess I finally...
Hey V, Thanks for replying. I'm a little worried about this rt 59 and 75th place. I have to believe it is owned by a farmer out there. I usually go to a...
Guys, I may be interested too if you go on Sunday. Please give me a call if you are going to go. Jake - 773.549.3704 ... ...
jake steele
jakesteele2000@...
Mar 7, 2002 2:37 pm
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With temps for the next couple of days predicted in the high 50's with rain, I can't imagine we'll have much snow by this weekend. However, if the wind goes...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Mar 7, 2002 5:02 pm
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J,J and T: Hey there, guys! Yeah, I took the day off Wed to snowkite, and there's no wind! Talk about mother nature messin' with me!!! (I was out of town Mon....
check out www.mountainboardz.com Tim and I have been getting gear there. Terry Kurzynski Senior Project Director Remington Associates, Ltd. ...
Terry Kurzynski
terryk@...
Mar 7, 2002 11:08 pm
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Depending on the weather, I'd like to check out Montrose. Even if there's no snow and the ground is too wet to use a mountainboard, I'd like to check out the...
V, I'd rate a mountainboard a good investment for kite surfers. Terry and I have the MBS boards with footstraps available at Galyans which work well on land....
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Mar 8, 2002 12:46 pm
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I'm looking at a used MBS comp 26 (the most expensive board - like $400) for $250. Also, Galyans last night in Schaumburg has a grom 6 for $199, and some...
I think they all work and you can put stiffners in any of the boards as they all use the same springs. Tim ... From: vytaspass [mailto:surfsup@...] ...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Mar 8, 2002 5:53 pm
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Just checked the MBS WEB site, Grom 6 should work fine and stiffners should work as well. Tim ... From: vytaspass [mailto:surfsup@...] Sent:...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Mar 8, 2002 5:57 pm
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I think the grom6 is a bit smaller than the comp 16 or the comp26, too, and as a 6' 2" guy at 185-190LBS, I might still go for the larger comp boards. I stood...
I was out at Montrose today. It was too windy for me to take out my kite. I left at about 4PM though, so maybe the wind went down after that. Did anyone go...
Ya, Jake and I were there from 3 to 5. Wind was a bit dirty. spent most of the time tuning some new foils but we each got a few runs in. We were on the West...
Terry Kurzynski
terryk@...
Mar 11, 2002 4:29 am
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Here ya go: National data with direction indicators (my favorite) www.iwindsurf.com Montrose Beach Weather Station ...
Found out the Grom6 is for riders 140LBS or less. I'm 185 so that's not an option. But....I bought a Comp16 today for $230 new. Not a bad price, should be here...
... Being a pilot as well as kiter, I usually rely on the surface chart rather than "news at 8" weather info: http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_mw.gif The...
Dejan Vucinic
n713z@...
Mar 12, 2002 2:10 am
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Interesting Kiteboarding article on the front page of yesterday's Wall Stree Journal. Lake Michigan forecast looks good for mountain boards on the South side...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Mar 12, 2002 4:21 pm
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Haha, let me know how the water is... Are you guys wearing full padding to kitesurf on a mountain board? It seems like I should look into getting one if I...
Brandon Cruz
bcruz@...
Mar 12, 2002 4:26 pm
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Brandon, I wear a hockey or bike helmet only. Terry wears a padded jacket plus helmet and knee pads I think rollerblading wrist guards make sense, with a...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Mar 12, 2002 4:38 pm
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I plan on wearing my biking helmet....that's about it. Maybe some kneepads. I could have used a pair a couple times with the snowboard, but I'm still flailing...
V, Have found tht ARC's work great after you figure out how to rig them. I've found them very sensitive to tuning adjustments. The also work poorly without a...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Mar 12, 2002 6:07 pm
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Tim, FINALLY!!! Someone local who knows the ARCs! Geez...getting explanations on the web is one thing, but having someone standing next to you pointing to...
V, Let's shoot for the mountainboarding or water kiting session this weekend at Montrose when we can compare notes on rigging ARC's. I'll call you or send an...
Grossnickle, TO (Timo...
Timothy.O.Grossnickle...
Mar 12, 2002 10:39 pm
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Sounds great Tim. I look forward to hearing from you. ... weekend at ... or send...
Assuming wind shifts NW as predicted, am planning on leaving the office around 2:30 today to get to the Wilson launch Montrose today by 4:00. With temps at 50...
