Michael,
Thanks for joining the group, and welcome. I had a pretty scary day in
December sailing from Cox Park with overwhelming current, waves, wind,
barges and debris, so I now prefer to travel to non-current water.
Congrats on your first day out in '05, even if it was abbreviated due
to the water temp.

Yes, Jesenko and Ron both pointed out Jackson Ramp across the lake. I
look forward to launching from there some day. I was thoroughly
impressed by the nice beach where we launched, and it certainly the
perfect place to beach start.

I started this list because I just knew there had to be other
windsurfers around, but how to connect was the issue. I tried searching
the web with the following keywords: windsurfing, Kentucky, Indiana,
Louisville, sailboarding, boardsailing, but I found nothing. Since I
couldn't find anyone through the web, I created the "Windsurfing
Kentucky" webpage and this YahooGroup so that maybe someone would find
me. It is now working, and hopefully we can all meet some new friends,
share our windsurfing experiences, find new places to sail, discuss
equipment, and not have to sail alone.

I hope to sail with you soon,
Creston
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On Mar 9, 2005, at 9:07 AM, mlpric01 wrote:

>
> Creston et al,
>
> This is my first contribution to this group.. I'm a windsurfer from
> Louisville who regular sails the Ohio from Cox Park and Patoka
> Lake.  Glad to hear folks got out last Sunday.  I have sailed many
> times with Jasper Ron (& Tony) at Patoka.  I sailed from Cox Park
> Sunday afternoon from about 3-4pm.. wind & air temps were very nice,
> but water was too freakin cold.. so my first sailing day of 05 was
> abrieviated.
>
> Patoka is one of my fave places to sail.. a suggestion: when the
> wind is coming out of the south (SE, SW etc), launch from the
> Jackson ramp area on the north side of lake.  You usually have to
> work upwind to get out the cove, but expect on-shore winds to rock
> as soon as you get out of the shadow.. no shlogging to get back.
>
> It's great to find out there's other sailors around these parts..
> hope to see you on the water soon.
>
> Warm winds, Michael Price


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