FrankieBob

Hi Liubov. I poster this about 5 years ago for East side Lake Ontario sailing spots.  I had it on word so I will just repost 4 you.  I stopped windsurfing 2 years ago when I dislocated 2 vertibrae over 1 cm. I was scheduled  for spine fusion the week sugery centers were closed for Covid. Turned out to be a real gift since I slowly healed wi…[Read more]

Scott: I did not respond a few weeks ago but saw, enjoyed, and thought a lot about your post. I do recognize a few but very vaguely. Was the striped suit Cami married Jeromy Bishop? I visited them once at the gorge. My next thought was how much better looking and fit people were in the 70’s and early 80’s. But I’m just prejudice for the time…[Read more]

I had a nice Email banter with Tom Thursday. Nice guy, Started when he was 14 circa 1984 with a family Bic Dufour Wing. I wonder how many windsurfers still existed that started young. Most of us started after we had the money to shell out for equipment. My thought when writing was there was actually a small paper pamphlet in the early 80’s…[Read more]

Friday late morning 10:30to 2:00 may just be one of those elusive Southwick days where a SSW drops into the middle part of the lake. WindyTY never has it going full SW so Henderson Harbor is out. Seneca is peaking at 12 to 14. Air should be in the 50’s and water 58 with full on sun for us old folks. Sure would like to sail Southwick with a sand…[Read more]

Hi Tom: Got your Email. Here are the places that I sail on the East and South side of Ontario the past 38 years. Going from The south shore up the east shore counterclockwise.
West Barrier Bar Park Fairhaven – On the west side of the Little Sodas Bay. Very end of west bay Rd behind Fair Point Marina. Go all the way to the end of the dirt road. NW…[Read more]

Mihelbergel:  Back in the late 80’s very early 90’s 3 to 5 of us in the Clan would often take the road trip and sail Hamburg town park even went to Crystal once when the wind stayed south. Great group of windsurfers both ability and friendliness. Don’t remember any names and there were no kiters yet. Had trouble getting in the park a few times…[Read more]

Doug:  My story ( Short as to cause you less pain ) I started windsurfing in 1981 and taught windsurfing at Cross Lake Marina my friend Steve Kenan owned after being cert at the Mistral School on the Chesapeake Bay in 1983. Steve got me started. The only one I remember from Rochester from the early 80’s that went to the windsurfer races was Sco…[Read more]

Doug thanks for the mention! I’m the last of the Syracuse Clan that sails Seneca in a SSE to SSW wind. They all go to Mike M.’s camp on Point Peninsula or Joe C’s. camp on Henderson. Or Kevin B. camp on Mexico Pt . Just too far for me to drive when I can be at Seneca in 40 min. Here is a picture of the last 7 Syracuse Clan minus Mike who took…[Read more]

Hi Geoff! Thanks for the advice and offer. I would absolutely take that route if I had a camp on the water. Not sure I want to try to haul a full size board on the factory racks on my cars now. Saw a brand new Mistral Equipe still in the bubble wrap and parts boxed went for $1050 on Ebay monday. I was tempted. Before I had several different full…[Read more]

Geoff I agree with everything you have said. Kevin has already had a couple of the high leverage ankle twisting falls like you have said. He got annoyed at me when I commented that he had more money into the Horue 120 than I have in my last 5 boards all new but one. In the late 80’s I had an Mistral SST Comp race board that with a 6.8 I could be…[Read more]

I thought the same thing. The biggest attraction is the publicized lower wind speeds that are acceptable. Kevin has been a couple times and so far been successful getting up on foil for a couple hundred yards at a time. His first response is that it requires a very gentle trim touch for both sail and board. No yanking and cranking like you can on…[Read more]

Doug you must be my good luck charm! Ha ha! After a year and a dozen times of trying to get a profile picture post it looks like it finally worked! Kind of like a real estate agents card that shows them 30 years younger this is my first time in Hatteras in 1984. The board is a Greg Lower custom.( poly of course) I just bought at fox. The hat…[Read more]

East wind is fickle if it has too much north or south it does not happen. Often dies by 11 and does better when it rainy bad weather. Oneida has no wind meters that are even close to correct so someone has to check in person. Tom and Mike are just a few minutes away and often make the report. Oneida is actually a longer drive than Seneca for me.…[Read more]

East wind is fickle if it has too much north or east it does not happen. Often dies by 11 and does better when it rainy bad weather. Oneida has no wind meters that are even close to correct so someone has to check in person. Tom and Mike are just a few minutes away and often make the report. Oneida is actually a longer drive than Seneca for me. I…[Read more]

East wind is fickle if it has too much north or east it does not happen. Often dies by 11 and does better when it rainy bad weather. Oneida has no wind meters that are even close to correct so someone has to check in person. Tom and Mike are just a few minutes away and often make the report. Oneida is actually a longer drive than Seneca for me. I…[Read more]

If there is low pressure in the Ohio valley or Mich. and a high in the Canadian Maritimes with a 10 mph east forecast due to the topology of the Mohawk valley there is sometimes a 20 – 40 wind on the western end of Oneida lake. The airport can be reporting 9 and 10 miles away it is blowing 30. 20 years ago this elusive condition would happen…[Read more]