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Oh WOW, 7cm on the sides and 10cm in the center is really small. Most stock boards from Fanatic and Starboard come with 9-10cm on the sides and 14-15cm in the center. Even the kids boards are 9cm side and 14cm center. Yeah, you need bigger fins. Personally, I’ve found that stock fins from Fanatic and Starboard are very good quality and correct…[Read more]

Yeah, Lake Erie is a very special place. We’re very lucky to live here. I usually get less than half the total sessions it delivers, but in a typical average year it delivers 175 sessions on 5.0m sail and 95 liter board with air temps over 40 degrees.

I personally think deep foot straps are safer because my foot slides out easier than tight foot…[Read more]

Couple years back I tested a Goya quad in Lake Erie waves 30-35mph wind for 3 sessions to decide if it was the right board for what I’m doing. Ultimately it was not the right board for what I’m doing, but I found the setup very similar to my thruster boards. Footstraps and mast base forward for early planing, or rearward for speed and tighter…[Read more]

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Not sure what discipline of foil you are learning. Kite is the most limited because you need a lot of area to launch the kite. But windfoil and wingfoil have pretty good access. I live in Buffalo and learned to windfoil last season with my wife. The Buffalo Harbor was a good spot. But also, Seneca Lake and Lake Ontario were great. Lake Ontario has…[Read more]

Doug, the info from Frank is a great resource. Would it be possible to add it to the Rochester Windsport website so it remains accessible? Thanks for sharing!

There’s a really cool spot called Fairhaven Beach State Park just west of Oswego. In the park itself (east side of Little Sodus Bay) there is windsurfing in the open Lake right on the beach. This spot is popular with locals. On the west side of Little Sodus Bay there is another great launch area on W. Bay Road across from the boat marina. I have…[Read more]

That’s awesome that you are ready to jump in the water! It’s been a pretty good season so far, and it’s just getting started. A lot of guys at the beach will probably be more than happy to help you out. It’s a very friendly sport. One consideration though….you may want to look into a bigger board. 118 liters will be very challenging to learn on.…[Read more]

I love hearing that new people are joining our sport. What gear did you get?

I made a video a little over a year ago about keeping hands warm. It may help you. Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUWhnOKubOE&t=18s

As far as booties, Lisa and I both use Neil Pryde Mission (Fireline) 7mm booties. The new fabric is incredible stretchy which makes them an absolute pleasure to put on. I have a 6mm O’Neill…[Read more]

Thanks for sharing! Love hearing about it. We had winds of about 30mph on Lake Erie until about 3pm. I got to ride a 3.7m on my 85 in the harbor. Lisa showed up around 4pm. The winds dropped, but she got a nice foil session until sunset.

All great videos! My favorite is the one at Woodlawn…lol. Those waves are so fun, but sometimes I get punished. Thanks for sharing!

Hey Robby. So great you’re in this group. Could you please explain how to do a double forward loop, and post a video of you doing it. Thanks! Lol. Hahaha!

Good story and write-up. Thanks for sharing. I was wondering how Seneca was yesterday. Lots of people on Lake Erie today.

Geoff, I just looked back at my logs for the past 5 years. I think you are right! I don’t have any sessions recorded at Seneca with a day like today over the past 5 years. The closest was in 2018 when it blew 25-30mph for a session in July, and then it blew 15-25mph the following 2 days, but nothing with 30-35mph like today. Glad you scored big…[Read more]

If you ever get to the Angola area on Lake Erie you will find a few people who teach kiteboarding.

Those are all still available. Lake Erie water levels have been pretty high the last couple years so the launch at Hoak’s (Clock Tower) is a little sketchy, but if the wind is under 25mph it’s doable. Not much room for error though on the downwind side. There’s only a little beach you escape at if needed. Dozens of other locations to launch from.…[Read more]