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John C. and myself put some Duotone and Fanatic gear to the test on yesterday’s light wind at Kershaw East launch at Canandaigua yesterday, where the SW wind (meter not terribly accurate on a SW) cycled 8-12 most of the day, with an upper teen bump late in the afternoon.

First up was the Duotone Drifter Stopper and Mast Base strap-on accessory…[Read more]

Hey Doug…congratulations to RWS on the stoked Facebook post by the U.S. Windsurfing Association regarding the RWS-Canandaigua Sailboard sponsored display at the Strong National Museum of Play in downtown Rochester. The exhibit, located in the main atrium is a real crowd pleaser, with 100’s of wide-eyed kids lining up at the display each day.…[Read more]

Duotone delivers novel wind-driven fun and accessibility to new venues with their new Foil Wing. Thanks to Green Hat, (best kite shop in the East), I recently unpacked one of the new 5m Duotone Foil Wings and immediately noticed the great build that is typical of Duotone products. First session, I found the Foil Wing simple to rig and easy to…[Read more]

Hi All:

Selling a crisp 2013 Gaastra (Now GA Kites) Jekyll 6 – 10.5 meter kite, no bar, 5 strut, strong build,  17 – 29 mph wind range…great condition…$300

Bob   c 585-330-1360

Prospects for an endorphin buzz improved when early morning Sunday weather radar agreed with the forecast of morning showers giving way to a few hours of warm sunshine in advance of an early afternoon frontal system. Heading to Seneca by 7AM, I was impressed by the intensity of the full moon flashing from behind fast moving broken clouds….it o…[Read more]

The trees were playing that mid-teens tune when I arrived just before noon at the state park launch.  I managed only a grunted greeting to a WS comrade out-hauling a rather crisp looking Ezzy 6.5, as our attention was fully diverted to the wind lines forming on the water. Shaking off my distraction, I unrolled a 9m to the building spring…[Read more]

I gambled this weekend on a campsite on the end of the beach loop at Southwick Beach State Park and cashed out a jackpot session.  At a 1:00 early check-in, the clattering trees and blaring surf noise belied the low-teens forecast.  The typical anticipation associated with that first glance of the lake went to that “oh my” you get when you see y…[Read more]

On a Friday 9/21 dawn patrol, I acknowledged the Seneca Wind Goddess’ warm-fresh-breeze gift to the locals with a true sunrise session at the park. Some early park patrons and employees took note of my head-lamp as I ran lines and connections to my 9m that soon floated off the beach with a distant backdrop of downtown and visitor center lights t…[Read more]

Seneca Lake State park is once again participating in the I Love My State Park Day on May 5th 2018 from 9:00 to 3:00.  It’s a great opportunity to volunteer on the work crew to lend a helping hand to the Seneca Lake State Park management that cooperates so well with all of us hand-launched water sports enthusiasts that use the park site t…[Read more]

Since we are prohibited from using the beach at Seneca Lake State park when it is open for swimming, I had a chance this Sunday to test out launching kites from the point just south of the beach that the park manager recently upgraded. I was joined in evaluating the new site by Dustin, Don, Todd, and Cyrus and Mike as we rode the middle on 12m to…[Read more]

Anxious to welcome the official start of summer last night, I took a chance that Seneca would serve something up as the front approached. Arriving at the park at 6:45, I found Brad pigging out a 12M with a nice pattern on the water and the trees hissing at me that I better rig quickly to get some. Got a great half hour on a 12M in SSW as I traced…[Read more]