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TOPIC: Windsurfing Lake Superior in Frigid Conditions

Windsurfing Lake Superior in Frigid Conditions 8 years 3 months ago #1

Windsurfing Lake Superior in Frigid Conditions
"The frigid and snowy gales off the shore of Lake Superior are the last place you'd expect to find windsurfing... but three of the world’s best packed their bags to take on this unexplored frontier. After weeks of watching the weather forecast and waiting for the ideal storm, PWA stars Levi Siver, Philip Köster, and Marcillio Browne went off the windsurfing grid to conquer some of the gnarliest waves the Great Lakes have to offer."

Video: windsurfillinois.com/index.php/videos/63...in-frigid-conditions

Windsurfing Lake Superior in Frigid Conditions 8 years 3 months ago #2

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Woow are you kidding me !!! I guess you cant say NO to a sponsor like Red Bull ;)

Windsurfing Lake Superior in Frigid Conditions 8 years 3 months ago #3

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Nice find. Not the biggest wave day, but those sets looked very rider friendly. Anyone know the launch spot?

Windsurfing Lake Superior in Frigid Conditions 8 years 3 months ago #4

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I've located it-its called Presque Isle Park -just north of Marquette, MI
www.mqtcty.org/parks-presque-isle.php
There is a little park at the corner with the nice shed
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and you can see the power plant nearby too. Scenic bay indeed.
4 Peter White Dr, Marquette, MI 49855
goo.gl/maps/FfHYecMAmbw
Those 80-something boards rip in the waves ... or is it the riders ;)

Windsurfing Lake Superior in Frigid Conditions 8 years 3 months ago #5

Soooooooooo! Psyched about this. Very cool.Exactly what windsurfing"s all about. New places and faces

Windsurfing Lake Superior in Frigid Conditions 8 years 3 months ago #6

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Windsurfing Lake Superior in Frigid Conditions 8 years 3 months ago #7

What about the guy windsurfing without a wetsuit!?

Windsurfing Lake Superior in Frigid Conditions 8 years 3 months ago #8

Stefan Hamran wrote:
What about the guy windsurfing without a wetsuit!?

That was a surfer.


But how about the one of our own in the blue coat...

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...who gave us a sneak peek selfie a month ago...

Link to photo here windsurfillinois.com/index.php/photos/67...mid=152&photoid=2656
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Windsurfing Lake Superior in Frigid Conditions 8 years 3 months ago #9

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Ha ha gotcha!

Windsurfing Lake Superior in Frigid Conditions 8 years 3 months ago #10

Mike wrote:
Nice find. Not the biggest wave day, but those sets looked very rider friendly.

Yeah, image if those guys would of gone to St. Joe, MI on Halloween 2014 :blink:

Lake Michigan South Buoy Halloween 2014
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The Double Forwards in this vid is the most spectacular thing that's ever going to happen on Lake Superior in our lifetime.
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