Reid Fillman
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About me
Founder/Admin of windsurfillinois.com
Total Severne Freak
Started Windsurfing:
Clinton Lake 1985 - Long Beach, CA 1988 - Lake Michigan 1989
The Gorge, OR 1992 - Lake Carlyle 1993 - Hatteras, NC 1993
Maui, HI 1994 - Illinois River 1999 - Evergreen Lake 2001
Mauritius Island 2002
Catamaran & Iceboater from the mid 1970s
Founded windsurfillinois.com 2005
reid@windsurfillinois.com
- Member since
- Friday, 08 April 2011 01:21
- Last online
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Reid Fillman created a new topic ' Purgatory Cove, 4.8 W-WNW, 5/17/25' in the forum.The wind didn't stay solid or get an afternoon boost. I was able to make the 4.8 work for awhile. Nice long reaches and fetch. What was...
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Reid Fillman shared 6 photos in the Clinton Lake, IL 2025 album
Windsurfing at Clinton Lake, IL 20251 week ago -
Reid Fillman created a new topic ' J17 Cove, 4.0 SSW, 5/16/25' in the forum.70+ mph wind.
We hung out at the walk-in camping parking lot in the afternoon. Something told me don't get on the water until the...
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Reid Fillman replied to the topic 'Swim Beach, 4.8 S, 5/15/.25' in the forum.That's the stations getting hit by rain storms.
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Reid Fillman created a new topic ' Swim Beach, 4.8 S, 5/15/.25' in the forum.The Swim Beach Défi Wind 2025 race was well underway when I arrived. All the big names were out there rippin'. I rigged 4.8 and wore my...
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Reid Fillman replied to the topic 'I got a new board and it is fast!' in the forum.Wow, that's out of the box fast!
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Reid Fillman created a new topic ' Wooded Beach & J17, S 4.8, 4/28/25' in the forum.If I had the day to do over again I would have shown up at Wooded Beach as late as 3:00pm and rigged 4.0. I got to the marina pool from...
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Reid Fillman replied to the topic 'F13, 4.0 SSW, 4/18/25' in the forum.Hey, Greg! It's the same Flymount. The Goya boom has a nice wide square tail. I mount it on the rope(for padding) where I rap the rope...
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Reid Fillman created a new topic ' F13, 4.0 SSW, 4/18/25' in the forum.Sailed from 11:45 to 2:45. on 4.0 sail. Wind direction wavered between 200 and 210 degrees. Water temp upper 60s, air temp hit 80F. We ran...
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Reid Fillman created a new topic ' Swim Beach, 4.8 SSE, 4/13/25' in the forum.Rigged 4.8 and the wind went up a notch. Overpowered the whole time. Should have been on 4.0. Water temp at swim beach 66F. Caught some...
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Reid Fillman replied to the topic 'How to replace a broken finbox or foilbox' in the forum.Awesome engineering and craftsmanship!
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Reid Fillman created a new topic ' F13, 4.0, SW, 3/28/25' in the forum.Liquid smoke! The last week of March and the first week of April historically catch the windiest day of the year. As the local TV...
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Reid Fillman created a new topic ' F13, 4.0, S-SSW, 3/21/25' in the forum.Wind didn't hold its SSW direction like it did when I first got out there. It rolled back to 190d S. It was forecast to roll to 220d SW....
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Reid Fillman created a new topic ' Swim Beach, 4.8, S, 3/18/25' in the forum.A knock the rust off day for 2025 season. Sailed 4.8 from 3:00 to 5:00. When the wind filled in I was lit on the 4.8. Wore my 3.2 suit....
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Reid Fillman replied to the topic 'Remembering Oct. 5, 2024 Winnebago Session' in the forum.4 months ago
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Reid Fillman created a new topic ' F13, 4.8 SW, 11/19/24' in the forum.Dawn patrol. If you're driving in the dark to go do something, you got a problem.
It would have been nice if the low would have...
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Reid Fillman shared 27 photos in the Clinton Lake, IL 2024 album
Windsurfing at Clinton Lake, IL6 months ago -
Reid Fillman created a new topic ' F13 & CLSA, 4.8 SW-WSW-WNW, 11/10/24' in the forum.We tried to catch the SW wind at F13. But it didn't last and went too offshore. Wind 230+ degrees and you better sail CLSA. I re-rigged...
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Reid Fillman shared a video.WINDSURFING MAUI
Paul van Bellen - "All my original content is a labour of love with the aim of promoting windsurfing, the best sport in the world! You can do me a...
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Reid Fillman replied to the topic 'Progressing into intermediate windsurfing' in the forum.7 months ago
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