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A sail to remember...
Doing what I do best...rigging, rigging, rigging!
Paul with his wolf 'block heater' hat that he wore sailing all day!
Strat warming up his feet in Paul's 'hot water' cooler!
Waiting for the wind at the Dryden Yacht Club.
Woody (9.2m Neil Pryde RS Slalom/Formula board) bundled up to the max!
Woodette (8.5m North sail/Formula Board) before the wind started to crank up.
Strat (9.8m Nitro2/Formula board) winding it up.
Josh (7.5m Neil Pryde V8/JP 160 board) hammin' it up for the camera!
Paul (10.8m/ML5 Formula board) rippin' in the flat water!
With today being Remembrance Day, we thought what not a better way to show tribute to our fallen soldiers than to 'rough it' a bit windsurfing in the ice-cold-water of Wabigoon Lake. Paul, Strat, Woodette, Josh and myself toughed it out for over 2hrs today. The day was looking like the wind wasn't going to materialize, but when the clouds cleared, and the vibe started to turn on high, Mother Nature rewarded our patience with some awesome planing conditions for a day to remember with windsurfing in November! We kept the Blue Moose running with the heater on for a toasty warm place of refuge post session, and Paul also filled up a cooler full of hot water for anyone that needed to warm their feet/hands up mid session. What a great idea!!
All in all, an awesome November day on the water with family and friends!!
Stay Cool...
Posted by Brad at November 11, 2007 8:20 PM
Comments
A lady at work looked out the cafeteria window and said she seen a small sail boat. I said it was probably my brother and his friends wind surfing.
She looked at me kind of weird.
I wonder if that's your last session. 
Posted by: Big Al at November 12, 2007 7:44 AM
I love the picture of Strat in the cooler that is awesome. Randy and Larry got out this weekend here, it was nice, 68 degrees in the air and 43 in the water still.
I had on-call for work and am fighting a cold, maybe next weekend for me.
Check out jentler.com for my new long board addition.
/ Uffe
USWE 22
Posted by: Uffe at November 12, 2007 5:22 PM
Ja, we have to bring a mini hot tub now to warm up hands and feet. Yesterday was great, steady planing. Today was sunny and beautiful, but the wind was very flaky. Lots of wind again tomorrow and + 9C. All extra bonus sessions for us here, up North 
Posted by: Margot at November 12, 2007 6:55 PM
I love the cooler idea. It may be a good invention to patent for sailors,divers,windsurfers and surfers. Keep enjoying the water as soon it will be ice hard.
Posted by: Andree at November 13, 2007 7:28 AM
Hi friends;
I love that picture of Strat in the miniature hot tub. It might be something to think about if our lake doesn't freeze up before december. Of course, I am going to miss that part as I am leaving on a driving trip to Baja in less than a week.
Keep up the great site as it allows us to see each other in some form.
Roland, 
Posted by: roland at November 14, 2007 11:38 PM
