A little update

After shoveling 4′ snow drifts around the FJ.
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Driving back to Dryden in a snow storm. Not fun!
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It’s that time of year when we just can’t seem to do much in the area of ‘windsports’. Our lakes have frozen over now, but with the loads of snow we’ve been having the past week(s), it’s making for some uncertain ice conditions. I hope we can get our ice shack out on the lake soon as ‘The Shack’ is a great place to warm up when we go out snowkiting.
Hope you’re all getting ready for Christmas!
Stay Cool…

Windsurfing in Canada: Lesson 101

Windsurfing in Canada late into November requires some serious planning in order to minimize your risk to the elements. I’ve outlined some safety procedures I hope you all benefit from.
Rig your gear (with warm clothes on), then place beer strategically near hot tub…
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Pre-warm feet in hot tub prior to hitting the ice cold water…
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And I mean ICE-COLD-WATER….
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Beach start with water level below “the boys” to prevent major shrinkage…
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Sail your ass off until you can’t feel your fingers anymore…
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Run back up to hot tub, undress as fast as you can…
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Jump in warm hot tub and go Ahhhhhh…

In a nut shell, that’s Windsurfing in Canada 101.
Stay ‘Cool’…

Happy Birthday Woodette!

Ha ha, it took her three tries to blow out 4 candles! So, how may boyfriends do you have!??
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The horns above her head say it all :)
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Today is Schwaby’s birthday! You’d never guess her age by looking at her vibrant expression! I’m not going reveal it either becuase at this stage of life, age is just a number, it doesn’t reflect how young we feel. So, Happy 29th Margot! I wish you many more happy days and fun times ahead in our years together!
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Here’s a few shots of Strat, his sister Susan, Margot and I sailing at the Dryden Yacht Club this past Sunday. The club’s annual S.O.B.I.R. (Sail our boats in regatta) race was the first race of the day where I think we did pretty good. Maybe even won it!? But we won’t know until the scores are tallied. Second race was a “chicks at the helm” race where Woodette steered the boat, while the rest of us pulled ropes and hoisted sails. I was a little loud at times barking out which way to “pull” or “push” the tiller handle to make the boat go where we needed to. I really need to work on chillin’ a bit when it comes to racing though. All in all, another great weekend!
Strat’s sister Susan and I checkin’ out the sails
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Hmmm, looks like this pole thingy needs to go on this rope thingy and…
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There we go!
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Stay Cool…