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Epic 2021 Windski Sessions!

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Created by MagicRide > 9 months ago, 26 Feb 2021
MagicRide
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26 Feb 2021 10:30PM
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MagicRide
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26 Feb 2021 10:31PM
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Great bump n jump day!

MagicRide
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26 Feb 2021 10:33PM
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MagicRide
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26 Feb 2021 11:07PM
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Videos to come!

segler
WA, 1597 posts
26 Feb 2021 11:24PM
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Hi Magic, location?

MagicRide
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27 Feb 2021 12:13AM
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segler said..
Hi Magic, location?


Lake of the Woods, Great Meadow in Southern Oregon. Best wind directions are from the West and East.

MagicRide
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27 Feb 2021 12:50PM
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Imax1
QLD, 4527 posts
27 Feb 2021 4:19PM
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EPIC !

ka43
NSW, 3062 posts
27 Feb 2021 6:16PM
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Having never experienced ice or snow that looks great!!!!
Sorry but give me boardies and thongs any day!!

MagicRide
688 posts
27 Feb 2021 10:23PM
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Thanks! It's fun! It's nice to be able to windsurf in the off season on snow.

MagicRide
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28 Feb 2021 1:14PM
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The fun continues!

jn1
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28 Feb 2021 6:55PM
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Nice

joe windsurf
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28 Feb 2021 10:53PM
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you have a snow winner :-)
need to base my next attempt on your model
what size are the bottom ski and fin ??





MagicRide
688 posts
1 Mar 2021 9:39AM
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The ski is 67 inches long by 7 inches wide. The fin is a water ski fin, but I cut it shorter to reduce drag. Fin is 1 inch long. The deck is 17 inches wide.


mareks360
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1 Mar 2021 10:47AM
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If Anyone thinks this is something New, you are are very wrong.

Some of the earliest designs of mono ski with windsurf sail go back to Poland year 1974 and even earlier designs from Estonia.
Friend of mine, Zbigniew (Ziggy) Piatek as early as year 1980 was using his own innovative designs on "Zalew Zemporzycki" (Zemborzycki Reservoir) near Lublin Poland that included slightly different design based on DN class boyers our Racing Club (RKS Motor Lublin) had and we used them sailing on frozen lake / reservoir in winter.
My friend's design was based on a T shape, (like DN Class Boyers).
Here is what my friend did:
a) when the lake /reservoir was frozen without snow - he was using 3 ice skating blades attached to T shape board,
b) when the lake /reservoir was frozen with snow, melted, refroze - he was attaching 3 curved metal pipes to windsurf on porous frozen surface
c) when the lake /reservoir was frozen and coated with fresh snow - he was using 3 shortened skis attached to T shaped board.

As soon as the lake started thawing from the shore - he was already windsurfing in that belt of unfrozen water.

I posted more details about it on NW Windtalk about 1 year ago with some pictures:

Here is the link if you want to learn more and also parts I used Google translation for you (and cleaned it up):

groups.io/g/nw-windtalk/message/64562

MagicRide
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1 Mar 2021 12:41PM
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mareks360 said..
If Anyone thinks this is something New, you are are very wrong.

Some of the earliest designs of mono ski with windsurf sail go back to Poland year 1974 and even earlier designs from Estonia.
Friend of mine, Zbigniew (Ziggy) Piatek as early as year 1980 was using his own innovative designs on "Zalew Zemporzycki" (Zemborzycki Reservoir) near Lublin Poland that included slightly different design based on DN class boyers our Racing Club (RKS Motor Lublin) had and we used them sailing on frozen lake / reservoir in winter.
My friend's design was based on a T shape, (like DN Class Boyers).
Here is what my friend did:
a) when the lake /reservoir was frozen without snow - he was using 3 ice skating blades attached to T shape board,
b) when the lake /reservoir was frozen with snow, melted, refroze - he was attaching 3 curved metal pipes to windsurf on porous frozen surface
c) when the lake /reservoir was frozen and coated with fresh snow - he was using 3 shortened skis attached to T shaped board.

As soon as the lake started thawing from the shore - he was already windsurfing in that belt of unfrozen water.

I posted more details about it on NW Windtalk about 1 year ago with some pictures:

Here is the link if you want to learn more and also parts I used Google translation for you (and cleaned it up):

groups.io/g/nw-windtalk/message/64562


Thanks for the info. But yes, this has been around for a while. So many different, creative models made over the course of time, as I enjoy seeing and watching them in action!

mareks360
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1 Mar 2021 1:44PM
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MagicRide said..

mareks360 said..
If Anyone thinks this is something New, you are are very wrong.

Some of the earliest designs of mono ski with windsurf sail go back to Poland year 1974 and even earlier designs from Estonia.
Friend of mine, Zbigniew (Ziggy) Piatek as early as year 1980 was using his own innovative designs on "Zalew Zemporzycki" (Zemborzycki Reservoir) near Lublin Poland that included slightly different design based on DN class boyers our Racing Club (RKS Motor Lublin) had and we used them sailing on frozen lake / reservoir in winter.
My friend's design was based on a T shape, (like DN Class Boyers).
Here is what my friend did:
a) when the lake /reservoir was frozen without snow - he was using 3 ice skating blades attached to T shape board,
b) when the lake /reservoir was frozen with snow, melted, refroze - he was attaching 3 curved metal pipes to windsurf on porous frozen surface
c) when the lake /reservoir was frozen and coated with fresh snow - he was using 3 shortened skis attached to T shaped board.

As soon as the lake started thawing from the shore - he was already windsurfing in that belt of unfrozen water.

I posted more details about it on NW Windtalk about 1 year ago with some pictures:

Here is the link if you want to learn more and also parts I used Google translation for you (and cleaned it up):

groups.io/g/nw-windtalk/message/64562



Thanks for the info. But yes, this has been around for a while. So many different, creative models made over the course of time, as I enjoy seeing and watching them in action!


Any TOW (Time On the Water), even if it is a frozen one (snow or ice) is better than TOS (Time On Shore).
It is always inspiring how creatively people can make it happen: rain or shine or snow & ice.

MagicRide,
You are definitely continuing a Great Long Tradition therefore I chimed in with this Historical Perspective that many might not have been aware of.
Keep up the Great Work and Continue Innovating further !

There was also another post earlier on Seabreeze using Windsurf Sail, WindSki / Proto Bar and another using KiteWing (similar to Wingsurfing Wing) and regular Snowboard - this last one - no modifications needed, just a regular Snowboard and sufficient amount of Wind.
It is great to see such a diversity of ideas used successfully in practice and keeping Windsurfing (any form) alive year-round.

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/Windski-New-Proto-Bar-video-for-sailing-on-snow-2

joe windsurf
1480 posts
1 Mar 2021 5:36PM
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thanks for the measurments MagicRider :-)

I too have been building winter windsurf sleds - since about 2008
here are some of my current models:


and as always, I am working on another prototype for deep snow
that one is the most elusive one to do well !!

MagicRide
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2 Mar 2021 12:16AM
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joe windsurf said..
thanks for the measurments MagicRider :-)

I too have been building winter windsurf sleds - since about 2008
here are some of my current models:


and as always, I am working on another prototype for deep snow
that one is the most elusive one to do well !!


Some fine looking equipment there!

MagicRide
688 posts
2 Mar 2021 12:23AM
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mareks360 said..

MagicRide said..


mareks360 said..
If Anyone thinks this is something New, you are are very wrong.

Some of the earliest designs of mono ski with windsurf sail go back to Poland year 1974 and even earlier designs from Estonia.
Friend of mine, Zbigniew (Ziggy) Piatek as early as year 1980 was using his own innovative designs on "Zalew Zemporzycki" (Zemborzycki Reservoir) near Lublin Poland that included slightly different design based on DN class boyers our Racing Club (RKS Motor Lublin) had and we used them sailing on frozen lake / reservoir in winter.
My friend's design was based on a T shape, (like DN Class Boyers).
Here is what my friend did:
a) when the lake /reservoir was frozen without snow - he was using 3 ice skating blades attached to T shape board,
b) when the lake /reservoir was frozen with snow, melted, refroze - he was attaching 3 curved metal pipes to windsurf on porous frozen surface
c) when the lake /reservoir was frozen and coated with fresh snow - he was using 3 shortened skis attached to T shaped board.

As soon as the lake started thawing from the shore - he was already windsurfing in that belt of unfrozen water.

I posted more details about it on NW Windtalk about 1 year ago with some pictures:

Here is the link if you want to learn more and also parts I used Google translation for you (and cleaned it up):

groups.io/g/nw-windtalk/message/64562




Thanks for the info. But yes, this has been around for a while. So many different, creative models made over the course of time, as I enjoy seeing and watching them in action!



Any TOW (Time On the Water), even if it is a frozen one (snow or ice) is better than TOS (Time On Shore).
It is always inspiring how creatively people can make it happen: rain or shine or snow & ice.

MagicRide,
You are definitely continuing a Great Long Tradition therefore I chimed in with this Historical Perspective that many might not have been aware of.
Keep up the Great Work and Continue Innovating further !

There was also another post earlier on Seabreeze using Windsurf Sail, WindSki / Proto Bar and another using KiteWing (similar to Wingsurfing Wing) and regular Snowboard - this last one - no modifications needed, just a regular Snowboard and sufficient amount of Wind.
It is great to see such a diversity of ideas used successfully in practice and keeping Windsurfing (any form) alive year-round.

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/Windski-New-Proto-Bar-video-for-sailing-on-snow-2


Thanks! I love to be out windsurfing in the snow. The fact that I can be windsurfing on snow when the water is too cold or frozen over is a big plus. Where I live, nobody does this sort of thing, so people are so interested and curious when they see this thing with a sail on it flying across the snow!

MagicRide
688 posts
3 Mar 2021 1:55PM
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A bumpy snow day, but adrenaline rushing!




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