Category: Michigan

Edgar, Scott and I drove out to Muskegon to try and catch the predicted 15-25 knot SW forecast. Unfortunately, it did not deliver. We rode for an hour or two in light wind conditions and some fun tiny waves. The less than stellar conditions did leave us with some time to explore the area as we are usually so busy riding we dont get to check it out all that thoroughly.

Jared and I made a last minute jaunt out to the west side of the state. We made it in time to kite head high waves on 7m kites for a couple hours until dark. It was a great session, there were a few surfers out and a couple kiters. We crashed for the night after a great dinner and woke early to check the surf. There was nothing in South Haven so we headed south to find a small wave. We had a great time meeting Jack Nordgren the author of Wave Chasers. We rode there for a few hours and headed back home. Thanks to Tanner and Trevor Lack for some of the photos.

Vlad, Edgar and I headed to the westside of the state to catch the SW front moving in over Lake Michigan. We left before the sun rose and arrived to see sand blowing on the beach of Muskegon. We rigged 9m kites and had a great session with the local crew. I rode inside the jetty most of the first session. After lunch we headed around to the north side of the Jetty. It was waist high and fun! We kited for another couple hours until the storm moved in. The wind died and we got out the longboards for some Lake Michigan surfing. We had a couple fun rides and packed up the gear and headed home.