The Kiteboarder Magazine published a piece about kiteboarding on the Great Lakes. The piece features a few images from trips to the West-side of Michigan this past fall. A couple of the images were from the trip to northern Michigan kiteboarding with Brandon Scheid.
Category: Michigan
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Summer Michigan Kiteboarding
We had a fun mission to the West Coast of Michigan. Edgar and I joined up with the crew in Muskegon. The conditions were not quite up to the projected forecast, but we still had a blast! Here are the pics from the trip. PS thanks for the shots Edgar.
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Lake Time in Michigan
Before Tom and Abbey’s wedding, we headed out to Dan’s place to spend some time together on the lake. Wakeskate wars, bbq, and games made for a terrific time with the crew. Check out some of the pictures.
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Tom and Abbey’s Wedding
We had a terrific time at Tom and Abbey’s Wedding! It was a blast meeting everyone and hearing great stories about the both of them. A big thanks to the Parks and Pabst family for a great party. Here are a couple iPhone shots from the event.
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Late Spring in Traverse City
It was a terrific weekend in Traverse City Michigan. Mel ran in the Bay Shore Marathon. It was a beautiful early morning on the bay, to head down to go cheer her on. Later in the weekend, we had time to meet up with friends, play volleyball, golf and even got some kiteboarding in. It was also hard to not notice the low level of the traverse bay.
Though there was a south wind most of the weekend (that i’m sure was pushing out some of the water), there were many docks that were completly out of the water. This was a bit startling to see such seemingly drastic changes in water level on the Grand Traverse West Bay.
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Spring Kiteboarding in Muskegon
Edgar, Amer, Eric and I missioned across the state to try and catch a kiteboarding session in Muskegon Michigan. With gale-force winds in the forecast, we were all more than excited to hit the water. We packed up and headed out early and arrived to a few kites up on the clear blue water and a heavy fog in the distance. The wind was cranking for a 2 hour session, but unfortunately the waves never built. Just as we got warmed up the wind died out.
It was a great time to give my buddy Casey a go with a full inflatable on the beach as we waited for the wind to pick back up. It was not until a few hours before sunset when the wind slowly built back up. Casey came out to shoot a few photos and a little video. The best was the last session of the day were a couple of us rode inside the jetty in very flat water that was perfect for some wake tricks. Thanks for the clips and photos Casey and it was great to see the crew out there ripping!
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East Tawas Michigan Weekend
I made the trip up to East Tawas Michigan for a weekend of kiteboarding and camping. Tawas was where I first learned to kiteboard, so I really enjoy riding there. The wind didn’t show the way we expected, but we got in a few hours of light wind kiting. I rode my 12m Liquid Force Envy on long lines and the Contact board and boots and was some how keeping up with the guys on big kites, cool! The sand at the point moved a lot making a new slick which will be insane for flat water riding!
The bird watchers were out in full force so I did some birdwatchers watching. With great sunsets, blue skies and perfectly clear water, it was a spectacular weekend weather-wise. The entire crew camped out in the woods and adventured around Tawas and the surrounding area. It was great to meet a lot more of the Michigan kite crew who started riding after I left michigan. All in all it was a terrific weekend and I cannot wait to ride up there again.
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Kitesurfing The Great Lakes
Today, Amer and I scored some great waves on the Great Lakes. It was my first time at this undisclosed location. We braved the chilly temps and dodged the forecasted snow and rainstorms to score blue skis and great wind. The waves were waist to chest high and we rode 7m + 9m kites until we couldn’t ride anymore.
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Port Sanilac Kiteboarding
Sunday greeted the Mid-West with gale force winds. A small crew made the drive to Lake Huron in the sub 50 degree weather, rigged up the smallest kites we could find and headed out on a 13 mile downwinder. I rode my 7m Envy and 6’2 surfboard. It was a beautiful day with blue skies and waist high waves.