WindFest pre -Schedule 2012

FRIDAY                                    APRIL 27             

MEET, GREET & REGISTER POOLSIDE  12 PM

LESSONS BY SAILWORKS/ROGER JACKSON  1 PM

CPT BILLY STARK KITE & WAKE BOARD DEMOS  TBA

PIG PICK/BB QUE DINNER  7 PM

BON-FIRE & GAMES  7PM

SATURDAY                                    APRIL 28             

LESSONS BY SAILWORKS/ROGER JACKSON  12PM

JIBE CLINIC with WYATT MILLER & TYSON POOR   1 PM

CPT BILLY STARK KITE & WAKE BOARD DEMOS      TBA

RACING & FREESTYLE COMPETITIONS    TBA

BON-FIRE  7  PM

RAFFLE/PRIZES FOR CONTESTS   TBA

NEW ENGLAND WS JOURNAL BOARD TOSS    8PM

SUNDAY                                    APRIL 29      

TBA

OBX Challenge

We are now working on a super event for next spring in OBX ! A long distance race and a freestyle JAM

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SCHEDULE (subject to change)

April 19

- 10 am skippers meeting at Ocean Air

- 1 pm Long distance race 1

- 4 pm Freestyle Jam on Island creek

April 20

-10 am skippers meeting at Ocean Air

- 1 pm Long distance race 2

- 4 pm Freestyle Jam on Island creek

- 8 pm SUPER PARTY at Ocean Air

April 21

- 11 am skippers meeting at Ocean Air

-1 pm Long Distance race 3

- 4 pm Freestyle Jam Final

- 6 pm Super BBQ at Ocean Air – tickets will be available at ocean air (price tbd)

Freestylers already in the event are :

Tyson Poor, Wyatt Miller, Mike Burns, Jon Chachi Sassone, Ingrid Larouche, Casey Hauser , Andy McKinney, Loopee ... who is next ? Philip ?

Pro windsurf LA VENTANA will raffle 3 gift certificates

value of $150 each

Tshirts will be available for $25 each

makani fins tshirt OBX 2012

Hey guys,

Thanks again for everything,

weed fins

If the saying go big or go home works for sails well for fins the saying should be go small or go home !!! We get questions from all over the world from windsurfers who are unsure of the fin size they should use with a given board & sail size combination and 99% of users tend to go for a bigger fin to secure themselves from not making the terrible … SPIN OUT ;-((

Board companies now put very large fins on their boards so that in mag reviews when windsurfer read EARLY PLANNING its a sure seller.  We get used to those big fins and when its time to put a smaller one we fill unbalanced. Well the point in windsurfing is not only in planning early and by the way big fins do not mean always that you will plane earlier but it is also going fast and having fun with a lively board. Freestyle guys plane up VERY early with fins probably less then 1/2 the size of most fins out there. Technique is crucial !

Try going with a smaller fin on your boards and you will discover that with a smaller fin your boards will feel completely different and if you start spinning out work on your technique by changing your stance and your tunning. Knowing how to ride smaller fins will enhance your sailing and your fun on the water. Just ask a friend or a more experienced sailor a different fin and ride it with an open minded attitude for a few hours and experiment you wont regret it !

We just finished our designs of our quad fins set up for 2012. We worked with many different testers throughout the year with 4 different models.  We gathered all the feedback we got from users worldwide we have been able to make some very original designs. We will have a regular design for waves that will work in all conditions from on to side shore. We will also release the first set of weed quad fins with especially designed center fins and also thrusters to go along.

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Original designs needs original names -  THE WALU – derived from Hawaiian language and also a unique logo. The logo you can see below is by Philip from projet d’encre. Phil made us a unique fish design completely different from the first one he made with the KOI fin. A smoother look that fits with the smooth ride and precise carving the fin is designed for.

Now Claude from custom couture our legendary graphic artist who makes all the posters and apparel fro MAKANI will finish up with all the final touches …

Making fins might looks easy but its a long and precise work. We are not only make making fins that performs really well but also fine ones that look great to show everyone that for MAKANI attention to details is everything !

windsurfing quad fins

We had quite an experience last week as Hurricane Irene made a nice stop in Quebec city.  We sailed our 3.7 POINT 7 sails until the wind reached 50 knots .. It was great to test the KAKU wave fin and we felt the need to make a smaller one the 20 cm especially Rider Michel Dube with his lightweight ! I had the chance to test our weed wave twins protos and behaved pretty well so they should be in production in 2012 with some modifications in terms of stiffness.  The Fall season is just starting and we should hit Hatteras if we can in a few weeks. Louis will be in the Magdalen Islands working on the designs as well and more epic sessions should be on our way til November in Cape Cod and Sandbanks

Alton Ing from BC about the Mano’s weed fins

MANO 23 AT THE GORGE
Scored a couple of 5.2 days at the Gorge. Most memorable was riding
3km upwind (see http://g.co/maps/ad4y ) from the Hook W18 knots
(Oregon – where I left my daughter in windsurfing lessons) to the
Hatchery W25 knots (Washington – to ride with friends). Pinching
upwind with only 18 knots at the Hook was effortless. Riding
overpowered in 25 knots at the Hatchery was also effortless. Most
memorable was half-way (north of Wells Island on the Washington side)
where super smooth 5′ swell made gybing down backside swell a dream.

MANO 26 IN LIGHT AIR
Had a couple of light air sessions SW 16-18 at Squamish and the Mano
26 performed well on 6.0 and 5.2 with my 2010 JP 93 Freestyle Wave.
The Mano 26 delivered plenty of lift when pumping in marginal
conditions. I would recommend getting the same quiver (Mano 23 and 26)
to benefit from minimal transition effects when changing fin sizes.