My Advice on equipment.
Get one fairly new kite, 12 meter...forget everything else. The new 12 meter kites have plenty of depower which will allow you to ride in the 16 to 26 knot range. As you learn, you will become more efficient and and will gravitate more towards a 10 to 12 meter kite around ...

There are a bunch of us, Ken, Al, Rustin, John, Rick, Noelle, Harold and Tony, Ryan and Ray who are local in Parksville. we'll help you out and we often post who's going out on the parksville qualicum kiteboad page facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033781829975895/
San Pariel is the best ...

Thanks for the great turnout on our kiting For Kids attempt yesterday.
Great to meet a lot of people that we did not already know.
Too bad mother nurture didn't agree with our plans but we have all been there before and understand how these things go.
Most important is that we have already reached ...

Thanks Kus,
yes, a lot of safety preparation has gone into this.
we have 16 confirmed kiters attempting the crossing Thursday Oct 16
and 4 support boats. We have run over the safety aspects in depth and are trying to cross in lighter winds due to the number of kiters and obvious smaller seas for the ...

Right. What piqued my interest was your comment about the liner not changing after the heat fit. I never expect to have a boot fit out of the box and my left foot was pretty bad but I like the fit around the calf and the stiffness of the boot and the density of the liner. My right foot was much ...

Interesting you say that about the Solomon Quest Max. I tried on a multitude of boots this year after making a bad decision on buying a pair Rossi 90's last year for fit alone and an acceptance that at age 50 my skills are much lower than when I was younger. I couldn't get the Technica's to feel ...

That's hilarious!...I thought I was bad. I still have skis from 30plus years ago in the attic.
I usually rotate three pairs of skis (and boots). My ski quiver is much different though. I usually keep a pair of race boards razor sharp for bulletproof days and charity races, then a pair of GS boards ...

pre trip planning with the coast guard last year before we crossed the strait and back, they said that PFD's were mandatory with dry suits since they do not have any floatation.

Thanks Steve
ok, that's one...need a half dozen more..c'mon people...help a thirsty sailor out...

hey, I think a lot of the BWD peeps like a good brew and know the local establishments so I was wondering if you could put together a list of the best places and the best brews to sample for a Victoria Pub Crawl that myself and a few UpIlanders are going to be doing in mid October.
I'd like to hit ...

I just spoke with the conservation officer.
The trap set out last nite has caught what appears to be a "windsurfer".
apparently the inflatable SUP that they dangled inside the cage was enough
to entice the varmint...so they think they caught the culprit.
plans are to release him at san pareil in ...

50 years ago today, Martin Luther King gave his famous speech.
I too have a dream.
I dream of a lake that is joined in the harmonious persuit of wind
and not weighed down by the chains of segregation.
We must unite and cash in our federal govt cheques for equality
in space and wind for all.
Ramen ...

yup, we've all seen it and even made a few mistakes ourselves. Thing is, I think the people that frequent this forum are the ones that give a shit about our behaviour and each other. The people that are showboating and are displaying a lack of regard are probably the ones who do not donate to the ...

That's one big lake and we are a pretty big wind community all crammed into one fairly small campsite for a few shorts months of the year.
are there any other camping or access points on the lake?

Confucius say: woman who fly upside down in airplane
have crack up.