Hey everyone, Here's a tip to locate very small leaks in wing/kite bladders. I've recently had to repair 4 very tiny tiny pinholes in my wing strut bladder. Let me tell you finding them was a bugger! I first noticed my wing strut would get soft after an hour or longer, not catastrophically soft ...

Loving the daily reports and musings.
A strong temperature gradient combined with presence/absence of coastal fog are what really makes it blow strong (or not so strong). There are ways to forecast fog too, but the easiest is to look in the morning at the Visible and Fog imagery available on BWD ...

Another great day in the backyard water park! 25-30kn SE at Clover. Lots of stoke! A quick vid taken after my session of da boyz

A big big beeeg day at Clover Pt for wingfoiling. Monday, March 11, 2024
...sorry about the shake! near impossible to stabilize the phone in that wind and at 12x optical zoom

Thanks for the update. I've been out a couple of times of with a hybrid of the Ion hybrid. Got Ion mitts from Jesse coupled with the Home Despot gloves mentioned here ... So far, WAY warmer than 3 mm gloves with holes + nitrile gloves.



That looks like a good setup Slake! Nice to have warmish ...

After my dumpvalve leak and long schlog back in tough conditions I'm bumping this timeless topic to the top of our conscience!
It's that time of year to start preparing for FALL / WINTER SAILING and all the GREAT HATE :twisted: that goes with it!
Think safe, do a quick pre-flight assessment of ...

Hey Slake et al, I ordered them from kitesource.ca (Jeff in Calgary). I don't think they show up on the website as they were new and he just special ordered them for me. ....
the gloves - https://www.ion-products.com/en/products/hybrid-gloves-1-2-5-48230-4148?refinements%5Bstyle.value%5D%5B0%5D ...

Hey Slake et al, I ordered them from kitesource.ca (Jeff in Calgary). I don't think they show up on the website as they were new and he just special ordered them for me. Just talked with him and he's shipping in a day or 2 (was waiting for an Axis Skinny 365/55 tail to arrive too before shipping ...

I am about to receive these Ion glove/mitts , which may potentially be the solution I've been looking for. They have a super thin 1mm glove inside the 2.5mm overmitt with opening. Will report on them once tested. The search for the mythical windsport winter glove continues.

BTW i just tested ...

You should let the Coast Guard know as it may initiate a search for missing person/board owner. They also frequently get called by someone who finds it, so they can relay on your information to finder to get it back! I know happened to me once.

Another RBFC day on Thr, May 4/23' after work, featuring Tweezer & Idefix

It was a sunny easy light wind day last Saturday, Apr.29/23' so broke out the gopro. Here's a short video winging in Ross Bay.

Leitch McBride Sailmakers (Paul Betts) in Sidney does sail, wing, kite material and bladder repairs. Their ad is right on top of BWD homepage. Paul has been repairing for decades and does a great job!

Always do a pre-flight check!! check your wing and board leash connections, make sure wing dump valves are securely closed, make sure all your foil bolts tight and no obvious slop in your connections, if you're using footstraps give them a tug/twist to make sure the screws are tight. Finally, put on ...

Back in the day, it used to be as early as March for some people, definitely April, of course all depending on weather and forecast...however it's no longer a public Forestry site and is now part of DItidaht lands. The access to the campsite and day use is probably not open, officially it's not ...