Sailing isn't dead in the winter, but you might be. Just imagine "capsizing" while doing 30 knots in an iceboat and landing face-first on hard, bumpy ice. Not quite as much fun as capsizing your Tech on a sunny July day on the lake! Thin ice makes for an equally nasty experience as you hit the gap doing 30 and plunge through into the icy water.
Snow kiting isn't quite as dangerous as regular iceboating because you've got that kite to hold on to, but both are considered "extreme sports", meaning it's one extreme or the other: light wind and you don't even go, or heavy wind (like we've been having for the past few days) and you'll scream along due to the low coefficient of dynamic friction. Extremely cold and boring, or extremely cold and dangerous. Don't forget to bring your helmet. (orig. 2008)
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
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