Thursday, February 18, 2016

Day 8 of the 2016 season: Ice-skate kiting session



Smooth ice with 1-2 inches of occasional snowdrifts getting in the way. 
A fun-filled 2 days in a row of ice-skate kiting sessions.
Launched near the Milner canal with the 3M SS foil trainer kite.


Gear: 3M SS foil and Hockey Skates
TOW:  1.5 hours on 2/17 and 1.5 hours on 2/18
Surface Conditions: Fairly smooth ice with 1 -2 inches of occasional snowdrifts
Weather: Sunny both days
Wind: on 2/17 NNW winds 5-20 on 2/18 SE winds 10-20

2/17/16                                                 
SPEED 17.73 mph
SKI AVERAGE SPEED  8.63 mph
SKI DISTANCE 8.29 miles

2/18/16
MAX SPEED 19.89 mph
SKI AVERAGE SPEED 10.97 mph
SKI DISTANCE   11.95 miles



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