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      Here are some pics of us from November 12th at Sherkston. It was a great day I was out on my 4.5 and Adam was on his 4.1, it was pretty warm for November and the waves were setting up nicely. The great thing about Sherkston is that when its super windy you get some nice waves but when it dies off the first 100m past the shore-break is perfectly flat and awesome for freestyle. To check out more photos from this day click here.

      Maybe we'll squeeze in a few more sessions before the season comes to a complete end. Looks like some more warm and windy days might be coming up in the next few days.

Professor's Lake, new freestyle spot?

We sure think so! Got there at around 10:00am. Wind was blowing strong but it looked gusty (as we expected it to be). Adam rigged up his 4.1 Firefly and headed out full power busting out a super fast spock on his first run out, this set the tone for the rest of the day. I rigged up my 4.5 Combat and was also fully powered and super excited. The gusts were strong and powerful but long enough to go for some moves. The water was pretty flat making it ideal of freestyle. We spent the rest of the day going for move after move after move. The short distance definitely made it go by quicker. Highlights of the day were probably Adam's super fast grubby 540 as well as his stylish, fully extended, one handed flaka which he almost landed by a hair. I had some long sliding vulcans and sailed out switch stance getting fully on the plane before trying an eslider (got around 180 and exploded, haha). What really made my day was my spock, pulled the entire thing and flipped the sail around but couldn't get my other hand on the boom in time keeping me from fully landing it. Next time for sure i'll get it down nice and clean.

Freestyle Wallpaper No.2

Check out the PWA Wave Event in Klitmoller, Denmark!

Watch live streaming video from acat at livestream.com

Long Beach (Lake Erie), Ontario

  For the past few days we've been windsurfing at Long Beach Conservation Area on Lake Erie. Its about a 1.5 hour drive for us so its not too often that we go there. Usually, if the wind is blowing South West we head down to Sherkston Shores for the waves, but lately Long Beach has been getting the most wind. Usually when you get to Long Beach you're not alone. We tend to see at least five other windsurfers out, sometimes twice that and a few Kitesurfer. The thing I like about it is that the launch is this little bay thats protected from the waves by a rocky reef. You can get a bit of a wind shadow in there but its not a huge problem. As you get into the bay the water gets pretty flat with some little swells closer to shore making it one of my favourite spots to freestyle. Going out, however, is another story. Chop, chop, and more chop. Hopefully we get some stronger winds in the fall and I can't wait for a nice wave session at Sherkston! Here is a picture of me going for a spock inside the bay.

September 4th, 2011 (Long Beach, Lake Erie)

BOARD FOR SALE!

Just wanted let everyone know that I'm selling one of my boards. Its a 2009 Quatro Freestyle/Wave 95 Litre. The board is in great condition! This board is perfect for bump and jump conditions. It feels great on the waves and it's also great for learning freestyle moves when its flat.

"Feels very lively and ready to manoeuvre at all times once planing, and while it is not slow and not uncomfortable blasting it inclines the rider to shorter runs and a more jumpy / turny / freestyle attitude. It gybes very nicely and keeps speed up pretty well out of the turn for such a wave style design." - Boards 
Windsurfing

"We would strongly recommend it for heavy weight (87kg+) sailors looking to maximise their riding in moderate to medium winds, and get good jumping and or freestyle as soon as there is a decent breeze. It would also make an excellent first time waveboard for sailors from about 78kg upwards." - Boards Windsurfing


The price is $700 CAD.


E-mail me if your interested at: tomwojtk@gmail.com

Spock 540 from Hatteras

Here is a clip of Adam doing a Spock 540 at the Canadian Hole!

Really great windsurfing movie!

Here is an awesome movie made by Sophia Regerbis and Thomas Traversa. The video takes you on there trip to the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Showing both great freestyle and awesome wave sailing. Check it out! To watch the video click this link or any of the pictures: http://vimeo.com/24962922

All good things come to an end.

 Our trip has been great and we wish it could have lasted longer but all good things must come to an end.  Although the wind wasn't the best it didn't take away from how much fun we had on our vacation. The great thing about Hatteras is that there are a ton of other things to do. We did everything from windsurfing, skim boarding, and surfing to fishing and hiking. Here are a few quick peaks into how our trip looked like. Now we're back in Canada and already we were blessed with some wind. We were greeted with a nice 4.5/4.1 day at Keswick on Lake Simcoe yesterday. Good wind but a little too much chop for freestyle.

Adam coming in from a nice sunset session at the Canadian Hole.

Adam jumping off the huge sand dune just a few miles south of the Wright Brother Memorial.

Me and Adam catching the same wave.

Monster waves in the background, wish it was windy enough to go windsurfing that day.

Some real nice waves on a big swell day.

Skim boarding after surfing at the lighthouse.

Some wind and waves!

Hatteras has been pretty great so far. We got here April 30th at around 8pm and managed to find our house in the dark. The wind was pretty good for a few days but for the past three it's been pretty much dead. This gave us time to try surfing for the first time. First time out we borrowed some boards from our friend Tom Soltysiak and realized how difficult, but very fun, surfing actually was. So the next day we went out to all the windsurf/surf shop we could find and found ourselves some pretty good beginner boards for only $80 (after taxes). So the past few days were spent learning to surf! (Picture on the  Top left: Me catching a fun wave!)

However, the forecast looks pretty nice for the rest of the week, lets just hope it stays that way. We're looking at some nice northern winds then a days break then some southern winds coming in strong. The trip is going great, can't wait to get back out onto the water!

Off to Hatteras!!!

Finally we're all done school! Exams went well and marks or pretty good but now its time to forget about school and get our heads in pure windsurfing mode! We've planned our route and packed the car up to its max. There's no room left so looks like our dog (Pele) will have to hang onto the roof if he wants to come. Ahead of us is 14 and a half hours of pure driving. We'll see everyone thats down there soon!!! 

(Pele waiting to go on the roof)

The Spock 540

I've been doing this move for a while now. This Spock 540 I did at the Hamilton Harbour, Ontario last year. I first landed this trick in Hatteras, North Carolina a year ago. I came into Hatteras with a vulcan going one way and 2 weeks later came back with a Spock going both ways. If you want to learn how to freestyle go to Hatteras, its crazy windy, really shallow and flat water. You'll learn 10 times as fast if your sailing in the right conditions, especially where its windy more than 2 times a week (thats Ontario for you). I'm heading down to Hatteras for 3 weeks soon, my goal is to learn how to grubby both ways, flak-a both ways, try a shaka (really hard move) and some switch stance moves. 

2011 Season has officially begun!

   Winter has been dragging on for far too long this year. With air temperatures finally reaching a reasonable 8 degrees Celsius and a less then reliable forecast we decided to hit up Hamilton Harbour. The wind was blowing 15-20 knots north/northwest so it was almost straight onshore. This mean't you had about 200 meters of sailing room and gusty conditions. We took our biggest sails, which means my dad was on a 5.7, Adam was on a 5.4, and I was out on a 5.2. Most of the time we were planing even with the gusty conditions. The water must have been just above 0, maybe 2 degrees, but we couldn't just sail back and forth so we got pretty wet and cold. It was also a good time to test out our GoPro for the first time on the water. Heres a video of Tom doing a vulcan:

(Watch in 1080p for full HD)

Wave Wallpaper No.1

Tom getting some air in Allenwood, Ontario!

New Sail, all I need now is wind!

I recently got a new 2010 4.5 Neilpryde Combat,  now I just can't wait to get out on the water and use it! I've had my 2007 Combat for two years now, its a 5.2, and the good thing about these sails is that they have a ton of power.

They get me planing in the slightest breeze and they feel nicely balanced in your hands. Hopefully ill get to use my new 4.5 for most of the time we're down in Hatteras!

(Click to enlarge and view specs)

Freestyle Wallpaper No.1

Busting a Grubby at Hamilton Harbour, Ontario. Yeah!

RECAP: Hurricane Earl hits Sherkston!

Back in 2010, early September, Hurricane Earl hit Canada as it was fading down. When I say fading I mean 40+ knots of wind and the biggest waves I've ever sailed in Ontario. The spot is Lake Erie, Sherkston Shores. Wave sailers should definitely check this place out. 

Bellow is a video I put together for professional freestyler Phil Soltysiak CAN-9 (www.philipsoltysiak.com), ranked 6th overall in PWA freestyle 2010. He's using his 3.8m Sailworks Revolution and 88l Starboard Flare. Bellow that is a video of me sailing that same day, I was overpowered on my 4.2m and freestyling in those conditions seemed impossible, but Phil's a pro and he put on a sick show. 

Check it out!

Cape Hatteras!

Its almost that time of year again, midterms are done, final projects are due, and exams are only a month away. As the school year comes to end we know Hatteras is around the corner. This will be our third year heading down.

We're going to be there from April 30th to May 21st. Thats three weeks of pure freestyle windsurfing fun. Heres a short video of Adam from our trip last year: Adam ripping up Cape Hatteras 2010

Last year we had a great time so we're always excited to go down. We got to meet the worlds best windsurfing instructor, Andy Brandt, he had a clinic at Wind NC. Wind NC is a great windsurfing shop owned by Andy McKinney. Check out his shop here.

Photo: (From left to right)

Andy McKinney (Wind NC owner), Adam & 

Tomasz Wojtkowiak, Andy Brandt (Instructor), 

Peter (Dad) & Alex Wojtkowiak.

Can't wait for this year! We've set our freestyle move goals and can't wait to start trying them out! Freestyle for Life!

Photo: Adam busting out a spock at the Canadian Hole!