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Teaching a Movie Star
Liz (the other Liz Taylor movie star) had her land lesson yesterday. Her on the water lesson was a success too.

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Oct 4, 20231 min read
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Teaching in a t-shirt one more time in October!
I was excited that Jen was interested in trying wing foiling again. While the wind had dropped off from my epic Dead Island...

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Oct 3, 20232 min read
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Another shorts and t-shirt lesson in October
Bobby wanted to try windsurfing next year. Instead we did it in shorts in October! He’s a snowboarder and didn’t fall in!

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Oct 2, 20232 min read
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Teaching in shorts in October!
"Hey Carl, how late in the season do you teach?" Well since the Launch Pad is so new, I didn't really have an answer. "As late as...

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Sep 30, 20232 min read
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Learning a lot at AWSI
I was encouraged to attend the American Wind & Water Sport Industry annual trade show in Hood River by our LPWA sponsor store Northline...

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Sep 7, 20233 min read
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Jonathan gets some jibes!
Jonathan was interested in learning to windfoil. There wasn’t enough wind. So he learned to jibe instead!

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Sep 1, 20231 min read
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Bucket list item: Foiling? YES!
Adam found the LPWA website and contacted me a few weeks ago. He had set a goal to learn to wingfoil and I was excited to help him...

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Aug 23, 20233 min read
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Great day at Northwinds Beach
Drew wanted a introductory windsurfing lesson in Collingwood and brought his buddy Phillip who hadn't windsurfed in 20 years.. The...

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Aug 21, 20232 min read
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Two more awesome beginners!
I think this is the first time I've had two beginners go out, sail for an hour+, never fall in and then sail back to the point without...

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Aug 20, 20232 min read
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Laura and Alex’s excellent adventure!
Laura had reached out asking if we could arrange a lesson.... we settled on Saturday the 19th and thankfully it was a sunny day with a...

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Aug 19, 20232 min read
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Windsurfing certificates!
The Launch Pad as a registered Ontario Sailing school can issue certificates for your windsurfing lesson!

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Aug 14, 20231 min read
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Teaching at Northwinds Beach
Northwinds beach turned out to be a wonderful spot to teach an eager young windsurfer.

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Aug 13, 20231 min read
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Rosie and Jen go for it again!
Rosie and Jen took advantage of the warm weather and 11 knot winds. Rosie windsurfed on a smaller board, Jen practised with the wingfoil.

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Aug 8, 20231 min read
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Super talented beginner!
My 16 year old student didn’t think he could learn to windsurf. He was one of the rare students who gets back without a tow upwind!

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Aug 8, 20232 min read
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First lesson - Wingfoil Convert!
My son Phillip has been windsurfing for 15 of his 25 years. He competed in a HiHo Windsurfing Race 10 years ago and started WIND foiling...

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Aug 4, 20232 min read
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Mother and Daughters learn to Windsurf
A fun mother and two daughter windsurfing lesson! The family that windsurfs together…

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Aug 4, 20232 min read
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Should You Teach Your Wife to Wing Foil?
Teaching my wife turned out well. She has great skills, the right gear and good wind.

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Aug 1, 20232 min read
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Teaching Happy Campers to Windsurf
We took our lessons to Camp Couchiching to teach a dozen leadership campers how to windsurf. It was great fun for everyone!

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Jul 21, 20235 min read
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Windsurf lessons for the Coast Guard Crew
Tom, Jake and Jeremy liked watching Katie and me windsurfing so they wanted lessons too. The wind and gear were perfect!

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Jul 14, 20232 min read
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Biggest Lesson Day Ever!
Doug’s surprise 50th birthday present was windsurfing lessons for him and his 8 kids. The biggest group we’ve ever had!

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Jul 13, 20233 min read
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