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Mother and Daughters learn to Windsurf
A fun mother and two daughter windsurfing lesson! The family that windsurfs together…

The Launch Pad
Aug 4, 20232 min read


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

The Launch Pad
Aug 1, 20232 min read


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!

The Launch Pad
Jul 21, 20235 min read


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!

The Launch Pad
Jul 14, 20232 min read


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!

The Launch Pad
Jul 13, 20233 min read


Free Community Windsurf Lessons
Meg and Jake took advantage of the free community windsurf lessons at the Launch Pad. And the Coast Guard dropped by

The Launch Pad
Jul 2, 20232 min read


Canada Day at the Launch Pad
Gear unpacking, Rosie starts jibing, Jen wings it, Michelle gets on the simulator

The Launch Pad
Jul 1, 20232 min read


Intermediate Lesson
Aidan got a new windsurfing board from Northline and a lesson too!

The Launch Pad
Jun 21, 20232 min read


Introduction to foiling lesson
Eric is a keen surfer who wanted to learn foiling. With the right instruction he was a natural!

The Launch Pad
Jun 16, 20233 min read


A huge fleet of beginner gear!
Getting ready to teach lessons at a summer camp means checking out the gear first. Luckily they have a lot. It just needed to be rigged.

The Launch Pad
May 26, 20232 min read


Delivering a lesson and Fanatic Viper
Happy to help a family get set up with a good used Fanatic Viper board, rig and a lesson

The Launch Pad
May 21, 20231 min read


Launch Pad getting ready for 2023!
I'm excited for the 2023 season. With a new Fanatic Viper 80 board, a 7m Duotone Slick wing and another Duotone Idol sail, I've got some...

The Launch Pad
May 18, 20231 min read


Teaching windsurfing in France
It was great fun finding windsurfing equipment and a beach nearby so I could teach my niece and nephews to windsurf in France!

The Launch Pad
Oct 27, 20222 min read


Len (and my) first Wing Foil lesson
Len is a great windsurfer. He learned windfoiling easily. He was a natural as my first wing foiling student!

The Launch Pad
Sep 23, 20222 min read


Snowboarders learn windsurfing well!
Amazing neighbour Dianne gets windsurfing properly after a frustrating introduction 3 decades ago!

The Launch Pad
Sep 5, 20222 min read


Rosie returns!
Rosie comes back for a second lesson and makes it out and back without needing a tow. And she did more jibes too!

The Launch Pad
Sep 4, 20222 min read


The right weather + gear for a perfect lesson!
A great day for a beginner and a refresher windsurf course.

The Launch Pad
Aug 14, 20222 min read


Next student: Rosie!
My 3rd beginner of 2022 was Rosie, a snowboarder and Phillip’s girlfriend. I was a bit worried as it was another 15 knot day. We started...

The Launch Pad
Jul 3, 20222 min read


Great evening session with my first ever student!
While the Launch Pad Windsurf Academy is new, I've been enjoying teaching windsurfing for many years. Here is a photo with my niece...

The Launch Pad
Jul 1, 20222 min read


Alex gets going!
My former work colleague Marc had bid on a family weekend windsurf lesson last year to raise funds for the ScotiaMcLeod Charitable...

The Launch Pad
Jun 28, 20223 min read
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