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Midwest USA - East North Central Surfski
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois
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Lake Michigan - December
Nick Murray from TCSurfski podcast talking about Surfski on the Great Lakes
Indiana
Resources
- River Bear Racing - Stellar dealer +12604526447 riverbearracing.com Huntertown, IN 46748 Email: Riverbear.racing@yahoo.com
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Illinois
Downwind
Resources
- Chicago Area Kayakers Resource Page (the interests of sea kayakers and surfskiers are not mutually exclusive)
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Michigan
Locales
- Lake Huron
- Lakeport State Park - Krafft Road 7 miles
- Lexington - Port Huron 18-19 miles foil video1, foil video2 (getting better at foil downwinding)
- Port Sanilac - Port Huron 30 miles foil video
- Lake Leelenau video
- Lake Michigan
- Downwind
- TCSurfski Downwind "Jam Session" Discussion of Lake Michigan/Minnesota/Florida Downwinding
- Grand Traverse Bay
- Lee Point (West Arm of Bay) video
- Lee Point - Greilickville 10 miles Garmin data
- Holland Michigan - reportedly has some downwind routes, locals report that rebound off of seawalls can be significant, rip currents also apparently merit attention.
- Holland State Park surfing video, storm waves
- Pt Sheldon to Tunnel Park 9.7 miles (about 7 miles of downwind, added mileage is for lining up with waves) Garmin data, video
- Pt Sheldon to Holland 8-9 miles video
- Leland (Fishtown) - out and back downwind lap video, out and back big winter day video
- Van's Beach Shore Break Video
- Pyramid Point video
- Muskegon
- Pere Marquette to North Beach
- Point Betsie video
- Pyramid Point video passing by the point
- Surf
- Empire Beach - video surf practice in small beach break
- Silver Beach board surfing video
- Lake St. Clair/Detroit check with Great Lakes Surfski
- Seaway Island - Mitchell's Bay 13 miles (Canadian side of lake)
- St. Clair River
- River flows from Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair, border between Michigan, USA & Ontario, CA. With a south wind building waves against the current it can work a bit like the Gorge or a tide race. You can also do laps surfing with the south wind waves going upriver then using the current to go back to lap starting point. Sarnia, CA foil laps
- Port Huron (or Sarnia, CA) downwind, downriver 12 km sup foil video
- Upper Peninsula
- Shoreline Surf - Black River, Presque Isle River sea kayaking surf video
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Conditions
- Lake Erie, Lake Michigan See Great Lakes Conditions
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Coaches
- TCSurfski.com Lessons, rentals, local knowledge. Traverse City surfski is not just a local outfit, they keep up with surfskiing and downwinding on a comprehensive basis. Very knowledgeable. Surfski on the Great Lakes Podcast
Rental
- TCSurfski.com rents Epic V5's & V7's (including necessary accessories - paddle, leash…)
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Races
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Resources
- Downwind Sports upper peninsula stores with paddling gear (no surfskis yet?)
- Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan
- Close to Traverse City
- Third Coast Surf Shop St. Joseph, Michigan wetsuits, wave beta
Ohio
Locales
- Mosquito resevoir: good downwind action with deep enough water for decent downwinders
- Pymatuning Lake: very deep water, well situated for downwinders
- Alum Creek Lake (Columbus): deep water for speed, but short for an out and back
- Lake Erie from DougMar on surfski.info “…an incredible lake, DEEP near Cleveland, kinda shallow on the West end of the great lake, but Cleveland areas have tons of miles of nice Westerly fetch, and good sized rollers (12-14' in many 20 knot westerly blows). Best thing though, is hooking on to a roller in Cleveland, and ending up in Painsville 30 miles away!…”
Conditions
- Lake Erie See Great Lakes Conditons
Races
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Resources
Wisconsin
Downwind/Paddles
- Lake Superior (see South Shore/Wisconsin section)
- Lake Winnebago large shallow lake that freezes in winter
Flatwater
Surf
- Superior Entry Channel (Wisconsin/Minnesota Border) video
Conditions
- Lake Superior See Lake Superior Conditions
Resources/Equipment
- Paddle Dynamics/Ozone Midwest
- Paddle Dynamics Kai Wa'a, Nordic Kayaks, Epic, Stellar, and all the Ozone OC brands
- Irma, WI +17155749538 Paddledynamics@gmail.com
Conditions
- Great Lakes
Resources
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