Sherkston (Lake Erie)

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Similar to the Sandbanks thread, this thread is dedicated to sharing some of the better days from Sherkston on Lake Erie (and brace yourself, they get treated to frontside down-the-line riding there).

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Second installment - a little colder than the last (there's snow on the ground).

[Chris Klohn]

Hey Dave,

I just did a quick search online and it looks like you can buy a newish double wide in that trailer park the guys launched from for under $100K !!! That would make for a cheap windsurfing vacation home

How often do they get conditions like that in the video? Are the wind and wave conditions pretty consistent? The $80K trailers on 1/2 acre parcels 15 minutes from Gold Beach are still #1 on the wind vacation home radar right now.

Cheers,

Chris

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Hey Dave,

I just did a quick search online and it looks like you can buy a newish double wide in that trailer park the guys launched from for under $100K !!! That would make for a cheap windsurfing vacation home

How often do they get conditions like that in the video? Are the wind and wave conditions pretty consistent? The $80K trailers on 1/2 acre parcels 15 minutes from Gold Beach are still #1 on the wind vacation home radar right now.

Cheers,

Chris

There are already a few windsurfers who have done that - DB knows most better than I. Ball park - they might get 20 days a year with similar conditions early spring/late fall (most cold temps). Personally, I would favour Gold Beach over Sherkston myself.

Here is a second video from December 17, 2014.

"@ Da Reef this past Wednesday in balmy 1C air temps, wind chill -7C, and H2o at 5C....WSW wind made for a super sweet set up on the outer reef with large and in charge nuggets rolling through. In all, 7 brave souls took advantage of the late season session and caught some very sweet rides."

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"First windsurfing session of the year on the books, Sunday Jan 4th at Sherkston Shores with three sailors. A crazy gusty day with WSW winds ranging between 20 & 50 kts. Air temp at 5 degrees and H20 pretty close to freezing based on the amount of ice at shore. A few good rides, and a lot of ass whoopings! Fun as always though!" thewindmill



That shore ice sends shivers down my spin!

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More cold water (and crashes) from Lake Erie.

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A recent video from Sherkston Shores, Lake Erie

DB

Thanks for posting - some nice clean waves in that one for sure! I put a copy here with others so they are all in one thread.