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James Douglass is a windsurfer and marine biologist. He also writes cutting pros about world affairs, quarky elements of society and touchy subjects like the carrying capacity of the planet for humans, and how we're fast approaching it!
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Strings Attached

Nov 21, 2009
Kiteboarding is pretty fun, and once you get the basic feel it's almost stupidly easy compared to windsurfing. But using a large, complex kite to power a small, sinky board is much less reliable than using a modest sized sail to power a floaty...

Kite Size Calculator / Weight Translator

Nov 9, 2009
Most kite manufacturers make wind range recommendations for their kites based on a "typical" kiter who weighs about 170 lbs (77 kg). I made this table so people of different weights can translate those recommendations for themselves, or figure out...

4.7 Onshore Wind Session

Nov 9, 2009
The wind here in Florida has been relentless for a week, every day around 20 mph. Yesterday was probably the windiest yet, with 20 - 30 mph. I used a 4.7 msq Ezzy wave sail that I got last year from a guy who had switched to kiting. The waves...

Ocean Sailing with Workin' Dave

Nov 8, 2009
"Working" Dave Zaijcek is a stoked windsurfer from Stuart, Florida, who maintains a windsurfing blog called "Treasure Coast Windsurfers" and a local windsurfing forum called "Treasure Coast Windsurfing". Dave usually sails the flat water of the Indian...

Clew Mount Camera Glory

Nov 5, 2009
I was inspired by the awesome videos on Andy McKinney's "Lost in Hatteras" blog to try mounting my GoPro camera on the clew end of my boom instead of just wearing it on my head. I did it exactly like Andy showed, and it seemed to work. Conviently,...


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