Rochester Windsports | FrankieBob | Activity https://www.rochesterwindsports.com/members/frankiebob/activity/ Activity feed for FrankieBob. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:21:22 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ff9ea45c882e3e5a4cf76bb05d978e03 FrankieBob replied to the topic Windsurfing near Oswego in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/windsurfing-near-oswego/#post-39510 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 18:53:41 -0400 Hi Liubov. I poster this about 5 years ago for East side Lake Ontario sailing spots.  I had it on word so I will just repost 4 you.  I stopped windsurfing 2 years ago when I dislocated 2 vertibrae over 1 cm. I was scheduled  for spine fusion the week sugery centers were closed for Covid. Turned out to be a real gift since I slowly healed wi…[Read more]

]]> 769d00f698f57b7ea46bd4a713c132bf FrankieBob replied to the topic Seneca Lake 9.22.18 in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/seneca-lake-9-22-18/#post-7256 Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:31:30 -0400 Scott: I did not respond a few weeks ago but saw, enjoyed, and thought a lot about your post. I do recognize a few but very vaguely. Was the striped suit Cami married Jeromy Bishop? I visited them once at the gorge. My next thought was how much better looking and fit people were in the 70’s and early 80’s. But I’m just prejudice for the time…[Read more]

]]> 22269fe2e4c963964cce0c876856503a FrankieBob replied to the topic Monday/Tuesday Forecast in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/monday-tuesday-forecast/#post-7255 Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:10:48 -0400 I had a nice Email banter with Tom Thursday. Nice guy, Started when he was 14 circa 1984 with a family Bic Dufour Wing. I wonder how many windsurfers still existed that started young. Most of us started after we had the money to shell out for equipment. My thought when writing was there was actually a small paper pamphlet in the early 80’s…[Read more]

]]> c98b3823e70db50d328f6626bc577dc8 FrankieBob replied to the topic Dumb Luck Session in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/dumb-luck-session/#post-7145 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:00:06 -0400 Southwick 101918 Friday late morning 10:30to 2:00 may just be one of those elusive Southwick days where a SSW drops into the middle part of the lake. WindyTY never has it going full SW so Henderson Harbor is out. Seneca is peaking at 12 to 14. Air should be in the 50’s and water 58 with full on sun for us old folks. Sure would like to sail Southwick with a sand…[Read more]

]]> 7650df3fe01ed30a7553cfd2efe0a4e7 FrankieBob replied to the topic Monday/Tuesday Forecast in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/monday-tuesday-forecast/#post-7142 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 19:29:52 -0400 Hi Tom: Got your Email. Here are the places that I sail on the East and South side of Ontario the past 38 years. Going from The south shore up the east shore counterclockwise.
West Barrier Bar Park Fairhaven – On the west side of the Little Sodas Bay. Very end of west bay Rd behind Fair Point Marina. Go all the way to the end of the dirt road. NW…[Read more]

]]> ce1054c830549a0e7fb6dc19c62d9dc8 FrankieBob replied to the topic Seneca Lake 9.22.18 in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/seneca-lake-9-22-18/#post-6951 Sat, 29 Sep 2018 15:42:20 -0400 Mihelbergel:  Back in the late 80’s very early 90’s 3 to 5 of us in the Clan would often take the road trip and sail Hamburg town park even went to Crystal once when the wind stayed south. Great group of windsurfers both ability and friendliness. Don’t remember any names and there were no kiters yet. Had trouble getting in the park a few times…[Read more]

]]> 5b20dc68a73373d65845e22eba8ecc9e FrankieBob replied to the topic Seneca Lake 9.22.18 in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/seneca-lake-9-22-18/#post-6946 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 13:31:43 -0400

Doug:  My story ( Short as to cause you less pain ) I started windsurfing in 1981 and taught windsurfing at Cross Lake Marina my friend Steve Kenan owned after being cert at the Mistral School on the Chesapeake Bay in 1983. Steve got me started. The only one I remember from Rochester from the early 80’s that went to the windsurfer races was Sco…[Read more]

]]> 1a0ab201718a720e53f4206d35fee2b4 FrankieBob replied to the topic Seneca Lake 9.22.18 in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/seneca-lake-9-22-18/#post-6929 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:56:18 -0400 Old Farts Windsurfing

Doug thanks for the mention! I’m the last of the Syracuse Clan that sails Seneca in a SSE to SSW wind. They all go to Mike M.’s camp on Point Peninsula or Joe C’s. camp on Henderson. Or Kevin B. camp on Mexico Pt . Just too far for me to drive when I can be at Seneca in 40 min. Here is a picture of the last 7 Syracuse Clan minus Mike who took…[Read more]

]]> 30bb4b25926fe60575cc5e8f10dc94c2 FrankieBob replied to the topic Syracuse Clan and Foil Windsurfers in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/syracuse-clan-and-foil-windsurfers/#post-4976 Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:21:13 -0400 Surfmobile

Hi Geoff! Thanks for the advice and offer. I would absolutely take that route if I had a camp on the water. Not sure I want to try to haul a full size board on the factory racks on my cars now. Saw a brand new Mistral Equipe still in the bubble wrap and parts boxed went for $1050 on Ebay monday. I was tempted. Before I had several different full…[Read more]

]]> d300ba95f8aeefb359caaf0d401fb5f2 FrankieBob replied to the topic Syracuse Clan and Foil Windsurfers in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/syracuse-clan-and-foil-windsurfers/#post-4972 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:12:53 -0400 Geoff I agree with everything you have said. Kevin has already had a couple of the high leverage ankle twisting falls like you have said. He got annoyed at me when I commented that he had more money into the Horue 120 than I have in my last 5 boards all new but one. In the late 80’s I had an Mistral SST Comp race board that with a 6.8 I could be…[Read more]

]]> c89a70b06281e59782b5f7075dd39c3c FrankieBob replied to the topic Syracuse Clan and Foil Windsurfers in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/syracuse-clan-and-foil-windsurfers/#post-4970 Fri, 04 Aug 2017 15:51:58 -0400 I thought the same thing. The biggest attraction is the publicized lower wind speeds that are acceptable. Kevin has been a couple times and so far been successful getting up on foil for a couple hundred yards at a time. His first response is that it requires a very gentle trim touch for both sail and board. No yanking and cranking like you can on…[Read more]

]]> 259b889d9962fbc3cd82ac55a3499cdf FrankieBob started the topic Syracuse Clan and Foil Windsurfers in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/syracuse-clan-and-foil-windsurfers/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:58:52 -0400 Wind Hotline

I was going through some papers and I found this Wind Hotline list of phone numbers for the Syracuse Clan circa mid to late 80’s. Thought it might amuse someone or at least make someone smile and remember someone long forgot. Saw a obit for Fred Hickey last month who was one of the first local windsurfers. He worked at Lunds which sold equipment…[Read more]

]]> d7a89b0cdb7d1f3bdf05d4566a957439 FrankieBob replied to the topic Lake Ontario. Where to ride on an East wind? in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/lake-ontario-where-to-ride-on-an-east-wind/#post-3874 Sat, 08 Oct 2016 21:10:06 -0400 Doug you must be my good luck charm! Ha ha! After a year and a dozen times of trying to get a profile picture post it looks like it finally worked! Kind of like a real estate agents card that shows them 30 years younger this is my first time in Hatteras in 1984. The board is a Greg Lower custom.( poly of course) I just bought at fox. The hat…[Read more]

]]> a067b1dfd484577666fa93eaaed8a098 FrankieBob changed their profile picture https://www.rochesterwindsports.com/activity/p/1545/ Sat, 08 Oct 2016 20:45:13 -0400 0 62651b3696c62a1e6077f329fdff2edb FrankieBob replied to the topic Lake Ontario. Where to ride on an East wind? in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/lake-ontario-where-to-ride-on-an-east-wind/#post-3869 Sat, 08 Oct 2016 17:21:08 -0400 East wind is fickle if it has too much north or south it does not happen. Often dies by 11 and does better when it rainy bad weather. Oneida has no wind meters that are even close to correct so someone has to check in person. Tom and Mike are just a few minutes away and often make the report. Oneida is actually a longer drive than Seneca for me.…[Read more]

]]> cb78146f77fb789085dd45b078eea362 FrankieBob replied to the topic Lake Ontario. Where to ride on an East wind? in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/lake-ontario-where-to-ride-on-an-east-wind/#post-3869 Sat, 08 Oct 2016 17:21:08 -0400 East wind is fickle if it has too much north or east it does not happen. Often dies by 11 and does better when it rainy bad weather. Oneida has no wind meters that are even close to correct so someone has to check in person. Tom and Mike are just a few minutes away and often make the report. Oneida is actually a longer drive than Seneca for me. I…[Read more]

]]> cb78146f77fb789085dd45b078eea362 FrankieBob replied to the topic Lake Ontario. Where to ride on an East wind? in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/lake-ontario-where-to-ride-on-an-east-wind/#post-3869 Sat, 08 Oct 2016 17:21:08 -0400 East wind is fickle if it has too much north or east it does not happen. Often dies by 11 and does better when it rainy bad weather. Oneida has no wind meters that are even close to correct so someone has to check in person. Tom and Mike are just a few minutes away and often make the report. Oneida is actually a longer drive than Seneca for me. I…[Read more]

]]> 3020c081b6f287c713e562ed8279dc2e FrankieBob replied to the topic Lake Ontario. Where to ride on an East wind? in the forum General Windsports Discussion http://www.rochesterwindsports.com/discussion-forum/topic/lake-ontario-where-to-ride-on-an-east-wind/#post-3863 Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:09:38 -0400 If there is low pressure in the Ohio valley or Mich. and a high in the Canadian Maritimes with a 10 mph east forecast due to the topology of the Mohawk valley there is sometimes a 20 – 40 wind on the western end of Oneida lake. The airport can be reporting 9 and 10 miles away it is blowing 30. 20 years ago this elusive condition would happen…[Read more]

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