By Lukas
My favorite sport is windsurfing. I started windsurfing when I was six years old in a place called Hood River, Oregon. I spend every summer in Hood River. Hood River is the windsurfing capital of the world. The wind blows there from thirty knots to 40 knots, and people travel from all over the world to windsurf on the Columbia River. My family and I have a house there. The very few days when it is not windy we go out on our boat and water ski and wake board. Sometimes we also go skiing on Mt Hood, which is only 45 minutes away.
I learned how to sail at a kids camp that took place in the Hook. It is an enclosed area except for one part that is open to the Columbia River. There is not that much wind in the Hook because it is sheltered but it is an excellent place to windsurf when you are just starting. At kids camp you start in the morning and the people who work there rig all the sails up. They teach you how to sail and turn. When you do that for a few years you move on to advanced camp. In advanced camp you learn how to jibe and to do a planing jibes which are two different kinds of turns. One is going slow and turning and the other is going fast and turning. I have been in advanced camp for 3 years now and I am working on my planing jibes, water starting and jumping. I sail in the Columbia River now.
The equipment you need for windsurfing are a boom, mast, sail, board, wet suit, fin, life jacket and a helmet. My favorite places to sail is on the Columbia River and in Maui. But there are other places to windsurf too! There is a thing called indoor windsurfing and the wind power comes from big fans and there are a least 100 fans that are blowing 20 to 40 knots. When you are starting you start off a big ramp and slide down it in to the water. They put big jumps in the water that are at least nine feet tall and they have a space in the middle that is at least five inches for the fin on the board.
I like windsurfing because you can go as fast and as slow as you want. I like when I am sailing because it feels really good when you are out on the water and it is fun to find ramps (waves) to jump off and catch air. I encourage more people to windsurf because it is a really fun sport.
My favorite sport is windsurfing. I started windsurfing when I was six years old in a place called Hood River, Oregon. I spend every summer in Hood River. Hood River is the windsurfing capital of the world. The wind blows there from thirty knots to 40 knots, and people travel from all over the world to windsurf on the Columbia River. My family and I have a house there. The very few days when it is not windy we go out on our boat and water ski and wake board. Sometimes we also go skiing on Mt Hood, which is only 45 minutes away.
I learned how to sail at a kids camp that took place in the Hook. It is an enclosed area except for one part that is open to the Columbia River. There is not that much wind in the Hook because it is sheltered but it is an excellent place to windsurf when you are just starting. At kids camp you start in the morning and the people who work there rig all the sails up. They teach you how to sail and turn. When you do that for a few years you move on to advanced camp. In advanced camp you learn how to jibe and to do a planing jibes which are two different kinds of turns. One is going slow and turning and the other is going fast and turning. I have been in advanced camp for 3 years now and I am working on my planing jibes, water starting and jumping. I sail in the Columbia River now.
The equipment you need for windsurfing are a boom, mast, sail, board, wet suit, fin, life jacket and a helmet. My favorite places to sail is on the Columbia River and in Maui. But there are other places to windsurf too! There is a thing called indoor windsurfing and the wind power comes from big fans and there are a least 100 fans that are blowing 20 to 40 knots. When you are starting you start off a big ramp and slide down it in to the water. They put big jumps in the water that are at least nine feet tall and they have a space in the middle that is at least five inches for the fin on the board.
I like windsurfing because you can go as fast and as slow as you want. I like when I am sailing because it feels really good when you are out on the water and it is fun to find ramps (waves) to jump off and catch air. I encourage more people to windsurf because it is a really fun sport.
Hannah (unauthenticated)
Apr 12, 2010 3:03 PM
Lukas,
I really liked your story. I liked your description of the camp. You could have written more about your windsurfing experience instead of all about the camp, but what you did write about the camp was cool. I think it is really cool that you are an advanced windsurfer considering I never windsurfed before. Anyway, awesome job.
Hannah
Emily (unauthenticated)
Apr 12, 2010 3:19 PM
Lucas i love your story i would love to try wind surfing. nice job on the writing the one thing you should work on i decribsion other than that nice job
Thomas (the kiwi) Gillespie (unauthenticated)
Apr 12, 2010 3:19 PM
Lukas aka lyugy
wind surfing sounds like so much fun and hood river sounds like a great place. you and your bother sound like great wind surfers!!
TOM
Ryan (unauthenticated)
Apr 12, 2010 4:28 PM
Lukas-
Nice story, I thought it was very descriptive and well put. I like how you not only told about how you started windsurfing, but you also told about the equipment, and where you can windsurf. Nice story, and keep it up.
-Ryan
Ryan (unauthenticated)
Apr 12, 2010 4:28 PM
Lukas-
Nice story, I thought it was very descriptive and well put. I like how you not only told about how you started windsurfing, but you also told about the equipment, and where you can windsurf. Nice story, and keep it up.
-Ryan
Parker Jones (unauthenticated)
Apr 12, 2010 4:57 PM
Nice Story Lukas I really liked how you talked about the equitment you need.
Nice stroy, Parker
griff [first comment(whoo hoO)] (unauthenticated)
Apr 12, 2010 4:57 PM
I LIKE YOUR DISCRIPTIONS AND THE WHOLE STORY
P.S. ARE YOU BETTER THAN KRISTIAN AT WIND SURFING?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Keegan Whitelaw (unauthenticated)
Apr 12, 2010 5:14 PM
Lukus,
WINDSURFING SOUNDS VERY FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really want to windsurf now. I bet your like a pro at it. Also the indor
place sounds super fun! I can't believe you started when you were 6! I like how you explained what all the parts were
and how its like. The Columbia sounds soooooo fun!!!!! That was a very detailed story and that story makes me want to start
windsurfing. Great story Lukas and keep up the good work.
From,
Keegan
Tripp (unauthenticated)
Apr 12, 2010 5:32 PM
Great story lukas. wind surfing sounds like a lot of fun and i bet you are really good at it. the story had a lot of detail and told me a lot about a sport i know nothing about. great story!!!!!
kristian (unauthenticated)
Apr 12, 2010 7:13 PM
hey brother, AKA lukas that was a really good story. were you on the mastrol or the JP Australia i cant tell. any way those pics look like you are shredding it up any way ver very good job i liked it alot
~kristian (AKA YOUR BROTHER)
Hope Perkins (unauthenticated)
Apr 12, 2010 8:21 PM
Lukas,
great story! I go to a camp in Oregon too, but we don't wind surf. Wind surfing sounds really fun! You were very discriptive, but you could've added more of how you felt when you were wind surfing.
-Hope
Olivia (unauthenticated)
Apr 13, 2010 8:30 AM
Hi Lukas,
I really liked your story! It seemed really real and you displayed your feelings really well. I liked the phrase " Hood River is the windsurfing capital of the world." I liked it because I could easily see it as the capital. I think your story had good flow. Keep up the good work, Lukas!
-Olivia
Nico (unauthenticated)
Apr 13, 2010 8:32 AM
Great story Luky i wish i could windsurf but im not good enough anyhoozer good job luky
NICO!!!!!
starfish (unauthenticated)
Apr 13, 2010 3:12 PM
lukas
i loved how you expland how you move up
i would love to learn how to wind surf
starfish
Alex Feldman (unauthenticated)
Apr 13, 2010 3:55 PM
lukas,
that sounds like so much fun! nice story keep up the good work!
Alex
Evan (unauthenticated)
Apr 13, 2010 8:36 PM
Nice! i can tell that you love to windsurf. It would be cool if you came to class with a video of you windsurfing, because i would really like that!
Evan
henry (unauthenticated)
Apr 14, 2010 12:43 PM
lukas
i like how you explain why you like wind surfing
great details
henry
Lexi (unauthenticated)
Apr 15, 2010 4:41 PM
great story Lukas! I can tell you really do love the sport. you have great pictures. i wish i could wind surf, though i would probally epically fail like i did today when i rammed you into the wall doing the hop-scotchy thing. I love hood river, it is so gorgeous. I went there one time to go to ski camp.
-lexi
Blair (unauthenticated)
Apr 15, 2010 6:40 PM
Lukas
Great story.
its amazing that you can windsurf!
keep writing
Blair
Garrett Rawlings (unauthenticated)
Apr 15, 2010 8:19 PM
Lukas,
windsurfing sounds so fun, i wish i could try it. you did a great job of describing what i feels like to windsurf. i also liked how you explained what you need for wind surfing. you were only 6 when you started WOW! i've been to hood river one and you made it sound just like it was there.
~ Garrett Lee Rawlings III #22
Samie (unauthenticated)
Apr 15, 2010 8:35 PM
Lukas,
Nice story!
You put a lot of great detail into your story.
Windsurfing sounds like a really fun sport.
-Samie
Darby (unauthenticated)
Apr 15, 2010 8:42 PM
Lukas,
I really liked your story. You had very discriptive words. Windsurfing sounds like fun! Now I want to try. Good job on your story.
-Darby
Lilly (unauthenticated)
Apr 16, 2010 8:30 AM
Nice! That is an awesome story. You said Hook twice, is that what you were supposed to do. Windsurfing does sound fun.
Lilly
Waverly (unauthenticated)
Apr 16, 2010 8:43 AM
lukas,
You explained everything really well, and wind surfing sounds really fun, nice story.
waverly
Braden (unauthenticated)
Apr 16, 2010 10:20 AM
Lukas,
Nice story. that sounds like fun. When did you first start wind surfing? Keep up the good work!
-Braden
Max TANous (unauthenticated)
Apr 16, 2010 10:28 AM
Great story. you had very good details. YOu made really want to know how to windsurf. I hope you continue to windsurf fro the rest of your life.
MAX
Eliza (unauthenticated)
Apr 18, 2010 8:26 AM
Lukas, That was a really good story. I liked how you explained some of the turns and tricks that you can do. I would of liked to of heard you talk about how you felt when you were windsurfing. Anyways I thought it was really good
Eliza
Colby (unauthenticated)
Apr 18, 2010 3:03 PM
wind surfing sounds fun. i like your description
sean (unauthenticated)
Apr 19, 2010 8:20 AM
that was great and very detailed, now i know all about windsurfing thanks and once again great story
jay (unauthenticated)
Apr 22, 2010 4:08 PM
lukas i know how hard it is and how good you are. i really liked your descriptionds. yuo made the hood sound just like it is. i also liked how told us some of the tricks you can do.
Sarah (unauthenticated)
Apr 22, 2010 6:36 PM
Sounds like a cool camp you had great discription and had me wanting to hear more...winsurfing sounds amazing and
it seems as though your very good at it too. Good story
-Sarah
jackie (unauthenticated)
Apr 24, 2010 12:53 PM
Nice story lukas, if I tried to windsurf I would probably break all my bones.
jack goodwin (unauthenticated)
May 24, 2010 3:19 PM
nice job,
i bet it is fun wind surfing. if i would try i would probally die and i bet you are really good.
Nice
Jack