Thursday 16th January, 2003

Windjet Team Moves Lake

The recent snow and freezing rain experienced by Ghost Lake, west of Calgary (Alberta) have made conditions unworkable for the Windjet team in the short term. Since the team are only in Canada for a limited time due to funding restrictions, time is of the essence and hence the team have had to search for a new location for the ice speed record.

After scouting another half dozen lakes in southern Alberta, the team happened upon St Mary's Reservoir - an irrigation lake to the south west of Lethbridge, only 50 miles (80 km) north of the US border. This part of the country boasts outstanding winds with a large number of wind turbines and wind farms in the Pincher Creek region. Coupled with the size of the reservoir and the current ice conditions, St Mary's currently provides the team the greatest chance of capturing the 143 mph (229 km/h) record.

Hence, the team have packed up the vehicle from Ghost Lake for the time being and moved south to St Mary's where the ice conditions appear much more conducive to high speed ice sailing.

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