Big breeze at a Junior Event? No Problem!
Words and Pics by Erik Hammarlund It’s become a yearly tradition in early August for the Vineyard Haven Yacht Club to host a Junior Olympic Windsurfing Festival, in the middle of the summer season...
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Kona windsurfing takes Clearwater by storm!
By Jerome Samson The city of Clearwater loves windsurfing — and windsurfing loves it back! This weekend (Oct 28–29, 2017), the city with the sugary white sand hosted the Kona Gulf Coast Championships at the Clearwater...
Sibling Rivalry on the Island!
The 2017 Junior Olympic Windsurfing Festival took place last week (Aug 3-4) at Vineyard Haven Yacht Club, on the beautiful island of Martha’s Vineyard, and once again the event empowered junior windsurfers with a...
My road trip to the Kona Worlds!
By Elena Marotti Elena and Joe Marotti windsurf year-round in Galveston Bay (near Houston, TX) as members of the Seabrook Sailing Club. They race on Wednesday nights to spend time with friends and tune up...
Beth and Andy’s Kona Diary!
A Conversation with Beth Winkler and Andy BrandtEdited by Jerome Samson / US Windsurfing The 2016 Kona Worlds just wrapped up in epic conditions in Islamorada, Florida! With more than a hundred competitors from all...
Oleander Point In Full Bloom!
By Jerome Samson For many years in the 1980’s and 1990’s, Corpus Christi’s Oleander Point was the site of the US Open, the brainchild of local windsurfing pioneer Charles Allen and a highlight on...
Fiat Lux: Windsurfing in College for Credit!
Our friends at Jacksonville University (JU) have been working on something special for some time now, and it’s time we shared it with the world: kids enrolled at JU can now take Windsurfing… for...
Early Spring at Clearwater Midwinters!
By Jerome Samson The Clearwater Midwinters took place this past weekend (March 4-6) and got the 2016 racing season off to a fast start! It’s a springtime tradition – the first weekend in March...
San Pedro Dynamite!
by Jerome Samson The 2015 US Windsurfing National Champions were crowned after three days of hard-fought competition in dynamite conditions in San Pedro, CA! Jesper Vesterstrøm (DEN-111) dominated the proceedings at Cabrillo Beach in...
Kona on the west coast this summer!
As the Eagles song goes: “On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair…” 1971 was a remarkable year. Bernie Leadon, a Minnesota native, raised in San Diego and in Gainesville, Florida, made the...