Kindred Souls!
Thoughts from the 2019 US Nationals in Worthington, MN The 2019 US Course Racing Nationals took place this past weekend (June 6-8, 2019) in beautiful Worthington, Minnesota. The Worthington community in southwestern Minnesota has...
Category: clinic
The Day I Became an Instructor!
By Anna Vasta This past weekend, instructor trainer extraordinaire Britt Viehman held a two-day WIPA certification session in Clearwater for a few aspiring instructors. If you’re not yet familiar with it, WIPA is the...
Guaranteed Fun at the East Coast Windsurfing Festival!
By Nina SchweikardtPhotos: ECWF It is that time of the year when Peter (Richterich) and I are getting ready to organize our yearly windsurfing event here on Cape Cod! The 6th edition of the...
Going the Extra Mile in the Outer Banks!
There are very few things as exciting as taking part in a race with 232 beaming windsurfers on the start line. Maybe a race with 233 racers, but I’m not even sure of that!...
Riding high after my first try at foiling!
By Adam Locke The US Sailing Center of Martin County (USSCMC), together with Neil Pryde and Adventure Sports, hosted an RS:One Convertible windsurfing demo on September 30, 2017. Local windsurfers from the Treasure Coast...
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...
It Takes a Village in the Outer Banks!
Words: Jean-Robert Wilhelmy, Video: Nicolas Chapleau This year’s edition of the obx-wind.com windsurfing festival was wildly successful! A record-breaking 178 windsurfers took part in the long distance races. We had sold-out clinics in slalom and...
Thanksgiving Poker Run at (where else) Bird Island!
By Manny Convert November 25-26, 2016 Bird Island, North Padre, Texas 1st annual Bird Island windsurfing poker run and free racing I got a phone call from Tarek Tico down in Corpus Christi in...
Growing the sport one student at a time on Cochiti Lake, NM!
By Ron Kern Gene Scanlon in Albuquerque, NM, is a force of nature in a near waterless desert teaching windsurfing to those who forgot it even existed! In the early 80’s Gene took a...
Banana River Resort Delivers Perfect Conditions for Arrianne Aukes Clinic!
The Banana River Resort in Cocoa Beach, Florida hosted a windsurfing clinic recently (Apr 14-17) with one of the top freestyle windsurfers in the World, Arrianne Aukes. The BRR is famous for hosting Olympic...