For the first time in many years, the US Windsurfing National Championships will not be a single event at a single venue for all disciplines, but three separate events at three different venues picked...
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...
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!...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The East Coast Windsurfing Festival in Cape Cod is on a roll: grassroot organizers Nina Schweikardt and Peter Richterich have found the recipe to pack tons of action (racing, freestyle and speed sailing!) into...
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...
By DEN-111/ Jesper Vesterstroem Rio Vista Grand Slam – 10-12 July, 2015 I had never been here before, no idea where it was, but did remember some stories from the place when I was...
