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...
Pumpkin Cup Riders!
A report from the 2016 Pumpkin Cup that took place this past weekend (Oct 15-16) in North Texas! By Guy Miller Dallas – Fort Worth sounds like an unlikely place for one of the surviving windsurfing...
If you build it, they will come!
After four exciting events this summer right off the beach at Crissy Field in San Francisco (in the shadow of the majestic Golden Gate Bridge), the 2016 Crissy Field Slalom Series concluded a few days...
Glitter in the eyes: a surreal experience in Rio!
It all happened so slow: training all the time, traveling everywhere, surviving the pressure of national team selection, raising funds, taking care of the gear, learning about the venues, keeping the coach happy, staying healthy, posting progress reports,...
Manny Convert joins the Board of US Windsurfing!
Please join us in welcoming Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Convert to the board of US Windsurfing, as Director for the Central Region! After seeing the picture above, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that Manny...
Next Stop: Rio!
by Jerome Samson Rio has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons: government corruption, presidential impeachment, economic meltdown, security concerns, zika outbreak, budget shortfalls, street protests, unchecked doping, and yes, of particular...
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...
Busy Slalom Season Gets Underway in the Bay Area!
If you want to race slalom, San Francisco is one of the best venues around, and this summer, the local racing schedule in the Bay Area is packed! There are two separate season-long slalom...
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...
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...