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Our Starboard slalom riders on top in Pozo! » Starboard Windsurfing

[ad_1] Sarah-Quita Offringa secures second place on the fin! Sara-Quita entered the Slalom in addition to the wave competition. She wanted to be part of history as the Slalom returned to Pozo after many years. The promise of high wind Slalom could seem a bit scary but this didn’t hold back the former 5-times Slalom champion. Sarah-Quita bet on only fin equipment. Her phenomenal speed on the Starboard iSonic 63L in combination with consistent gybes […]

PWA Wave Dream Team report from Pozo » Starboard Windsurfing

[ad_1] Our Starboard Team riders dominated the Youth division! Liam Dunkerbeck defended his U20 World Wave title. He showed consistent riding on the highest level on his Starboard Ultra. Liam defended his first place in the double elimination in a tight final against his teammate Lennart Neubauer. The final was heated until the last minute. Liam performed great wave riding which made the difference in the end. Our Starboard multi-talent Lennart Neubauer took advantage of […]

Windsurf Girls on Tour in Pozo » Starboard Windsurfing

[ad_1] Sarah-Quita Offringa: Windsurf Girls on Tour “The second edition of the Windsurf Girls on Tour event was a success. Massive thanks to Pauline Katz for her passion and for putting so much effort into this. There were 25 participants and 10+ coaches. A total of 40 women on the water!” What was the goal of the Girls on Tour Day? “This event is to motivate and inspire other women to get out on the […]

New Starboard Slalom star Bobbi-Lynn at PWA Fuerteventura World Cup » Starboard Windsurfing

[ad_1] How does it feel to be part of the Starboard Dream Team? Super cool! I was completely blown away when I was asked to join the Starboard team. I had already met Sarah-Quita and Oda and later during a photo shoot also other team riders and people from Starboard. Of course, I was very nervous to meet all these idols, but everyone was so nice that I immediately felt at ease. Just like hockey, […]

2020 US Nationals Cancelled! – US WINDSURFING

[ad_1] UPDATE: The 2020 US Nationals are cancelled. The events below are still proceeding as planned, as regional events, but they will not award US Nationals titles. Please support them and attend if you can! In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, the 2020 US Windsurfing Nationals have been rescheduled as follows: Oct 24-31: FREESTYLE and SLALOM in Hatteras (NC) during the OBX-WIND event Nov 6-8: COURSE RACING (kona, LT, open, techno, windfoil) in […]

US Windsurfing welcomes Christine O’Connor as new director for the Central region of the U.S.! – US WINDSURFING

[ad_1] Christine O’Connor at the 2018 Kona Worlds in Clearwater! Yes, it was Halloween that day, but she’s Wonder Woman the rest of the time too! (photo: Magi Foster) We’re stoked to have Christine O’Connor join us as the new regional director for the Central/Mid-Gulf region of the U.S.! Christine lives near Dallas, Texas, and will be responsible for promoting our sport in the Central states, including the Gulf Coast. Christine has 25 years of […]

LIVE STREAM Re-Watch FUERTEVENTURA WORLD CUP 2023 – Day 5

[ad_1] Sotavento saved it’s best until last as the final day of racing at the 2023 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam saw hardcore slalom conditions with winds over 35 knots and extremely choppy waters providing the best racers in the world with the ultimate test of their mettle. In the end though, there was nothing anyone could do to stop Sarah-Quita Offringa and Nicolas Goyard from being crowned the Queen and King of Fuerte for 2023. […]

NC and FL bound! – US WINDSURFING

[ad_1] The 2021 US Nationals will take place in North Carolina and Florida this Fall! Here’s the schedule: 1) SLALOM + FREESTYLE in Avon, NC, Oct 30-Nov 6 The slalom and freestyle nationals will take place during the 2021 OBX-Wind event on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the largest and badass-est windsurfing event on the continent! With hundreds of riders in town for the long distance race, and everyone eager to jump into the […]

New Olympic Hopefuls Training in the Gorge! – US WINDSURFING

[ad_1] Group Picture at the ODP Camp in Stevenson, WA (credit: Lyrah Colvin) US Sailing just wrapped up a 1-week training camp for young Olympic hopefuls in the Gorge (capped by a regatta, of course!), and it was en eye-opener for the kids. For those of you lucky enough to have sailed in the Gorge, you remember your first time, don’t you? The camp ended last weekend, but we hear that the kids are still […]

It Was 20 Years Ago Today, the Bonaire Kids Taught the World to Play! – US WINDSURFING

[ad_1] The Bonaire Kids, circa 2002! (photo: Bill Keitel) That title sounds like a Beatles song, doesn’t it? Bill Keitel, VP Emeritus at US Windsurfing, digs into his archives to tell us about the time he traveled to the Midwinters in Florida and saw the Bonaire Kids in action for the first time. Twenty years went by in a flash, didn’t they? By Bill Keitel The year was 2002. Race director Tinho Dornellas was hosting […]

Eduardo Rodrigues Joins the Board of US Windsurfing! – US WINDSURFING

[ad_1] Eduardo Rodrigues, new US Windsurfing director for the Southeast region! We’re stoked to introduce Eduardo Rodrigues as our new director at US Windsurfing for the Southeast region! Eduardo was born in Brazil but now lives in Jacksonville, FL, and he’s been an active one-design racer on the national stage for years, on a Kona at first, and most recently on the IQ Foil. He’s taking up the baton from Ron Kern. Mighty big shoes […]

Arizona’s Windsurfing Scene, Rising Like a Phoenix, Celebrates Its Resurgence! – US WINDSURFING

[ad_1] Reviving the local AZ windsurfing scene with flying colors! (photo credit: Peter Kirschner) By Stephane Fitch It was a stir that few would have envisioned five years ago. Dozens of windsurfers and their friends gathered on the south shore of Lake Pleasant, Arizona on May 1 to socialize, sail and celebrate the revival of windsurfing in the Sonoran Desert.  The occasion, dubbed the Spring Wind Thing, was organized by a rapidly growing area windsurfing […]

Endless Instructors Guarantee Endless Summers!

[ad_1] Dave Gadarian shows and tells at CSC (photo: Randi Shapiro) June was a busy month for WIPA, the official US Windsurfing instructor certification program. More than 20 new instructors got their Level I wings this month in Berkeley (CA), Mill Creek (VA), and Avon (NC), bringing the total of WIPA-certified instructors around the country to 83! No matter where you live in the US, there’s now an instructor nearby ready to take your skills […]

Mike and Chrissy Burns Are the 2022 Recipients of the Rick Randall Trophy!

[ad_1] Left to right: Chrissy Burns, Brian Klauser, Mike Burns, Britt Viehman and Ned Crossley (photo: Ned Crossley/Wojtek Bajho) Every year, US Windsurfing recognizes the best event organizers in our sport, and we’re delighted to announce that the 2022 recipients of the Rick Randall Trophy for Contributions to the Sport of Windsurfing are Mike and Chrissy Burns! Along with Ocean Air Sports boss Brian Klauser and his awesome team, Mike and Chrissy are the heart […]

An Event of Uncommon Merit! – US WINDSURFING

[ad_1] Lining up for the start of the race (credit: Jeff Hegwer) By Bill Keitel, VP Emeritus, US Windsurfing So ends the 2023 Worthington Windsurfing Regatta and Music Festival. It was the most pleasant weekend to be found in any upper Midwest community. The newly purchased sound stage took a full day to assemble and was up and running for a spectacular evening performance. Hats off to the City of Worthington for making this investment […]

Chasing Surazo with Marc Pare – The Magic Ep.3

[ad_1] Marc Paré is chasing the Surazo wind in Chile. The first video of the three part series “Chasing Suazo” brought the windsurfing pro to the beaches of Matanzas and Topocalma. In the second episode windsurfing pro Marc Pare and his friends from Chile set out to explore the coast between Matanzas and Tirua. In the final episode Marc and his friends find the perfect wind and waves. We had chased the Surazo, journeying through the […]

Contest Training Freestyle 2023 – Video

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[ad_1] Sarah-Quita Offringa, Oda Johanna and Lennart Neubauer show and explain, how they train on and off the water. The footage is from Aruba, the home turf of Sarah-Quita. Enjoy watching the Dream Team series!! Dream team freestyle contest training 2023 in Aruba featuring Sarah-Quita Offringa, Oda Johanna & Lennart Neubauer This might also interest you 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IWT/PWA Fiji Surf Pro 2023 – Finals Live Stream & Results

[ad_1] Sarah Hauser & Baptiste Cloarec are the winners of the IWT/PWA Fiji Surf Pro 2023.  Re-watch the final heats and witness stunning action in world class down the line conditions. In total 8 ladies and 30 men travelled to Fiji to battle for this prestigious win. For many a dream came true in gathering the world’s best female and male wave riders at this unique spot in the Pacific Ocean. Fiji is legendary for […]

EFPT Vieste 2023 – Yentel Caers wins Foilstyle

[ad_1] Yentel Caers won the first ever Foilstyle competition at the EFPT event in Vieste. The Belgian managed to defend his first position from the Single Elimination also in the Double Elimination. In this new competition format, two moves per tack were counting, one less than in a standard Fin Freestyle competition. Yentel also put in the highest scoring move of the competition, which was a 7,74 Pasko. Yentel said: “The Pasko is like a […]

EFPT Vieste 2023 – Maaike Huvermann wins

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[ad_1] The final and 5th day of the EFPT event in Vieste started with thunder, lightning and loads of rain in the morning. But in the afternoon the wind started to fill in and the freestyle competition got kicked off. The decision to run 4-man heats in order to speed up the progression of the rounds was a good idea but unfortunately the competition had to be abandoned  halfway through the second round due to […]