3rd Annual Orange Freestyle Windsurf and Extreme Sports Event

It is great to see a non commercialized event that covers multiple water sports and "extreme sports" liking windsurfing, stand-up paddlesurfing, and skateboarding without getting lost only making it mainstream.  The folks organizing the 3rd Annual Orange Freestyle Cup started the event to celebrate their respective sports and the culture surrounding them and have kept true to the ideal with the 2010 event.  The event will be held Marsielle which is located just south of France on June 16th-20th.  Unfortunately their homepage is only in french but if you're interested in viewing it please check out this link but for a great write-up about the Orange Freestyle Cup, please look at this page from Continent Seven or check out the video below.


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Top Windsurfing Podcasts and Vidcasts from iTunes

If you're anything like us you're always looking for good music to load on your iPod or iPhone to chill out to while on the ride to your favorite windsurfing spot.  But have you have ever thought about filling up your portable video player with windsurf inspired podcasts and vidcasts?  For those of you not in the know, podcasts are free internet radio shows or video shows that cover just about any hobby imaginable and are usually hosted by folks just like you that vary in their expertise.  So whether you're looking to fill your iPod, Zune, Sony, iPhone, or iPad we're here to tell which are the top windsurfing podcasts and vidcasts are worth downloading to whatever your mp3 or portable video player of choice is.  Here's our Top 4 list of podcasts and vidcasts in no particular order.

Top 5 Windsurfing Podcasts and Vidcasts

1. Naish.tv - This is a vidcast that features fantastic windsurfing videos taken by non other than one of the industry's leading board makers, Naish.  While not updated on a regular basis you can't go wrong with the amazing variety of windsurf inspired videos that can be found on their iTunes feed.  Here's a direct link to download their vidcasts.

2. Boardseeker Windsurfing Magazine - The Boardseeker.com online windsurfing magazine started this podcast to highlight their best videos from the top events from across the country.  Their vidcast also highlights the top equipment for profressional, veteran, or amateur boarders.  Here's a link to download their vidcast via iTunes.

3.  NeilPryde Podcast - NeilPryde is well respected within the windsurfing industry for their high performance racing sails, rigging, and other windsurf equipment.  They have over 20 years experience within the business and use their knowledge to create their high quality video podcast.  Here's a direct link to download their vidcasts via iTunes.

4. WJ TV - Windsurfing Channel - This is another set of video podcasts that focuses on windsurfing and is run by windsurfjournal.com.  Their set of videos focus specifically on footage taken from the best windsurfing events from around the country.  Here's a direct link to download their vidcast via iTunes.

US Windsurfing Association Sponsered Event in Virginia

The owners of Kashy Fins will be holding a formula windsurfing event throughout the Memorial Day weekend in  their home in Seaford, Virginia.  This Memorial Day windsurf event is sponsored by the US Windsurfing Association and will feature races sanctioned by the USWA and will pull in athletes from around the country.  All participants must be current members of the organization or join through their homepage: http://www.uswindsurfing.org/.  For more information about the event please check out this link.

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BUCS Windsurfing Nationals Held in Southhamphton, UK

It's always great to see a gathering of windsurfers coming together to enjoy our great sport and it's a bigger to see them all take sail as one community of like minded individuals.  Seeing hundreds of students take to the waves together during the BUCS Windsurf Nationals is quite the sight to see.  The annual event is held Calshot Activities Centre in Southamphton, UK and is the culmination of a years worth of windsurfing events that have close to 300 universities competing from around the United Kingdom.

The collegiate sports event was held April 30th-May 2nd and consisted of conetestants that ranged from amateurs to experts and was focused mainly on freestyle discipline of windsurfing.  Thankfully the weather throughout the windsurf event was almost perfect and made for some great actions throughout the weekend.  For more details on the event and the results of the races check out this link or check out the video below.

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2010 PWA Slalom South Korea Windsurfing Event Going Strong

The 2010 PWA Slalom South Korea windsurfing event is currently being held off of Jinha Beach in the heart of South Korea and so far it has been a great success.  The week long event has pulled in professional windsurfers from around the globe all  fighting for top honors at the event.

So far the past 6 days have been filled with fluctuating weather for all the different windsurf races that have been held and we're still a few more days from the event's end.  Each windsurfer has been forced to utilize all their skills to fight the elements but also to properly prepare for all possibilities before hand.  Thankfully the folks at Continent Seven have put in a lot of work to cover the whole week's worth of windsurfing races including windsurf videos, articles, and competitor bios.  For more information about the results of the event please check out this link and one of the videos from the 2010 PWA Slalom South Korea.

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BWA Brandon Bay Event Brings In Windsurfers From Across UK

The BWA's event being held at Brandon Bay in the United Kingdom is almost to a close but the event still has plenty of  windsurfing action to come over the next few days.  Mother nature has tried her best to defeat the dozen of windsurfers that made their way to Brandon Bay for the British Windsailing Association sanctioned event but thankfully the event has gone well thus far.  The event's races have ranged from professional wind sailors to amateur windsurfers, an all women heat, and even included a race specifically geared towards older windsurfers.  For more details please check out this link.

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New York Windsurfing Clinic Held By ABK Board Sports

Finding a good teacher when first starting to learn how to windsurf can sometimes be a difficult task. You first have to find windsurfing teacher and/or windsurf school that is near your home and a windsurfing teacher that takes your windsurfing skill level into mind when teaching you how to windsurf. Thankfully the folks at ABK Boardsports make the process easier than ever because they're actually a traveling windsurfing school.

ABK Boardsports uses their over 28 years of experience with windsurfing to hold clinics all across America. Their next event will be held in none other than Long Island, New York on May 21 - May 23 2010. So whether you're a inexperienced amateur windsurfer looking for windsurf pointers or a seasoned veteran looking to hang around with fellow windsurfers and are in the NY area, please check out this link for full details about the windsurfing clinic event.

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First Video From Essaouria Wave Classic In Morocco

We reported on the Essaouria Wave Classic some time ago and we are happy to say the event just opened its doors to windsurfers from around the world.  The UMI Pictures and Open Ocean Media sponsored event just featured a clip of the windsurfing event on their site and we know this just the tip of the wave of video and pictures that will be relased from the Morocco based event.  Please stay tuned to the Essaouria Wave Classic Invitational homepage for all the details being released from this fantastic windsurfing event.  Below you'll find the first of many videos that will be coming from UMI and Open Ocean over the next few days.

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Top Windsurfing Locations - Hawaii

Hawaii is one of the most picturesque places in all the world and the United States is lucky to call this almost perfect windsurfing paradise part of our 50 states. The string of volcanic islands that make up the state of Hawaii is the home of dozens of great windsurf locations like Kailua Beach, Oahu and Kannapali Beach,Maui. Below you will have the average climate of Hawaii throughout the year as well as other information about this fantastic windsurfing destination.

Hawaii's climate is typical for the tropics, although temperatures and humidity tend to be a bit less extreme due to near-constant trade winds from the east. Summer highs are usually in the upper 80s °F, (around 31°C) during the day and mid 70s, (around 24 °C) at night. Winter day temperatures are usually in the low to mid 80s, (around 28 °C) and (at low elevation) seldom dipping below the mid 60s (18 °C) at night. Snow, not usually associated with tropics, falls at 4,205 metres (13,796 ft) on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island in some winter months. Snow rarely falls on Haleakala. Mount Waiʻaleʻale, on Kauaʻi, has the second highest average annual rainfall on Earth, about 460 inches (11.7 m). Most of Hawaiʻi has only two seasons: the dry season from May to October, and the wet season from October to April. (Information pulled from Wikipedia)

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Photos From First Event Of the 2010 PWA World Tour

As our prior windsurfing blog post spoke about, the 2010 PWA World Tour was kicked off officially with the Podersdorf Event which was held in Australia last week.  The lack of sufficient winds beached windsurfers for almost 5 days straight and they were forced to participate in beach games to pass the time.  Thankfully by day 5 the winds finally picked up and the sailors got up on their windsurf boards and headed out onto the waves to compete for top honors at the event.  Thankfully the folks at the PWA homesite were kind enough to take plenty of action photos from the week long event and they're all posted here, so please check them out.

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UK Windsurfing Association Kicks Off Freestyle Tour

The 2010 UKWA (United Kingdom Windsurfing Association) Freestyle Tour kicked off with a small but great event early last week.  The event was held at Branksome Dene, Poole and pulled in dozens of the UK's hottest professional, amateur, and youth windsurfers.  Events ranged from slalom to freestyle and unfortunately mother nature chose to put a damper during the start of the races but eventually allowed all the windsurfers to finally get out on the waves and compete for top honors and the huge variety of prizes that were provided by the event's sponsors.  For more details about the results of the windsurf event please check out this link from the UK Windsurfing Association's homepage.

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