Winter Windsurfing European 2010 Championships in Kalajoki, Finland

Winter windsurfing events are far and between but thankfully you have the writers at Discover Windsurfing to track down the bvest of the best windsurfing from around the world. One event that's showing some promise is the Winter Windsurfing European Open set to be held in mid March. The event will be held n Kalajoki Finland which is a bit out of the way but provides unique scenic views that can be found in water sports. Please check out this link for more information on the event and details about the Winter Windsurfing European 2010 Championships.

Videos and Pictures from Windsurfing Spot Cape Hatteras, NC

We're always looking for spots around the world that aren't usually viewed as go to spots for windsurfing.  One such place is Cape Hatteras in North Carolina which has been documented extensively by windsailor Andy McKinney whose Lost In Hatteras blog uses Cape Hatteras as its setting. We chose one of his posts that focuses specifically on videos and photos that were taking at some of North Carolina's best windsurfing and sup boarding spots. Check out this link for Andy's site which is located on Wind Surfing Mag's homepage.

South American Windsurfers Compete for Top Honors

The Cancun Midwinters Windsurfing Event was just held on January 20th and crowned a few new champions. The few dozen South American expert windsailors competed in 5 events that featured a wide array of specific board focused events which included Bic Techno races. The events were further split into Male, Youth, and  Women heats. The winners of the event were also competing for eligibility in the Caribbean and South American Regional games that will be held later this year. Please check out this link for a full outline of the event and all the winners.

Francis Goodwin: Windsurfer thats Old In Age But Not In Spirit

Francis Goodwin is one of windsurfing's oldest and skilled competitors.  He is currently over 60 years old and still can cut a mean wave under any condition.  He has been known to compete against other professionals but is most well known for looking any place that can provide some great waves and a challenge.  He's at the head of 3 generations of Goodwins that have all taken up the mantle of windsurfing and can still give the younger Goodwin's a run for their money.  Check out the video below for a taste of what Francis has been doing for decades now.

2010 Calema Midwinters Will Bring Windsurfers to Florida

The Calema Midwinters Festival will once again be held in March of 2010 and once again sets its eyes on bringing the worlds best pro windsurfing athletes to Florida to compete for top honors at the event.   The event has been running for a couple decades now and is looking to be bigger than ever before.  Not only will there be smaller events for amateurs and semi pros to compete in but also the 2010 Youth Olympic Qualifications and Techno 293 Championships amongst other big events.  Please check out this link for a full breakdown of all the great races and focuses of the Calema Midwinters Festival.

Naish Surfing Adds Brian Talma To Their Ranks

Naish Surfing's International Team has just added Brian Talma to their ranks.  Brian is a legendary waterman from Barbados that has years of experience in both SUP Boarding and Windsurfing and plans to bring that same expertise to the Naish team in any way he can.  Please check out this link for more information from the Naish Surfing team.

Team USA Windsurfing Holds Windsurfing Clinics In Florida

While most of America is braving the bitter cold just to do daily tasks let alone enjoy some Windsurfing, the folks at Team USA Windsurfing are holding a junior race camp.  The clinics will be using Bic's Techno series of board to provide a real life wind surfing experience to all the participants and will be held in the warm waters off the coast of Florida at the Banana River Resort on Cocoa Beach.  The instructors are all experts and will look to put the young would be windsailors through drills meant to duplicate the training and race conditions Team USA Windsurfing goes through on a yearly basis.  Please check out this link for the full article.

Local and International Windsurfers Swarm Singapore Open

A few dozen of Asia's top windsurfers will be taking part in getting VOG qualification for Singapore Open's Windsurfing Championship that will be happening over the next few days.  The event will have major competitors and Olympic hopefuls coming from the Philippines, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, United Kingdom, and even as far as Norway are all vying for top honors at the event.  The event will not only be focused on Windsurfing but will also feature events that encompass other water sports that are well practiced in the region.  Please check out the article for a full outline of the events and the huge selection of international windsurfing professionals that will be attending the event.

Cape Verde Islands a Gorgeous Windsurfing Hotspot

We are starting our Windsurfing year with another new vacation windboarding hotspot and that's the Cape Verde Islands.  These remote islands off the West Coast of Africa are quickly becoming a beloved spot for windsurfers, surfers, paddleboarders, and all watermen.  This fast growing vacation spot has just about everything that is needed to provide a all-in-one experience that you'd be hard pressed to find elsewhere.  Please check out this link for a full write up on the Cape Verde Island's biggest features.

Top 10 Portuguese Windsurfing Beach Spots

Looking for the creme de la creme of South American windsurfing vacation spots, how about trying some of the crystal clear beaches of Portugal. This article may be a couple years old but it continues to highlight the top 10 beaches to be found through Portugal and lists exactly what the benefits of each is. The article has a perfect mix of sheltered mostly flat water bays or wave heavy beaches and everything in between. Take the time to check out this article and we're sure you won't regret taking a look at this top 10 list of some of the best windsurfing hotspots to be found in the world.

Graham Ezzy Goes South Video from UMI Pictures

The folks over at UMI Pictures always have a great selection of windsurfing photos that are taken from all across the world.  This month's set of photos also has a great video attached that was taken of the windsurfer Graham Ezzy and filmed at Punta San Carlos near the infamous desert tracks of the Baja races held in California.  Please check out the the video below or UMI Pictures home site for more photos from their other events and more information on their Graham Ezzy Goes South series.

Graham Ezzy goes down south from umi pictures on Vimeo.

Article on Multi-faceted Windsurfer/Skiier/Entrepreneur

You gotta love a heartwarming story especially when it highlights the history and career of one of skiings's olympic contenders that also happens to be a pretty good waterman with a love of windsurfing.  Fernan DeLeon is a man that has tried and almost mastered many extreme sports that many people find it difficult to try let alone practice on a regular basis.

Fernan began with just skiing but quickly took to windsurfing with just as much fervour as he has had for ever challenge he has faced in his life.  While not a fully expert windsurfer, Fernan does make an effort to spread his love of extreme sports, helping others, and overcoming just about anything he's faced with to anyone he comes across.  For a full account of his history as an aspiring entrepreneur, Olympic skier, and all around good guy please check out the full article here.

2010 International Clinic Information Finalized

The folks at Fanatic, in partnership with Windsurflabor, have set up the final plans for dates for their International Clinics to be held through out the Windsurfing sports season in 2010.  The clinics will feature classes that will focus on both beginners and intermediate windsurfers that will be held all throughout the world.  Whether it's the gorgeous beaches of the Canary Islands or the awe inspiring views off the coast of Morocco the events are looking to be held in the most scenic locales in the world. Please check out the following link for full information about the clinics how to book tickets for the event.

Choosing the Right Windsurf Board: Tips and Tricks

How do you choose the right windsurfing board to suit all your needs? Sometimes it's best to rely on professionals and their tried and true methods to help you narrow down the right board.  Whether it's racing boards, freeride boards, or slalom boards there's dozens of companies that make versions of each style from Bic to Fanatic to Starboard. You'll have literally hundreds of combination of types and brands to choose from.  So rather than force you to search the web on your own we've made it easy by have tons of information on Windsurfing Direct and also finding this handy article from eHow to look through.  The article makes it a point to outline all the dos and don'ts of finding the right windsurfing board.

Winter Windsurfing Becoming a Legitimate Sport

Winter windsurfing is a newer sport that is just catching on across the world that is being used by die hard windsurfers to enjoy our great sport year round. Even in the coldest of weathers these intrepid sailors have taken windsurfing off of the water and onto the ice cold frozen lakes of the world.  Just recently Winter Windsurfing Racing Rules has teamed up with ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing and Funboard Class Association to create a set of rules an regulations to legitimately take winter windsurfing/ice surfing onto the world stage. Please check out the following link for more information about this exciting news. legitimate

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Sam Sills Windsurfer of The Year

Here's some more windsurfing news straight out of the UK and it once agains featured a young windsurfer taking top honors usually reserved for experienced windsurfers a half dozen years his senior.  Sam Sills, a 17 year old college student, won Britain's top Windsurfing honors early this month beating out quite a few of the world's best windsurfers in the process.  Sam began windsurfing at the age of 9 and quickly showed promise and honed his skills winning events all across Europe.  The young sailor is looking into going professional soon but has put his schooling about all else for the time being.  Please click this link for the full windsurfing news article.

Early Windsurfing footage at Malibu Yacht Club

It's a rare sight to see footage that dates back to a time where windsurfing was just getting off the ground and had a following of a few dozen wind sailors rather than the thousands we have present day.  The following video is from the early days of this fantastic sport and features both windsurfing footage and an interview with Hoyle Schweitzer and Allen Parducci.  Please check out the YouTube video below.

RS:X Olympic Class Pushes Durability of Windsuring Boards

Pushing windsurfing innovation is a task that can be quite daunting especially with the large amount of new technology being utilized and created on a regular basis.  Whether it's new sail rigs, better sails, new board shapes and/or materials our sport is constantly being worked upon by folks in labs and out in the field.  One such company is the RS:X Class Association which is working to improve upon their boardsailing design that is already being utilized by the Olympic committee in their Summer Olympic events.

Not only is the company focused on creating faster and better performing boards but they're also looking to create boards that are more durable which will work to help both expert extreme sports windsurfing enthusiasts but novice riders as well.  We'd all rather buy one board that'll last us for years rather than constantly having to repair or purchase new wind surfing sports equipment on a regular basis.  Thankfully they also have our wallet's in mind because they're looking for ways to improve the boards without increasing the price of these boards.  Please click the link for further information.

HOOKED Windsurfing Video by Stefan Csaky

It can take a durable person to enjoy all that windsurfing can provide when it comes to workouts and leisure rides. But it takes an even hardier person to travel hours just to enjoy our great wind surfing sport.  One such person is Stefan Csaky who created HOOKED which is a windsurfing video that is currently featured on Vimeo.  Stefan is a local windsurfer from Vienna, Austria that created this fantastic windsurfing video that features scenic skies and a mixture of beach scenes and industrial areas making for 11 minutes of pure windsurfing beaty.  Please check out the full video here or click below.

Young UK Windsurfer Given Community Outreach Award

I try to find windsurfing events and/or happenings that span across the world rather than just limit myself to the United States or  areas like Australia that already get tons of windsurfing sports news coverage.  This is why I take all of you to the small town of Falmouth and Penryn Parish in the United Kingdom where a young windsurfer was recently honored for all the work she has done for her community and the young would be windsurfers located within it.

Marianne Bryan was awarded the Royal Yachting Association’s Community Award for Youth for all the work she's done around the area.  Marianne worked with young children and novice windsurfers with South West Windsurfing and Roseland Waveriders windsurfing club at Percuil. Marianne started windsurfing at the ripe young age of 15 and picked up the sport's intricacies quite quickly and showed a knack for teaching others how to windsurf on their own.  We're always glad to see stories like this and hope to see many more youngsters taking up the mantle of teaching the next generation how to hope up on a board and take the waves by storm.