Top 2010 Holiday Windsurfing Gift Ideas For Under $100

We continue our Holiday Gift guide with our Top Gift Ideas for under $100 which can be found on Windsurfing Direct. Our suggestion is to grab one of the gifts from our Top Gifts Under $50 and one of the great items for under $100 to maximize your spending dollar. One item for under $100 that we'd suggest is the Naish Waist Harness which will run you around $60 and would help any beginner or skilled windsurfer maximize their windsurfing enjoyment out on the water. Harnesses are often an overlooked piece to the windsurfing puzzle but any one you gift this to will sing your praises once they see how easy it makes controling their windsurf board out on the water. For more great gift items you can get under $100 check out this link to Windsurfing Direct.

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Boardseeker Mag's Top Windsurfing Board and Windsurfing Sail

Looking for a good deal on some of the top windsurfing packages in the windsurfing business than set your eyes on Boardseeker Magazine's best testing windsurfing gear. Boardseeker's windsurfing tested a wide variety of windsurfing boards and windsurfing sails and the Gaastra Matrix Performance freeride windsurf sail and the Tabou Rocket Freeride board.  Both Tabou and Gaastra are well known within the windsurfing industry for their high performance windsurfing products that are used by many of the PWA's top windsurfers from around the world.

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Top 2010 Holiday Windsurfing Gift Ideas for Under $50

Well the Summer windsurfing season is long gone but thankfully the holiday season is just around the corner. This is the time of year to find that perfect gift for the waterman or water woman in your life. There's also plenty of great windsurfing sales that are specifically made to get the most out of your windsurfing dollar. We took a look through some of 2010's hottest windsurfing gifts for all sizes of pockets and will be showing your the top items over the next few weeks.

For those of you looking to spend under $50 for your windsurfing gifts why not check out Wind Direct's gift ideas by clicking this link.  We suggest grabbing a mix of a few gifts from that area to maximize your buck while providing practical windsurfing accessories. Even the most skilled windsurfer has had the unfortunate pain of a misplaced foot to your mast so why not grab the Gaastra Volcano Eva Toe Jam Pad.  Doesn't seem like the most extravagant gift but whoever gets this item will sing your praises next time they almost jam their foot out on the waves.  Check out the link for a full outline of all the windsurfing gifts under $50 you can grab this Holiday Season.  For more 2010 windsurfing gift ideas, please check out Discover Windsurfing over the last few weeks as we continue our search for the best gift ideas for the windsurfer in your life.

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The Fanatic Viper Complete Windsurfing Package

If you're a beginner windsurfing and looking for the right windsurfing board and rig, why not set your eyes on the Fanatic Viper Complete package from Windsurfing Direct.  The Fanatic line of windsurfing boards are well known for their high performance windsurf products and the Fanatic Viper windsurfing package holds up the great Fanatic name. This package starts with the family and beginner friendly Viper windsurf board and continues this novice windsurfing package with a Gaastra windsurfing rig and sail.  This all in one package is geared towards providing great ease of use and affordability.  For more details on the Fanatic Viper Complete package from Windsurfing Direct please check out this link.

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Great Intermediate Windsurfing Package From Tabou Rider Eva

Finding the right beginner windsurfing board to suit your needs can be a hard task to overcome but the experts over at Windsurfing Direct are there to to help you make the right choice for all your windsurfing needs. Windsurfing Direct's experts put together the Tabou Rider Eva package to perfectly combine the stability of an entry level board with the maneuverability of a freeride windsurf board. The Tabou Rider is specifically made to grow with you as you get more confident with your windsurfing knowledge.  For more details on the great beginner to intermediate windsurfer package please check out Windsurfing Direct's page for the great windsurfing deal.

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Bic Techno Freeride Provides Versatility and Manueverability

It can be difficult to track down a windsurfing board that offers the stability and accessibility needed for beginners but also have the high performance that veteran windsurfers crave for.  Thankfully there's the Bic Techno Freeride which works to be an all around windsurf board that upholds the Bic name by being a light and highly maneuverable board that can handle all your windsurfing needs in one almost perfect package.  For more details about the Bic Core Freeride package from Windsurfing Direct please check out their site for more details.

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Andre Paskowski To Begin Filming New Windsurfing Movie

Andre Paskowski and the team behind windsurfing movie sensation, "Four Dimensions" will be working on their follow up movie will be called, "Second Life." So far windsurfers from Fanatic, Neil Pryde, and Starboard which include Victor Fernandez, Jose 'Gollito" Estredo, and Richardo Campello to name a few. They're setting out to improve on "Four Dimensions" in the amount of windsurfers, filming techniques, and windsurfing action in general. For more information please check out this link.

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Top Windsurfing Locations - Wellington, New Zealand

Time for another Top Windsurfing Location from around the globe and today's entry is Wellington, New Zealand. This little slice of windsurf paradise is a gorgeous alcove of blue water surrounded by lush grassy hills.  Wellington is also known to be one of the windiest cities in the world which is an almost perfect spot for windsurfing as it's winds are sure to carrying you over the waves with great ease. While it's not suggested for beginner windsurfers, any veteran water man would find themselves navigating this harbor with ease in no time.

The climate in Wellington, New Zealand is a temperate marine one, is generally moderate all year round, and rarely sees temperatures rise above 25 °C (77 °F), or fall below 4 °C (39 °F). The hottest recorded temperature in the city is 31.1 °C (88 °F), while -1.9 °C (28 °F) is the coldest. The city is notorious however for its southerly blasts in winter, which may make the temperature feel much colder. The city is generally very windy all year round with high rainfall; average annual rainfall is 1249 mm, June and July being the wettest months. (via Wikipedia.org)

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Blind Windsurfer Will Attempt To Cross Strait of Gibraltar

I find myself drawn to those that overcome adversity, which is why this story from International Windsurfing caught my eye.  The article is focused on Xavier Mandico who is a blind windsurfer from Spain that has plans to windsurf across the Strait of Gibraltar. Xavier has created a windsurfing program that focuses on teaching his fellow impaired beginner windsurfers how to get out on the waves around Spain with confidence.  Stories like Xavier's shows how important being out on the water is to any true windsurfer. For more details about Xavier's great windsurfing attempt or to just support his effort please check out this link to Water Hound's website.

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Veteran and Beginner Windsurfing Classes Held in Montauk, NY

The leaves changing on the trees is no excuse to not learn windsurfing. Even in chilly Montauk, New York there's a windsurfing camp that is holding an event on Sept 24-26.  The Montauk ABK Board Sports Windsurfing Camp is holding classes this month that are split up by skill level and geared towards starting or furthering your knowledge rather than have you in a cookie cutter windsurf class. Their focus on teaching makes for classes that will be satisfying to the veteran windsurfer and novice ones alike. For more details on the event and windsurfing classes by ABK Board Sports please check out this link.

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2010 Windsurf Event Held At Hatteras, North Carolina

This year's Hatteras Wave Jam 2010 was held this weekend in the outer banks of North Carolina.  The event featured plenty of great windsurfing action and the event coordinators had the presence of mind to broadcast live on the web through Sept. 15-19th.  The livestream had hundreds of eager windsurfing enthusiasts from around the world all tuning into the event's official website.

As for the event itself, hundreds of windsurfers competed in almost perfect weather and swells that were influenced by Hurricane Igor's short-lived fury.  The results of the various windsailing events that were held over the last few days can be found on the Hatteras Windsurf Google Group page. Unfortunately the high amount of visitors that have sailed across the event's official website have caused it to hiccup over the last few days so please continue to try this link for official information.

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Extreme Weather Windsurfing and Water Sports

Most people's fight or flight instincts kick in when faced with  severe weather then there's those windsurfers, surfers, and paddleboarders that live for those moments.  It takes a special kind of water man to immediately figure out how to safely harness these often dangerous gusts of mother nature's fury by grabbing their windsurf rig and heading out. For the rest of us it's a lot easier to view pictures of hurricane windsurfing like the ones we just uploaded to our flickr account today.  You can also check out a video of some great hurricane windsurfing action below from the Red Bull Storm Chase - Extreme Windsurfers video clip.

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Top Windsurfing Locations - Scotland

On this week's Top Windsurfing Locations article we highlight the great land of Scotland.  Scotland has may not be the first place you think of for great windsurfing action but thankfully we're here to show you otherwise.  Scotland offers plenty of inland and coastal locations for you to test your rig out on and a bevy of interesting historical castles and sights to feast your eyes on while up on your board.

The climate of Scotland is temperate and oceanic, and tends to be very changeable. It is warmed by the Gulf Stream from the Atlantic, and as such has much milder winters (but cooler, wetter summers) than areas on similar latitudes. However, temperatures are generally lower than in the rest of the UK. Winter maximums average 6 °C (42.8 °F) in the lowlands, with summer maximums averaging 18 °C (64.4 °F).  While it may seem a bit cold to be out windsurfing out on the breezy waters in Scotland that shouldn't discourage you from hopping on a plane to this Top Windsurfing Location.

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2010 PWA Women's Slalom Finals Held in Almanarre, France

The final women's PWA Slalom event of the 2010 PWA windsurfing season was set to happen over the last few days in Almanarre, France.  Unfortunately pour wind conditions had the female athletes spending more time on the beach poised for the go ahead than out on the waves enjoying some slalom windsurfing action.  Thankfully the competitors still have that fighting spirit in them and will be racing as soon as mother nature smiles down on them and gives them a steady bit of wind to pick up their sails.  For more information please check out the PWA World Tour homepage for up to the minute coverage of the Women's Slalom PWA Finals.

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Windsurfing Wipe-outs From Reunion Wave Classic 2010

Wiping out while windsurfing on you board is never an easy thing to go through and sometimes can be downright scary. Thankfully watching videos of windsurfing wipe-outs is a lot easier to stomach than the real thing. What's even better is the video that the guys over at Open Ocean Media created for the top wipe outs from the 2010 Reunion Wave Classic. Please check out the video below for all the windsurfing action.

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Reunion Wave Classic 2010_Worst Wipe Outs from Open Ocean Media on Vimeo.

Top Windsurfing Locations - Midwest United States

Sometimes the best windsurfing locations can be those that are right outside your back door.  The Discover Windsurfing blog initially set out to make a list of the Top Locations for Windsurfing from across the globe but we now set our sights on more local wind surfing locations.  Next up on our list of the best windsurf is the Midwest United States.  Sure you can find amazing windsurfing spots on the East and West coast of the US but how about overlooked center of the country.  Whether it's Michigan, Ohio, or  Minnesota there are plenty of windsurfing locations scattered throughout the Mid West.

Usually in our blog posts about the top windsurfing locations we use this section to tell a little bit about the climate of the location we're highlighting but this time we're doing things a little different.  The Mid West is unlike many of the other hot spots we've spoken about due to the fact that it has very distinct seasons and prime windsurfing weather is mixed between Spring and Summer.  But the large number of lakes scattered through out the region make finding a great spot quite easy to do and websites like  MoWind.com serve to highlight specific lakes that stand out from the rest for windsurfing.  A few of the top locations for windsurfing from around the Midwest are Traverse City, MI, near Cleveland, OH,  Chicago, IL, and St. Paul, Minnesota.  Next time you're looking for a great windsurfing vacation spot why not check out someplace lesser known and closer to home, you just might find your own little peace of windsurf heaven.

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Midwest Windsurfing Event Held in Michigan This September

Summer is unfortunately slowly crawling towards it's end but that doesn't mean great windsurfing events aren't still happening on a weekly basis.  The folks over at Midwest Organizers of Windsurfing (MoWIND) recently highlighted an event happening in mid September that is sure to bring midwestern windsurfers out in great numbers.  The Higgins Lake Windsurfing Regatta will be held on Sept. 11 & 12 and looks to showcase some great windsurfing, longboarding, novice races, and hybrid events.  There will also be demoes, music, and plenty of other activities.  Please check out this link for more details.

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Tabou Rocket Series Sale To Celebrate Windsurfing Board Win

The folks over at Boardseeker Magazine recently started a review of the top windsurfing boards that are currently out on the market.  Hands-down winner of the windsurfing product review was the Rocket Freeride series from Tabou.  These windsurfing boards combine the speed of high performance windsurfing boards but the versatility usually found in lower end windsurf board models.  We are glad to also highlight that Windsurfing Direct is currently having a sale on the Rocket Freeride series of boards to celebrate Tabou Rocket's win over the competition.

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Get Freestyling Inc Offers Freestyle Windsurf Lessons in Egypt

Are you looking for a  a great vacation destination that also will provide some great opportunity for windsurfing action, why not plan a scenic windsurf trip to exotic and immensely unique trip to Egypt?  While not one of the leading places one would think of when contemplating international windsurfing locales the folks at Get Freestyling Inc. are banking on you taking a trip to Egypt and using their company for some windsurfing lessons.  The windsurfing classes run for 5 days and include partial board during your stay and the windsurf lessons are led by experienced windsurfers and will focus on freestyle windsurfing.  For more information about Get Freestyling Inc.'s Egyptian windsurfing classes please check out this link.

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UMI Pictures Windsurfing Video of Alex Mussolini in Spain

Watching a skilled professional windsurfer can be a thing of beauty.  The folks at Umi Pictures caught the footage below of Alex Mussolini in some great windsurfing action off the coast of El Cabezo, Spain.  Alex puts his knowledge of his home beach turf to good use and makes the variety of windsurf moves he pulls off look deceptively easy.  Please check out the video below of this great windsurfer at work or click this link to Umi Pictures great mix of windsurfing pictures, videos, and upcoming windsurfing events.

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