Remembering Roger ‘Sailquik’ Jackson
Instructor extraordinaire Roger Jackson just passed away. A great loss for our US windsurfing community, but the angels on that distant shore are finally going to know what to do with their wings. We...
An Event of Uncommon Merit!
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...
Mike and Chrissy Burns Are the 2022 Recipients of the Rick Randall Trophy!
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...
Endless Instructors Guarantee Endless Summers!
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...
Arizona’s Windsurfing Scene, Rising Like a Phoenix, Celebrates Its Resurgence!
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...
Eduardo Rodrigues Joins the Board of US Windsurfing!
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...
It Was 20 Years Ago Today, the Bonaire Kids Taught the World to Play!
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...
New Olympic Hopefuls Training in the Gorge!
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...
2021 US Nationals: NC and FL bound!
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...
US Windsurfing welcomes Christine O’Connor as new director for the Central region of the U.S.!
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...