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Eventually we all end up chasing the wind. How far- depends on our level of addiction and our sense of adventure. This year again, I made the migration south on highway 1. 1500 miles later I reached the end of the road- Baja California Sur where the pacific ocean meets the Sea of Cortez. Its a wind lovers paradise with gringos from across the US & Canada making the annual winter pilgrimage in search of wind and swell. The el norte breeze … Read entire article »

32 races packed into 2 regattas over 8 days. That’s about as much windsurfing as one can possible get without overdosing on pure stoke. My body was on auto pilot the last few days of the bender living on power gels & protein recovery drink. This was our Olympic games for the amateur sailor. 2 races completed & 4 sails rigged and ready by 11:30 am without so much as a drop of coffee. The marathon started in San Francisco … Read entire article »

Registration is open for next months North American Course Racing Championship for the Formula Windsurfer & Kite boarding fleets hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club- http://bit.ly/OJkFpe 5 days of races are planned with the starting line just off Crissy field on the San Francisco city front from July 18-22nd. Bring you ‘A game’ because this ain’t your normal dog & pony show. Each fleet will be racing with their own start and a combined ‘Round the rock’ … Read entire article »

Racing on the San Francisco city front course can bring plenty of surprises. There’s the 40k+ gusts that hit you like a slap in the face! There’s the 4′ voodoo chop that can stop a keelboat in its tracks! There’s the 5k ebb that that makes calling any layline nearly impossible! There’s the ferries, commercial fishing boats and freighters who go right through your course! I wont even begin to mention the 40 degree foggy & cold summers… But this past … Read entire article »

5-24-12 will henceforth be known as BIG THURSDAY. Iwindsurf’s Mike Godsey’s 7am  forecast was spot on with the pressure gradients reading off the charts @ .24! I usually start to pay attention when they reach .07 to .09. The “skirt alert” was quickly turned into “hang onto your car” warning! The wind and the swell in the upper half of the San Francisco Bay went off like Ive never seen in my 12+ years of windsurfing here. The Bay was turned into a frothy mess. By 5pm the wind spiked up to a solid 30k and gusting up to 40k+. City front gust are spastic gusts like a back hand slap to a raw cheek! They turn whitecaps into liquid spray. They separate the boys from the men. The port tack ramps lined up with … Read entire article »