Windsurfing Magazine

There's nothing as slow as being skewed on the front of an Aussie 18's 12-foot bow sprint. Port or starboard, you lose!

Find out which five windsurf boards scored highest for windsurfing beginners in WINDSURFING's 2010 Light-Air Windsurf Board Tests

Now there's even more of WINDSURFING to love! Get a sneak peek at WINDSURFING's Winter 2010, which is the first to feature a new oversized, premium-quality format.

Bigger isn't always better. So claims Gaastra's IQ freestyle/wave windsurfing sails, which utilize super-short masts and boast a rig-small mindset. Former WINDSURFING editor Eddy Patricelli spent a week riding the 4.7 and 4.2 Gaastra IQ windsurfing sails in the Gorge. Here's his report.

The Tropical Tag Team of Hurricane Danielle and TD7 and North Carolina Department of Transportation are fighting over the prized title, the grand slam, the ultimate trophy of the Outer Banks.

WINDSURFING's Bay-area buddy and Exocet/Aerotech team rider took a little cruise at Crissy Field this Saturday to check out this bad boy — the $300-million Superyacht "A", owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Milnechenko...

Hmmm, it's been over a month since I put anything up for you guys and gals of the Windsurfing World.  At least I have an excuse-  The August wind doldrums have hit, and more importantly- Anne and I went overseas for our honeymoon!  We disappeared to Ireland, hit up some Bed and Breakfasts, toured the west coast, and generally played the tourist part...

"Monday is the windiest day of the week," Andy Brandt tells his windsurfing students.   In case you felt that it was just you who was being persecuted by the wind gods, this pearl of windsuffering is presented to let you know that you are not alone...

The recent strong winds and explosive jumping at Ho’okipa got Jimmie Hepp and myself thinking. He’s taken tons of great jumping shots of the North Shore crew recently and we decided to spice things up a bit...

That was fast.  Less than 24 hours after the wind prayer post the Peconic Bays started to whitecap.   Then the Wolf called from South Jamesport, where he was rigging a 5.2.   Drop what you’re doing…it’s time to sail (if you remember how)! I arrived and rigged a 6...

The kids here on Maui may already be back in school but my summer is still in full swing! Before I launch into my initial post for windsurfingmag.com, I want to give you a little background information...

Frank Black, from the late '80s band "The Pixies", is so the man. I figured it would be appropriate to have his singing in this video where I'm riding my black windsurfing board, the Exocet Warp SL 71...

Scott is overpowered on a 5.7 (Jeff and the Wolf were on 5.2's) this day at the flattest spot I've ever sailed: the north sand bar of Robins Island. When the wind is just right (SSW I think...one of the guys will comment to correct me if I'm wrong) you can buzz alongside the sand bar on a broad reach at crazy speeds (it's like sailing on a pool table) and then crank the G's with a hero jibe at the end of the run...

Watch what happens when a progressing sailor gets his hands on a slippery old slalom board like a Bic Veloce 290, and he takes it out in 20 knot winds with some big chop and ocean swells. Delightful carnage ensues.

When I first heard Robby Naish say of SUP surfing "Stand up paddling makes crappy waves fun" I had no idea what he meant. I've long since learned the joys of catching small waves, or waves that aren't particularly well formed...