Discover Windsurfing

The United Kingdom’s National Windsurfing Week is looking to be bigger than ever in 2010. The event is set to begin some 11 months away but the organizing committee is already in full swing sorting out the event’s details well in advance. Events are planned to be spread out throughout the later part of 2010 and will include proceeds that will benefit cancer worship and will also encompass lessons for amateur windsailors as well as races for seasoned windsurfing veterans. Along with being a great effort for charity the string of Windsurfing events will also focus on bringing our great water sport to the masses with a focus on media exposure and mainstream appeal.

Naish Windsurfing’s first photoshoot of 2010 was a great success and provided great opportunity for fantastic action shots of the Naish Team and some of the primo boards and rigs they’ll be using this year. Thankfully there’s not only a great gallery showing off these windsurf shots but also the video below that was recently uploaded to YouTube for our viewing pleasure.  Please check out this link for the Naish Windsurfing gallery or the video before for a taste of what Naish has to offer for 2010.

This Irish Slalom Series has set it’s eyes on the final event dates for it’s Windsurfing series that are spread throughout the upcoming 2010 Windsurfing season. The events will be focused on professional races as well as events focused on the pure enjoyment that windsurfing can provide. Whether looking for fierce competition or sports clinic the events look to satisfy the needs of amateurs and windsurf veterans alike. Please click this link for a full outline of the dates and the details of the events.

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.

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.

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 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.

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’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.

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.