This week kicks off the Great Lakes Demo Tour, run by Mike Wahl and Dave Batchelor.  It's a great opportunity to become introduced to this great sport and to try gear from RRD, and Goya.   Give Mike a call and let him know you're coming.

Time: June 19, 2013 from 11am to 5pm

Location:…

The Grosse Pointe Windsurfing Club is hosting their annual Regatta at Patterson Park in Grosse Pointe.  The event is tomorrow, Saturday June 15th - just in time for Father's Day!

The winds are expected to be light, but should be good for the long…

This one from Transworld Surf via Bob Pratt:

And there's this…

Check out this 7 yr old kid in Turkey.  How's that for inspiration on a snowy morning. He even jibes! 

(Seen on the Starboard site)

Don't know if anyone has been getting out lately.  Let us know if you are.  Me - I'm hunkered down and dry, with a couple boxes of Kleenex.  The Reef Warriors, on the other hand, are definitely not waiting until boardshort season.   Our brethren of the lakes definitely rule:…

Wishes of warm winds and glassy waves in the new year to everyone on Michigan Windsurfing

Hope everyone got all the water toys they wished…

Thanks to DaNews:

Robby Naish Retrospective - Lifetime Achievement Award (from La Nuit de la Glisse) from Tiroir A Films on Vimeo.

Well . . .  if so, here are some good safe-travel tips.  Saw the link on Tanya Saleh's site:

http://getswellsoon.com/…

http://www.surfertoday.com/windsurfing/8173-anders-bringdal-breaks-the-50-knots-speed-windsurfing-frontier…

http://www.surfertoday.com/windsurfing/8162-windsurfing-is-back-to-the-rio-2016-olympic-games…

Saw this on iWindsurf:

http://www.sail-world.com/USA/ISAF-Conference:-Kites-and-Windsurfer-deal-brokered?/103522

If you sail at Lake St Clair Metro Park this may interest you.

Take the NWS survey and tell them why a NWS station is needed at Lake St Clair Metro Park.

There is rumor that they are interested in putting a NWS station at this site. Let's give them some positive comments.

It's a long survey and near the end you can add your 2 cents worth.

I mentioned how,  Lake St Clair Metro Park,…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwcx0NnTTQo&feature=bf_prev&list=SP74ACF3AD21C3BBCB

By the way, I spoke with Kai about this while I was in Maui this summer. He's a really nice guy - exactly as he comes…

Mark's jump made the Ezzy web site!

http://www.ezzy.com/latest-news/mark-beauman-big-friday-in-the-gorge/…

Here is Don Ferguson's report from the 2012 Rondeau Bay Canadian Windsurfing Masters Association race, on Saturday June 30th:



On Friday, the windcast had downgraded to a max of 9 MPH from the SW, Yuckkk!!!!

Friday afternoon I called the Howard Johnson in Ridgetown to see if…

One of the Fathers of Windsurfing, and certainly an influence in Standup Paddleboarding design.

From the Starboard Site:

In memory of Jim Drake



"Jim Drake changed the lives of millions of people and will continue to do so.



Windsurfing has made people experience the wind, waves and water in new ways.

The…

Windsurfing Nationals Rescued!

US Windsurfing is thrilled to announce that Sam Bittner (organizer of the AWT wave tour), the Columbia Gorge Windsurfing…