Surf Today Windsurfing

X-Project blends snow and water sports in Engadin
The X-Project is an old dream that has been planned and in the making for years.
At the heart of it is windsurfing in powder snow alongside speed riding, snowboarding, and snowkiting.
PWA World Tour releases tentative calendar for 2021
In times of uncertainty, travel restrictions, and sudden Covid-19 outbreaks, the professional windsurfing circuit released a tentative schedule featuring 13 stops.
Despite the efforts from local event organizers and the PWA, only two contests got underway in 2020 - Croatia and Denmark.
The story of Jim Drake's first "Wing" rig
Jim and I had been friends since 1977 when Surf-Magazin was founded, and my article about the "true inventor" of windsurfing was published.
So in August 1981, over dinner, we discussed our experiences that we had made over a year earlier at the PanAm Cup in Hawaii - the development of funboards and the first really high jumps over the waves.
Adam Sims takes over European Freestyle Pro Tour
Sims, 32, accepted the challenge to take over the EFPT after being approached by its managing team.
"I am extremely proud to take on the new role as owner and CEO of the European Freestyle Pro Tour," expressed Adam Sims.
PWA World Tour introduces equal prize money
The official windsurfing circuit sanctioned by World Sailing will award an identical prize money structure for both fleets across all disciplines.
"The Covid-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of almost all competitions, but it allowed us to reflect, analyze and review and change," the PWA World Tour notes.
Red Sea freestyle windsurfers shine in "Edom"
Nadav Cohen is an enthusiastic sailboarder and filmmaker from Eilat, a small port and resort town located in the south of Israel.
The country's southernmost city is a stunning open window into the Red Sea and a tourist destination for domestic and international travelers.
Windjammer: the world's first soft sailboard by Morey Boogie
In the early 1970s, Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake put a sail on a surfboard and called it a Windsurfer.
By 1973, the new sport was holding its first world championship; by 1984, it was an Olympic sport.
Building the next generation of windsurf sails
For years, a leading global sail manufacturer has dominated the sailing industry by pioneering high-tech composite sails.
Their popular 3D technology combines strategically laid fibers with an advanced flexible resin.
Sarah Hauser sets world record for the largest women's windsurfing wave
The windsurfer from New Caledonia rode a 36-foot (10.97 meters) wave at Jaws/Peahi, in Maui, Hawaii, on December 31, 2019.
Hauser took advantage of perfect swell and splendid 25-knot offshore winds to draw an eye-catching line on the giant blue walls of moving water.
"Beach Time": the windsurf-inspired animated cartoon series
My favorite spot is Waverly Beach, near our home in Kirkland, Washington. I moved there because jobs were plentiful, but mostly so I could sail the Gorge a lot, which I did.
A windsurfing marathoner's journey to redemption
Vandenberg is a windsurfing marathoner. He loves sailing long distances in extreme environments.
He has once again participated in the WaterTribe North Carolina Challenge, an unsupported, expedition-style adventure race for water sports enthusiasts.