After a slow start to the season in the wind department, January has turned on in a big way.  By the end of last week sailors had been treated to 12 days straight of solid El Norte winds ranging from 3.7 to 5.2.  The two big days at the start of the period were accompanied

It’s been a warm and sunny fall in La Ventana, with a slow start to the consistent pattern of El Norte winds.  But no complaints on our part since Mother Nature is in charge of wind, and there are so many wonderful ways to enjoy Baja.  Since mid October we’ve been having 2-3 days of

You can wrap up the summer season in the Gorge in one word: WINDY!  We returned to the Gorge in April and were welcomed with the typical cool, wet, and windy spring weather.  However after Windfest the first week of July, it warmed up and the winds kicked in through September.  Even the typical windless

July has started off warm and windy.  The temps have been in the upper 80’s with a typical summer pattern of the best wind from Swell City to the Event site with a late afternoon push out to Doug’s Beach. Last weekend the Columbia River Windsurfing Assoc. sponsored the annual Windfest at the Hood River

Every year the weekend before Memorial Day, our friends from north of the border come to the Gorge to help kick off the summer sailing season.  British Columbia license plates filled the parking lot and streets surrounding the Windance Swap Meet on Sunday morning.  Shop owner Dave Nunn enthusiastically hosts the annual event in the