The Big Winds Weblog

One of the advantages of being located in Hood River is that many of the windsport distributors for all of North America are located right here on our doorstep. Thanks to this incredible proximity we now have the 2008 Mistral Pacifico Wave in our hands, before anyone else has even had a chance to see [...]

While we still have some of our closeout Naish sails left, the big news today is that we have now acquired a number of beautiful 2007 sails from Neil Pryde! We’ve slashed the prices on these guys by $200 or more, which means you can now pick a new Neil Pryde sail for as little [...]

The trees are budding, the snow is melting and the Hood River is flowing strong, and as a result we’re suffering from an extreme case of spring fever over here at Big Winds! We know you want to hit the water as much as we do, which is why we’ve slashed up to $600 off [...]

David Ambrose, our very own stand up paddling expert, just returned to Hood River after spending a long winter down in Baja. His feet have barely touched the ground, but he’s already put together this awesome video of him catching some small waves on the Sea of Cortez. The music is choros, performed by Peter [...]

Big Winds has teamed up with O’Neill to bring back the FLX smoothskin wetsuit! The FLX is the most popular wetsuit we’ve seen in the last decade, and it’s built from super-stretchy wind-blocking neoprene. O’Neill stopped official production of the FLX wetsuit a few years ago, but for 2008 we partnered with them to build [...]

Big Winds is now stocked with the hottest 2008 gear from Dakine! We carry their full lineup of windsurfing products, from harnesses to travel bags to accessories, and this year it all looks as beautiful as ever. Not only that, we’re offering free shipping on all Dakine orders over $100. Some restrictions apply, but they’re [...]