Archive for the 'Events' Category

The Naish Team is dropping in

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Robbie Naish, Dave Kalama and Michi Schweiger are coming to Hood River June 18th to participate in the inaugural Hood SUP Series. This presents a rare opportunity to see the legends of all things water in action. The racing gets underway at 6:30 PM but I’d get there early to mill around and hobnob with [...]

Remember May?

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Some goings on and special deals at Big Winds.

2009 Big Winds SUP Events

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

We’re launching two new events this summer originating at the Big Winds Event Site Center. First up, the lady SUPsters meet every Tuesday at 5:30PM beginning May 19th for an informal, introductory and just plain fun paddle session. We’re calling it the Big Winds SUPper Club. The idea is to share the joys of SUP [...]

Remembering a good friend

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

The announcement of the bench dedication for Dave Kincaid.

Congratulations, Hood River!

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Waterfront Park website

Hood River Waterfront Park Grand Opening

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Saturday, Aug 23, from 4 to 7 PM. Activities start at 4 PM with childrens games on the beach, then continue with hot dogs and beverages available for purchase. The band Cash Cow will be playing live music. Come one, come all to this long-awaited event!! Waterfront Park website

Gorge Games TV Schedule

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Fox Sports Net Monday through Friday, August 18-22, 5PM repeating at 9PM and 11:30PM. Saturday August 23, 12:30PM features the finals for all of the sports.

Big Winds Instructors Clean House at the Gorge Freestyle Frenzy!

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

The results are in, and the Big Winds crew absolutely cleaned up at this year’s Gorge Freestyle Frenzy! Congratulations to Tyson Poore, Whit Poore and Rob Warwick for snagging 1st, 2nd and 4th place! All of these guys have been super-involved with our windsurfing clinics and advanced junior camps, and we are grateful to have [...]

We hope you had a happy Fourth!

Monday, July 7th, 2008

We had an amazing Fourth of July in the Gorge this year, filled with plenty of wind, barbecued meats, and a beautiful fireworks display to top it all off. What’s more, here’s a picture of The Hook from that day! The Hook is a protected lagoon on the Columbia River here in Hood River where [...]

Huge Canada Day and Fourth of July Sale!

Monday, June 30th, 2008

For the first time in 22 years, our annual Canada Day & Fourth of July Sale is available to our web customers! That’s right, for the first time ever you don’t need to visit our Hood River store to take advantage of our biggest in-season sale of the year! $100 off all 2008 windsurf boards! [...]

Wow, what a great Father’s Day!

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

What a great Father’s Day! I had the great pleasure of windsurfing with my two daughters and son-in-law on a gorgeously sunny, windy, classic Gorge day. What a blast! I hope all you dads had a great time as well. Hats off to all of you! See you on the water, Steve

Thanks for an awesome Demo Day!

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday to hang with us at the Sand Spit! We had an awesome time trying out the upcoming Crossbow IDS, Cabrinha’s hotly anticipated kite whose Intelligent Depower System simplifies self-landing and stands to revolutionize personal safety. The Crossbow has seen some pretty major changes from last year, and [...]

Steve’s Big Week

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

It was a great week to be a windsurfer/kiteboarder in the Gorge! After a chilly spring and spotty wind, things cranked up in a big way this past week, with the full range of conditions offered up. After my latest start to the season in memory, I was committed to make up for lost time, [...]

Video from the Naish Stand Up Demo!

Monday, May 5th, 2008

A big thanks to spamark for risking life and limb, or at least his own personal warmth and the dryness of his camera, in shooting this nice video while balancing on a board over the frigid water of the Columbia. There are also a bunch of photos of the event that people have posted to [...]

Beautiful Weather and an Amazing Demo Day!

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Tons of people braved warm weather and blazing sunshine to join us last Saturday for our Naish Stand Up Paddling Demo, and we want to extend a hearty thank you to everyone who showed up! We also want to shout out a huge thanks to the guys at Naish for putting together this fun-filled afternoon, [...]

Naish Stand Up Demos Rescheduled for April 26th

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

We have rescheduled our Naish stand up demos for Saturday April 26th. We had originally planned on April 19th, but the weather is forecasted to be quite chilly this weekend. Tell all your friends, and here’s hoping for warmer weekends in the near future! Visit this event at Upcoming »

April 26th is Naish Stand Up Demo Day!

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Join us on Saturday April 26th, 2008 to try out the entire stand up paddling lineup from Naish. Naish and Big Winds will be running free demos all afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00, sending people out on the Mighty Columbia River to try out some of this awesome gear. The river is frigid this time [...]

Demo the latest windsurf gear at the 2008 Gorge Windfest, June 28-29

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Every summer in Hood River, Windfest proves to be the ultimate opportunity for visiting the Gorge and trying out the latest technology in windsurfing. With free clinics and lessons, anyone from beginner to advanced can swing by and have some fun! Last year, even Robby Naish himself couldn’t resist the pull of Windfest! Windfest takes [...]

Rockstar

Friday, July 6th, 2007

Everyone here had a great time hanging out with Robby Naish last Sunday, chatting it up and getting the man’s distinct signature on everything from posters to hats, boards to sails. Visit our photo gallery at Flickr for more pictures of the event. We talked to Robby afterwards, and he was super stoked by how [...]

Meet Robby Naish This Sunday!

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

That’s right! Robby Naish, the legendary windsurfer and kiteboarder, is going to be at Big Winds this Sunday from 5-8 PM. This is your chance to get Robby’s autograph, shoot the breeze, and shake hands with quite possibly the most talented and iconic person involved in windsports. Posters will be available, and Robby will be [...]