The Big Winds Weblog

The announcement of the bench dedication for Dave Kincaid.

The following is the text of a press release issued March  30, 2009 by the U.S. Coast Guard: (SEATTLE) — Coast Guard Sector Portland, Ore., is investigating a bridge allision involving the Tidewater Tug Defiance and the Hood River Bridge on the Columbia River in Ore., Saturday. At 3:20 a.m. the Tug Defiance was pushing [...]

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, [...]

We love helping people find the best gear for their needs, and we know that shopping for a rig can be an overwhelming experience. For instance, in our current 2008 lineup we have more than 30 types of boards from six manufacturers. Each of those 30 boards includes numerous sizes and constructions, such that we [...]

We here at Big Winds recently launched a new section of our website dedicated to stand up paddling. There’s certainly a ton of cross-pollination between stand up paddling and windsurfing, and a number of the boards we carry have mast tracks so you can use them for either sport. That said, stand up has its [...]

Okay, we’ve talked about this on our parent site, but perhaps it also bears mentioning here… we’ve cooked up a new virtual tour of our retail shop, so ya’ll across the world can check us out all “brick and mortar” style. Yup. Rather than some big and heartless e-retailer, Big Winds is actually a locally [...]

Hello, and welcome to the Big Winds weblog. We’re still in the process of getting this bugger off the ground, but thanks for visiting! We hope to make this a casual space where we can talk about all the cool stuff that we’re doing, without going through all the professional mumbo-jumbo that’s involved with publishing [...]