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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Kite Tested: 2008 North Rebel 08 9m
Board Used: 2007 North Jaime Pro 125cm
Date: August 22, 2007
Location: The Sandbar - Hood River, Oregon
Conditions: 18 mph (14-24 mph) wind with chop and some swell
Rider: Dane
Gender: Male
Height: 5′5″
Weight: 135 lbs
Skill: Advanced
I managed to squeak out a quick session on the 2008 North Rebel the other night before the [...]
We could go in all sorts of directions with this one, but we’ll try to keep it clean. Our latest shipment of stand up paddle boards arrived recently, and we’re all busy unpacking these glossy beauties. We now have no less than six different boards that will be happy to serve your every [...]
Phew! We figured we’d let ya’ll know that we just finished updating our entire DAKINE product line for the fall/winter 2007-2008 season. Our vast stores of summer gear are beginning to dwindle, and everything is making way for the autumn that is to come. From travel gear to backpacks, girly [...]
We just added a new water helmet to our existing line-up, the sleek-looking Voz Evolution helmet. Voz Sports is dedicated to making the safest helmets possible, and is uniquely focused on watersports like wakeboarding and kayaking, or (our personal favorites) windsurfing and kiteboarding.
The Voz Evolution is one of the lightest and most comfortable helmets [...]
The Omega HD is Cabrinha’s latest addition to their quiver, a true high-performance kite that’s forgiving enough for beginner riders, with a smooth ride and enough nice features to keep even intermediate and advanced riders happy for years. We’ve put together a photo gallery that shows off everything included in the complete Omega package, [...]
David is our in-house expert on stand up paddling, and the other day he took a ride on the Pacifico, Mistral’s crossover stand up paddleboard and windsurf board. Here are his thoughts on the board:
Board Tested: 2007 Mistral Pacifico
Date: May 7, 2007
Location: The Event Site - Hood River, Oregon
Conditions: Light wind with chop, 10-15 [...]
Big Winds is running a bunch of different promotions right now, and sometimes it’s difficult to keep them all straight! As of today, this eighth of May in the year two thousand and seven, these are the deals we are currently offering:
Free shipping on all 2007 windsurf sails
Free shipping on all 2007 kiteboards
Free shipping [...]
Phew! We’ve been getting a lot of phone calls about these guys, but finally they’re here! We just got our first shipment of Pro-Limit’s kiteboarding harnesses for 2007, and man are these things comfortable!
For guys we’ve got the Felix Waist and the Kite Seat Pro, and for the ladies we’ve got the Pure [...]
Everyone is abuzz about the new stand up paddleboard phenomenon, and we have a number of people here at Big Winds who are completely stoked on the sport. Here in Hood River, it’s a great way to get out on the water when the wind isn’t cooperating, and even in light wind these boards [...]
Hey, this is kinda neat. We now carry custom directional kiteboards from North Pacific, a custom surfboard shop located right here in Hood River.
Our current stock includes a couple of Tuna Fish 5′3″ boards, the Squash Tail 5′8″, and the Round Squash 5′6″. Check ‘em out, these boards are gorgeous!
Tuna Fish 5′3″
Squash Tail [...]
Good news! We just received a shipment of new boards from Jimmy Lewis, and they’re now available on our website. First up are his Kite/Surf directional boards, which we now have in stock for the 5′2″ and 5′8″ sizes.
The second board we now have is the Jimmy Lewis Flight Deck, which is a [...]
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