Lessons are mandatory. If you don't live in a tropical place,
plan a windsurfing vacation. One of the best places to learn
to windsurf and to vacation is Kailua, Hawaii. Kailua beach
offers beautiful soft white sand beaches and a moderate
on shore breeze. How could you ask for more.
If Hawaii is a little too out of the way, contact your
local windsurfing shop. Most will offer lesson either
on a bay or lake.
LESSONS
ABK Windsurfing Camps
101 Casa Buena Drive, Suite F
Corte Madera, CA 94925 USA
Tel. 415-927-8835
Web site: www.abksports.com
They offer great instruction with clinics around the country.
Gorge Wind Guide Service
P.O. Box 1594
Hood River, OR 97031 USA
Tel. 1-541-490-4401, Email windguide@gorge.net
Web site:www.windguide.com.
Maui Mistral Windsurfing School
261 Dairy Road, Kahului
Maui, Hawaii 96732 USA
Tel. 1-800-345-MAUI, Email windrig@maui.net
Online Rigging Guide
www.geocities.com/Pipeline/Dropzone/1858/
Rhonda Smith Windsurfing Center
Port Marina Park, P.O. Box 116
Hood River, OR 97031 USA
Tel. 1-800-241-2430, 1-541-386-WIND (9463)
Web site: www.gorge.net/windsurf/rhondas/lessons2.htm
Five-time world champion Rhonda Smith has a windsurfing
center in the Gorge that offers lessons and rentals.
Big Winds
Hood River, OR 97031 USA
Tel. 1-888-509-4210
Web site: www.bigwinds.com
Offer lessons to all skill levels in the Gorge.
Windsurf the Boatyard
South Padre Island, TX USA
Tel. 1-956-761-4210
Web site: www.windsurftheboatyard.com
Offer lessons to all skill levels in the Gorge.
California Windsurfing
Foster City Lagoon, CA USA
Tel. 1-650-594-0335
Web site: www.californiawindsurfing.com
East of Maui
Annapolis, MD USA
Tel. 1-410-573-9463
Dewey Beach, DE USA
Tel. 1-302-227-4703
Web site: www.eastofmaui.com
Calema Windsurfing School
Merritt Island, FL USA
Tel. 1-800-4CALEMA
Web site: www.calema.com
Lessons on the Banana River, a salt water sound, with
no currents or tides, and chest deep water. A perfect
place for beginners to learn!
Kitty Hawk Sports
Nags Head, NC USA
Tel. 1-252-441-6800
Web site: www.khsports.com
ASSOCIATIONS
The House
300 So Owasso Blvd., St. Paul, Minnesota 55117 USA
Tel. 612-482-9995 or 800-992-7245
Web site: www.the-house.com
Windsurfing catalogue full of boards, sails and gear.
Decent prices.
US Windsurfing Association
202 Oak Street, Suite 300
P.O. Box 978
Hood River, OR 97031 USA
Tel. 541-386-8708
Web site: uswindsurfing.org
International Windsurfing Association
Web site: internationalwindsurfing.com
Windsurfing America
202 Cascade St.
Hood River, OR 97031 USA
Tel. 1-541-386-7505, email hot@gorge.net
TRAVEL
Andy's Cove
316 Paani Place, Paia
Maui, HI 96779 USA
Tel. 1-808-877-4848, email qrmaui@maui.net
Great windsurfing vacations and in one of the best spots
in the world.
Casa Viento Bed & Breakfast
3223 4th Street
Boulder, CO 80304 USA
Tel. 1-303-447-2630
Room and windsurfing equipment are provided at El Yaque
Beach, Margarita, Venezuela.
Maui Windsurfari
425 Koloa Street, Kahului
Maui, Hawaii 96732 USA
Tel. 800-871-7766 or 808-877-2111, email info@windsurfari.com
Web site: www.windsurfari.com.
They plan Maui windsurfing vacations.
Naish Hawaii
155a Hamakua Drive
Kailua, HI 96734 USA
Tel. 1-808-262-6068
Web site: www.naish.com
Along with great equipment, they offer windsurfing vacations
and lessons in Hawaii.
The Perch
2433 NW 83rd Place
Portland, OR 97229 USA
Tel. 1-503-297-5061
The Perch arranges windsurfing vacations at The Gorge.
Windrigger Maui Ltd.
261 Dairy Road, Kahului
Maui, Hawaii 96732 USA
Tel. 1-800-345-MAUI, Email windrig@maui.net
Wind Adventures
St. Martin, French West Indies
Tel. 1-800-476-5849
Web site: www.wind-adventures.com
Windsurfing packages including accomodations and lessons
in St. Martin, French West Indies.
windsurfer.com
Tel. 1-713-533-9922
Web site: www.windsurfer.com
A growing resource of information about the best and most
popular windsurfing destinations, with the ability to
book your windsurfing vacation online.
