Rig Quick, Rig Right – Our Best Rigging Tips
Rigging Right, When Sail Specs Seem Wrong What do you do when you rig a windsurfing sail to its specs, and it still looks ...
North Windsurfing – More Than Words
p Bye bye North. Hello Duotone ... But not so fast. The name change has left Big Winds with loads of North gear, and North nostalgia. ...
Locals’ Appreciation Day Sale Goes Extreme
Curbside pickup? Family member shipping? Inflatable boards that inflate with one pump? Yes. Yes. Yes. This Saturday, our Locals' ...
2019 High Wind Board Test
Five boards. One epic weekend of board testing. Here are the 2019 free-wave models that rose to the top. Boards tested include the JP F...
Daily Deal: Team Gear
Amazing deals on new and used windsurfing boards - and a little comic relief.
Downwind SUP Foiling with TJ
An epic SUP foiling session. Video proof gone viral. And lots of questions. TJ offers answers (and more epic footage) to get you riding high on the river, and shares how today’s gear makes it easier than ever.
Dead Start SUP Foiling
No wave. No jetski. No problem. TJ shares THE tip that got him flying high over flat water armed with only a paddle. Find more tips fro...
Sunova 8’5″ Speeed Test Review
Staffer Eddy Patricelli spent 11 days in Mexico riding the Sunova Speed 8'5". He didn't plan on doing so. Here's how it surprised him.
2018 SIC Bayonet Review
SIC's enormously popular Bullet V2 set such a high bar among downwind boards, the arrival of the Bayonet comes with loads of anticipation. Billed as the step-up board for V2 users, the Bayonet smacks of an ambitious offering. So we handed it to Joel Yang, a Gorge-based downwind SUP guide, with simple mandate: ride it. He did, logging over 40 miles of downwinding. Here's his take.
The Right Way to Pack Your Inflatable SUP
There are perils to packing an inflatable. Namely, that rolling up your board damages it. This video offers a 90-second tip to save your SUP, and make stowing it easy.









