Wind Festival Hood River 6/26 - 6/27 Windsurf and Stand Up competition, and Kids Clinic put on by Zane Schweitzer
The Wind Fest is a event where water-sport companies such as Starboard, Dakine, and North Sails come down to Hood river and put up a booth where people can come by and demo equipment and buy products. There is also a windsurf event called the Blow out that is conjoined with the wind fest, it is a 17 mile downwinder that ends at the event site! There was also a Stand up Paddle competition that was 7 miles finishing at the event site. Katie Crafts the president of the CGWA (Columbia River Gorge Windsurf Association) put on the Wind Festival and asked me to put on an all age kids clinic for Windsurfing and Stand Up Paddling and I was stoked to do this!
Big Mahalos to Starboard, North Sails, Dakine, and Severne for donating equipment for the kids to learn on and for me to use while I taught!
Noah and Lukas towing behind me on a Starboard SUP!
For the kids that could not get up, they jumped on my board and had a blast!
Land Lesson for rigging.
(from left to right) Zane Schweitzer, Andy Crafts, ?, Ben Izac, ?
Sean Williams and I.
Jay Watermeyer and I practicing some jibes on the Gemini Tandem board by Starboard.
Aaron Cardwell and Jay Watermeyer having a good time on the Gemini!
Some light wind long board freestyle.
Jake Miller
Me at the Hatchery with Jake Miller, Tyson Poor, Whitt Poor, Bryan Metcalf-Perez, Jay Watermeyer and Sean Williams
Tyson Poore
Sam Neal flippin'
Back loop
Huge Mahalos to Ali Stone for providing all photos!
WEll Zane Kahanamoku Schweitzer... Nice job. Those kids gotta be lovin it and man do your Gorge friends rip. Awesome.
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Those kids were so lucky to have you as their teacher for windsurfing and SUP. Thanks for putting on another Kids Clinic I think this is number 10??? xo Momma
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Looks like you had a great time. Young children can sure light up your life. I saw smiles, smiles everywhere. love you
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