Get Stoked with the Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association!

The Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization. With help from our members and community partners, we have been able to help create and maintain over 40 beaches along recreation, and host events like Windfest Weekend and swap meets.

Kids Windsurf Camps • Mondays through Thursdays • 9-12am
The kids windsurf camps return again. Sign up early- these sell out fast! Register through Community Education. Camps run Mondays through Thursdays, 9-12am, and are held inside the Hook. Kids 8-18 can register. Cost is $95 for the week, which includes instruction, gear, wetsuit, helmet, booties, and a fun time!

Windfest 2009 - A Great Success!

Windfest 2009
Click here to see the Windfest 2009 Photo Gallery

The event site is cleared, all the tents are down and gear stowed for next year. Thanks to the Oregon State Parks and NW Natural for the use of their tents!

Special Thanks to our Sponsors:

Taco Del Mar for the food, beverage, etc
Full Sail for the great beer and support
Griffith Toyota, professional live auction
Vela for the special auction prize
The entire Hood River community for donations and support

Thanks to CGWA members:

Bart Vervloet for a great job with the live auction
Stu Watson for the access to the Downtown Business Association tables chairs etc.
Beth McCullough and Laurie Balmuth for the silent and live auctions
Bruce Peterson for the excellent Windfest banners
Tim with Groundswell, LLC for an awesome sound system
Tim Mayer for the stage management
Pat Quigley, Bud Budworth, Bill Lake and everyone else that helped with the set up and take down
The swap meet crew, Bud Budworth, Vel Budworth, Nick Hogan, Will McClure, Pat Quigley and Rick Bahr did an awesome job, as usual!!!
The many volunteers that manned the CGWA and parking booths
Roxanne McClure - Parking Chief
Katie Crafts and Royn Bartholdei for administrative support

Thanks to the following people for providing the Windfest clinics:

Michi Schweiger, Naish SUP
Brian Shurton, Waterstart and Jibe
Zoe Najim, Roxanne Christensen and Ingrid Larouche, Women's Freestyle
Big Winds, Intro to Windsurfing Lesson
Wyatt Miller, Freestyle
Bruce Peterson, Rigging

If I forgot anyone, please forgive me. I hope everyone had fun and enjoyed the sunny, windy weather on Sunday. Sometimes praying for wind really does work.

If you have an idea for next year's Windfest, please contact me or one of the board members.

Dave Frazier
Event Committee Chair
defrazier@gorge.net