Interesting Links

• Columbia Gorge Recreation Coalition - their mission is "To Protect & Enhance Recreational Access to the Columbia River". Lots of great information about recent windsurfing site improvement projects.
• Association of Wind Sport Industries (AWSI)
• International Windsurfing Association
• Northwest Boardsailing Association - organizes windsurfing events in the Puget Sound region and vicinity.
• US Sailing
• US Windsurfing Association

• Avery - view from above Wishram (US Forest Service)
• Doug's Beach - from the south side of the Columbia, looking north (Windance).
• Event Site and Marina - view from the north; controllable camera (Storm Warning).
• Event Site - View from Washington looking south (Gorge.Net)
• Hatchery - from the south side of the Columbia, looking north (HatchCam.com).
• Hood River area - located high on the bluffs on the North side of the Columbia (KATU)
• Stevenson - view of dock, looking southwest (Skamania Chamber of Commerce)
• Gorge Online - a nice way to quickly view several different cameras
• Storm Warning - images and links to multiple cameras
• Oregon DOT TripCheck - some cameras have temperature and wind speed

Regional and Multiple sites:

• iWindsurf.com - real-time wind speeds, forecasts and other info for the Northwest and coast to coast.
• National Weather Service - Portland office. Link's to many resources: clickable maps
  • Western Gorge forecast: graphical / just text
  • Eastern Gorge forecast: graphical / just text
• Windance - weather reports and cameras.
• Gorge.Net Weather Page - provides links to multiple resources
• Hanford Meteorological Station - Info for Roosevelt and Tri-Cities area. Provided by Pacific NW National Lab.
• Oregon DOT TripCheck - clickable maps, includes weather stations along I-84. The John Day station is a very good indicator of winds at Rufus and The Wall. The Celilo indicator always reads very low.
• Outside Connection - current weather conditions, E-mail weather alarms
• Gorge forecasts by Mark - wind-surf.net
• Windfinder.com - worldwide reports, forecasts, waves, cams
• Various sites - from WA Department of Transportation.
• Temira's Free Forecast blog website.

Site Specific: (Alphabetical)

• Arlington weather - provided by Arlington High School. A camera will be added in the near future.
• Bonneville Dam Water Temperature - from US Army Corp of Engineers
• Bonneville Dam area Water Temperature - just below dam, from USGS. In Celsius. F = (C × 1.8) + 32
• Hood River Weather - and weather history in a graphic interface.By Larry Spellman
• John Day Dam Water Temp - from U.S. Corp of Engineers
• Pasco Water Temp - from U.S. Corp of Engineers
• Portland weather (uswx.com)
• Roosevelt current conditions - Station #28, provided by Pacific NW National Lab.
• Roosevelt wind charts - Provided by Jim Miller.
• Stevenson - provided by City of Stevenson
• The Dalles weather (uswx.com)
• The Dalles weather (washington.edu)
• Troutdale weather (washington.edu)

• Windsurfingmaps.com- News, videos, equipment, location and blog links related to windsufing.
• 'Wind Dancers of the Columbia River' windsurfing video from Oregon Travel Magazine.
• Windance Gorge info and Sailing Guide - Includes sailing sites, photos, directions, lodging, restaurants, events, and non-wind activities.
• Gorge Online - descriptions of windsurfing sites and other activities. Lots of photos.
• Gorge Explorer - descriptions of windsurfing sites. Information about other Gorge activities as well.
• Columbia Gorge FAQ - provided by Wilton Hart, CGWA officer.
• Pacific Windsurf - comprehensive collection of on-line resources for windsurfers in the Pacific Northwest, California and Hawaii
• Top 20 Sailing Spots in the Gorge - compiled by Rowena Shores
• Gorge Windsurfing Info - SeeYouOutside.com
• GorgeCup.Com - local and West Coast racing information.
• Parking information - Several different agencies offer Annual Park Passes for sale.
• Columbia Gorge Tour Video - Includes scenes of windsurfing at Stevenson. Requires RealOne Player (free) and high speed connection.
• Gorge.Net Windsurfing page - lists local shops and organizations in the Gorge.
• Oregon Live (The Oregonian) windsurfing
• Alderdale site info - provided by NW Windsurfing (crazyboardhead)
• Loroks site info - provided by NW Windsurfing (crazyboardhead)

• Gorge info and Sailing Guide - compiled by Windance. Includes sailing sites, photos, directions, lodging, restaurants, events, and non-wind activities.
• Gorge Online - descriptions of windsurfing sites and other activities, business directory, rentals. Lots of photos.
• Gorge Explorer - descriptions of windsurfing sites. Information about other Gorge activities.
• Gorge Activities - SeeYouOutside.com
• Arlington information
• Columbia Gorge Tour Video - Includes scenes of windsurfing at Stevenson. Requires RealOne Player (free) and high speed connection.
• Scenic Area Management Plan - provided by the Gorge Commission.

• Royn's Windsurfing Instructions - provides detailed step by step instructions and photos for over 65 windsurfing moves. Provided by Royn Bartholdi, US-221.
• American Windsurfer Magazine
• Windsurfing Magazine
• Pacific Windsurf - comprehensive collection of on-line resources for windsurfers in the Pacific Northwest, California and Hawaii
• WindSurf Passion - a site built by windsurfers for windsurfers. Free winds notification either by email or cellular, Forum, Chat, Pictures, etc.
• Cal Cup Windsurfing Race Series
• NW U.S. and Canada windsurfing info - provided by Elliot English
• Windsurfing Web Sites List - 375+ web sites, alphabetical
• Brazil coastline adventure, 2 windsurfers are traveling along the coast of Brazil in an ecological experience that can be followed on the Internet

• Gorge Cup - windsurf racing series forum to exchange racing information, tips, gear etc.
• Gorge Windsurfer - Columbia River Gorge windsurfing group. Doesn't matter where you live as long as you've sailed in the Gorge and hunger for more. Over 90 members. Created March 2006.
• Northwest Wind Talk - a Pacific Northwest windsurfing related newsgroup for Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. Over 600 members. Created July 2000.
• PDX Windsurfer - Portland, Oregon area windsurfing group. Discuss windsurfing conditions in the Gorge and Oregon Coast and support people new to windsurfing. Over 250 members. Created November 2002.
• River Rippers.net - The river-rippers network is a communication platform for Windsurfers from around the world, who are sharing the spirit of river Windsurfing.
• CalCup - primary topic is racing. It's open to everyone.

• Boat Owner's World - one of the largest boating reference sites in the world.