SUP Downwinding Checklist: Catching Bumps and Staying Safe
SUP Downwinding Checklist – What You’ll Need to Start What is Downwinding? Downwinding is a specialized form a paddling that…
Tag: Hood River
Hood River Watersports Pioneer Steve Gates
Big Winds founder Steve Gates loses Battle with Cancer Last week, the paddling and windsurfing community lost a giant. If…
Artist Paddler Family: Check out the ceramics from Chaotic Earth Pottery
Many of you know two-thirds of the Yang family in Hood River Oregon: Joel and Jhacoli Yang have been regulars…
When is an event pass also a personal-responsibility agreement and a participation medal?
Paddle races are inherently dangerous. Even in the most benign of conditions, people can get hurt and even die. We…
Dave Kalama 2 minute foil carve session at the Hatchery in Hood River Gorge
Dave Kalama two minute Carve at the Hatchery on his Iwa model Go Foil! Usually he rides the Maliko 200…
Downwinder Saturday: Looking forward to July!
Gorge Downwind Champs Edit We can’t wait to get back out into the Columbia River Gorge and join our favorite…
Video: The Other Part of the Gorge
Gliding in the Eastern Columbia River Gorge We’ve learned from our good friends at Stoke on the Water that there’s…
Joel Yang: Getting Perspective
Editor’s Note: The water, no matter where we are or what kind it is, can teach us things. It can…
Video: Home in the Gorge with Fiona Wylde
Paddling Home Waters in Hood River Nothing captures the spirit of summer in Hood River more than this video from…
Naish Gorge Paddle Challenge: Lisa’s Guide to Hood River
A Guide to the Naish Gorge Paddle Challenge The Naish Gorge Paddle Challenge (GPC) by far is one of my…
Video: Racing the Gorge in the Six-Man
Six-Man OC Races in the Gorge The sight of six-man outrigger canoes chargingup the Columbia River Gorge is just something.…
Interview: Aussie Pro Angie Jackson and One SUP
Angie Jackson – One SUP We had the opportunity to meet Australian paddle champ Angie Jackson in Hood River this…
The Inland Paddler: Reflections on the Gorge
Places known for their epic downwind conditions are special. They are usually breathtakingly beautiful, and they seem to be alive…
Gorge Paddle Challenge Werner Coverage Videos
“Insider Coverage,” from Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge. Day 1 racing saw Annabelle Anderson and Connor Baxter take the win in…
Go Paddle Special Event Profile: SUP for Fish, Hood River, Oregon
16-year old Hannah Hill, a product of Big Winds’ youth sup development program and up and coming racing sensation has…
Coli Yang ‘Splains it All: Larry Alison Guy Takayama Downwind Fin
Our Hood River Distressed Mullet Correspondent and Special Investigator, Coli Yang breaks down the Larry Alison Guy Takayama downwind fin…
Joe Paddler: Meet Corey Dolan
Where were you born and where do you live now? Born and raised here in Tacoma WA, move to Lake…
Elite Buoy Turn Gallery: Gorge Paddle Challenge
If you know someone who was in the mayhem, check it out. I’m still learning how to do these new…
Visiting Hood River for the Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge
I’m in Hood River this weekend, hanging out with my family and paddling the Columbia Gorge Challenge. One of the…
Whitewater SUP on the Hood River from Northwest Rafting Company
Learn more about Whitewater SUP and River Stand Up Paddleboarding on Oregon’s Hood River with Dan Gavere, Tim Thorton, and…