Featured Articles
The Zen of Becoming a Windsurfer
By Annabella C. HofmannAn American Dream. A shoe-shine-boy becomes a millionaire. A land-rat becomes a wave shredder. You're living in an area with lakes or on the ocean. You would like to try windsurfing, but...
Destinations
By John ChaoAny place that has water and wind is a potential destination for a windsurfer. Here are a few popular places that are geared toward windsurfers.
Contributors
WindMaking an Igloo of Paper
By now you're probably noticed that the issue of American Windsurfer you now hold in your hands is a little heavier than the ones you've seen before.
Forecast
Editor’s Note: 4.1
By John Chao
Compared to snowboarding it’s an older brother, but compared to any other sport, windsurfing is merely an adolescent preparing to enter the working world of recreational institutions.
Air Mail
Eagerly Disgusted with Attitude Adjustments
"I just saw my first copy of your magazine and I had to write and say congratulations. I am delighted to see that at least someone had the vision to change the whole concept of windsurfing magazines from the kind of stereotype they all seem to have become."
The Zen of Becoming a Windsurfer
By Annabella C. Hofmann
An American Dream. A shoe-shine-boy becomes a millionaire. A land-rat becomes a wave shredder. You're living in an area with lakes or on the ocean. You would like to try windsurfing, but...
Workshop
Do You Need A Clinic???
By Todd M. Eversole
Lucky for you, some of the people who have been windsurfing for twenty years and have had to learn and develop skills on their own, have taken their experience and refined windsurfing instruction into an art form.
A Peek at a BoardMaker’s Shop
By Jud Bartlett
The thrill you get from a board beneath you on a twenty-five knot day is made possible by factories like the F2 Kirchdorf plant in Austria.
You Gotta Regatta!
By Jud Bartlett
So you think that you'd like to try your hand at racing, but aren't really sure what it's all about? Competition in any sport can be intimidating, but it can also introduce you to a whole new world.
Windblown Jet Set’R
By John Chao
Kurt Ulmer did not like the idea of an article about Kurt Ulmer. In fact, he is still fighting as the deadline of this issue has come and gone. Several calls to his office in St. Moritz, Switzerland have been left unanswered.
Destinations
By John Chao
Any place that has water and wind is a potential destination for a windsurfer. Here are a few popular places that are geared toward windsurfers.