Windsurfing & Kiteboarding in the Fall

Gina Bradley is the author of a nice article in WetDawg.com: The Best Windsurfing & Kiteboarding Spots in the Fall .

Gina offers four suggestions where wind junkies can go during the fall and early winter months to beat the autumn blues; four places that fit her criteria of easy to get to, good winds, and loads of other things to do other than sailing.

New York City/Long Island, Maui, Hatteras and Miami/the Keys all make the list, read the article to find out why.

Advanced kitesurfing course in South Africa

There are still some places on British kitesurfing champion Mike Smith's advanced kitesurfing course to be held in South Africa during the first two weeks of January 2005. If anyone is interested, use our comments link in the sidebar (under editorial) and we will pass on your details to Mike for him to contact you.

Mike again came out on top of this years BKSA championships to be named British Kitesurfing Champion 2004.

Maui Surfer Girls

Maui Surfer Girls is a quality overnight surf camp for beginner and intermediate surfer girls, who want an experience of a lifetime on Maui! And there's a lot of them; Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 03 November 2004, reports that Blue Crush was no summer fling, the number of female surfers in the U.S. having grown by 70% since 2001.

Established in 2000, Maui Surfer Girls (MSG) offers premier surf experiences for surfer girls of all ages and focus on personalized coaching, experiential education and self-empowerment. Founder Dustin Tester has been surfing since she was seven.

Responding to demand for its personalized coaching and aloha spirit beyond Maui's breaks,
Maui Surfer Girls (MSG) has now expanded its program to include destination retreats for women (ages 18 and older) to some of the world's top surf sites. MSG surges into 2005 with its new Sea, Surf and Soul series.

Costa Rica, offered as the first in this series, is scheduled for March 2005. A six-day sailing, surfing, and sport fishing adventure they intend covering the entire Pacific coast of Costa Rica, surfing spots that are inaccessible by land. On the southern point of their journey, they have scheduled to surf one of the world's longest lefts, Pavones.