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Find the best windsurfing boards, sails and fins from the world's top manufacturers. Whether you're looking for new windsurfing equipment or comparing prices and performances, it's always important to get quality products for your wind sessions. The windsurfing industry has several brands working in the boards, sails, fins and accessories segments. A small group of companies develop a full line of windsurfing gear, with the complete pack available to consumers. Windsurf boards, sails and fins are the most important items in windsurfing, if you're replacing old gear. Then, masts, booms and harnesses will do the rest. You can also check the

The RS:X World Championships 2013 are underway in Búzios, Brasil. Byron Kokkalanis and Bryony Shaw take an early lead. The second day of racing saw winds of 15 knots from the east. With five races completed, sailors discarded the worst result, which has changed a lot the score sheet. Sailing at home, happy with the perfect condition, Ricardo "Bimba" Winicki won the first race of the day and, with a third and a fourth places, moved up to 5th position overall. The leader is the Greek rider Byron Kokkalanis.

Scott McKercher has taken the Margaret River Wave Competition 2013, in Western Australia. Four windsurfing divisions hit the waves in a spectacular day of exceptional wave sailing and thrilling finales. Forty eight sailors attended the event. Ultimately wave selection, timing and a smidgen of luck proved to be essential in progressing through the heats. In the Masters category, it was former world tour slalom racer Dan Engdahl who took first place, with Mark Slade coming second and Ashley Marchant third.

MauiSails has completely redesigned the Titan GS sail range for better high-end speed and control, while maintaining strong low-end acceleration. Available from 6 to 11 sizes, the new Titan GS sails show an increased use of X-Ply materials and a sleeve design which drains water quickly. Sleeve and tack area are protected from damage by a lightweight covering and the deep cutout is perfect for easily attaching the boom, especially when using the MauiSails custom carbon front end design.

Joshua Choo has claimed the first series of the Northeast Monsoon Grand Prix 2013, at Changi Beach Park, in Singapore. With 39 windsurfers and 11 Laser Radial sailors, the Northeast Monsoon Grand Prix 2013 was a great success. In the first race of the regatta, participants got off to a very light start, coupled with passing showers. But the unfriendly weather conditions did not deter the fleet from racing well and having a whale of a time.

"Health & Fitness for Windsurfing" is a book with periodized strength and conditioning programs for windsurfers. Get 52-week workout plan for your windsurfing life. The windsurfing book includes exercise descriptions, information about preventing injuries in windsurfing and recommendations regarding stretching, nutrition, warm-up and recovery. "I hope this book will motivate everyone to train and the results will make windsurfing even more fun. Success is important to me. I hope to see all in the gym and in the water", says author Henrik Beyer.

Some winds have standard behaviors. Planet Earth is inhabited by several regional winds which appear and blow with pattern rules. Air temperature, land temperature, water temperature, mountains and geographical locations play critical roles in the behavior of the famous winds of the world. Windsurfers, kitesurfers and also wave-powered water sports rely on special winds to get quality surf sessions. Consistency and power are important issues when it comes to wind and board sports.

WindSUP is the best choice to summer days with light winds and family beach holidays. Depending on the weather conditions, you'll be stand-up paddleboarding or windsurfing. The windsurfing industry has been developing new products for all niches. Multiple sail designs, light windsurf gear and boards for all levels and divisions. When the stand-up paddleboard (SUP) hit the market, the windsurfing side of it was immediately clear. Relax and sail in light winds with your best friend or family onboard.

Garrett McNamara has decided to withdraw from the prestigious 2013 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards. The man who defies Nature in Nazaré says he wants to keep his rides pure and away from prizes, non-official sponsors and alcohol endorsement. "We decided to pull my waves from Nazare out of Billabong XXL because I do not ride for Billabong and I did not go out that day and surf for a world record or to win any XXL prize money", Garrett McNamara reveals.

The 2013 ASP World Tour has kicked off with Round 1 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, at Rainbow Bay, Australia. Clean two-to-three foot (one metre) waves greeted the world's best surfers and the first performances demonstrate that the season has a lot on offer. Travis Logie, 32, took top honors posting the day's high heat total of an 18.20 out of a possible 20 for a series of critical backhand combinations.

The Australian National SUP and Paddlebord Team has conquered nine out of 12 Gold medals, at the 2013 ISA SUP and Paddleboard World Championship, in Lima, Peru. The final day started with the Women's SUP Surfing where the Brazilian Nicole Pacelli (13.17) achieved the Gold Medal after defeating the Australian Shakira Westdrop (AUS, 12.6), Iballa Ruano (SPA, 10.6) and Caroline Angibaud (FRA, 7.14). In the Men's SUP Surfing Final, Sean Poynter (USA) had one of the best runs of the whole contest.

Paul Speaker is the new CEO of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) and Kieren Perrow has been confirmed Interim Commissioner. ZoSea Media, the company who bought the ASP, has announced a new face in charge of the world's premier surfing organization. Paul Speaker was Director of Marketing and Ideas at the National Football League, President of Time Inc. Studios, President of RKO Studios and, more recently, Lead Independent Director for Quiksilver, as part of the organization's board of directors.

Brent Dorrington and Dimity Stoyle have secured tickets for the the Quiksilver Pro and Roxy Pro Gold Coast 2013, after winning their respective Moskova Trials, at Rainbow Bay. Dorrington will join Joel Parkinson and Matt Wilksinson in the first round of competition, during the opening season of the ASP World Championship Tour 2013. The natural-footer opened quickly with an 8.50 and then backed up with an 8.90 to never be headed. Runner-up Matt Banting was left requiring an 8.90 score on the siren.

On the 28th January 2013, a giant swell hit Nazaré, in Portugal, again. The local canyon delivered one of the largest swells of the 21st century. Is it big enough for you? Forget what you've read and watched online about Nazaré. Critics of the Western European wave have been spreading tales about the exaggerated power and size of these waves, but many haven't tasted it yet. Praia do Norte gets a special type of swell due to a geomorphologic accident in the deep bottom of the local coast. These waves are different...

The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau 2012/2013 is a "No Go". Again, the Hawaiian winter didn't deliver the necessary extra large to giant swell. February 28th marks the end of the event window period. Although wave face heights of approximately 18 to 20 feet will be building on the final day, the contest requirement of 35- to 40-foot rides will not be seen. Waimea Bay is the way it is. The surfing life story of Eddie Aikau proves that the wait is good and will only pump new hopes for the...

The Surfing for Hope Cancer Benefit 2013 will be held between September 20th-21st, in Pismo Beach, California, with a longboard contest and a dinner. The event is a way to raise money for Central Coast cancer patients and their families and to spread awareness throughout the surfing community. "I believe strongly in the Surfing for Hope mission. Everyone has been touched by cancer in some way. If we can help bring awareness about the disease to just one person, we have succeeded in our goal", says Tom Brown, executive director of the Surfing for Life Foundation.