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Sep 08, 2010 

Windsurfing canceled
New video from the Gorge by Mike Godsey: "Here is a a new video I shot in the Gorge. It was an amazing day since amidst a huge crowd of windsurfers and kiters there was suddenly a race fleet of kayaks, outriggers canoes, SUPs, and sailboats. There has been lot of anti kiting versus anti windsurfing on the forums recently and my video was targeted at that mentality."

Aug 20, 2010 

Freestyle Windsurfing @ the Delta
Freestyle Windsurfing @ the Delta

Aug 17, 2010 

ripper of the month - Nick Allen
This time we introduce Nick Allen from Hood River/USA as ripper of the month . Nick is a dedicated/talented freestyle windsurfer and snowboarder who calls the Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood his local playgrounds...

Aug 15, 2010 

Phil Soltysiak tow-in in the Gorge
Phil Soltysiak(Starboard/Sailworks) from Canada shows a few tow-in moves on a rare wind-less summer day in the Gorge.

Aug 13, 2010 

Video clip RhĂ´ne River/France

Jul 15, 2010 

Big day @ The Wall
From Mike Godsey/iwindsurf.com: "This is a fast edit of some video I shot at The Wall this Monday July 12. Men were mostly on 3.2's to 3.5's while women were mostly on 2.8's."

Jul 09, 2010 

''Jump Off'' video summary and results

Jul 01, 2010 

Gorge "Jump Off" videoclip - day 1

Jul 01, 2010 

rotm julien sanchez
ripper of the month - July 2010
Julien Sanchez from Lyon/France is our latest ripper of the month. Julien is a professional sports filmaker, photographer and ambioned windsurfer who calls the RhĂ´ne River his local playground.

Jun 28, 2010 

ALERT! EpicSessions.tv Gorge webcast

Jun 14, 2010 

Nick Allen ripping the Gorge

Jun 05, 2010 

Gorge Windfest 2010
Head for Hood River in June for the annual Gorge Windfest, the ever-popular event hosted by the Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association (CGWA).

Jun 05, 2010 

jumpoff
The 2010 Shadowbox "Jump Off series" hits the Gorge
EpicSessions.com is pleased to announce a brand-new event format, the 2010 Shadowbox "Jump Off series". The shadowbox is a capturing device that captures your rides and allows it to analyze every aspect of your performance like speed, jump height and distance etc.
When you got off the water, plug your shadowbox to a computer and watch a stunning 3D visualization of your ride...

Jun 05, 2010 

In search of new river playgrounds...
In search of new river playgrounds...

Jun 05, 2010 

Bryan Metcalf Perez ripping the Gorge
Bryan Metcalf Perez ripping the Gorge

May 20, 2010 

US-22 Tyson Poor ripping the Gorge
Gorge local Tyson Poor, one of the best US freestyle windsurfers showing his skills.

May 10, 2010 

ripper of the month :: May 2010

May 04, 2010 

gallery update
New Gorge shots from May 3rd at the Wall...

May 02, 2010 

river rippers t-shirts
We just launched an online shop where you can purchase some cool river-rippers quallity t-shirts, both for men and women...

Apr 22, 2010 

Spring gear checklist by Bruce Peterson
Gorge sailmaker Bruce Peterson is running a brand-new blog on his sailworks.com website.
Here´s a great Spring gear checklist written by Bruce...

Apr 13, 2010 

2010 season opening
This last winter 2009/2010 was a very long and cold one for us river rippers in the Northern Hemisphere...

Apr 13, 2010 

news roundup
Not much was going on in the past months during this strong winter. So it's time for a news roundup...

Nov 24, 2009 

team la-bar.fr
Here comes a bunch of young and addicted river rippers from France.
Ludo, Ben, Luc, Collin, Dimi, Pedro & Bapt founded the team "la-bar" and they rip at various spots in the RhĂ´ne valley near Lyon.

Sep 30, 2009 

Four Dimensions DVD quick review
Has the time come? The time has truly come with the premiere viewing of Andre Paskowski’s latest DVD labelled Four Dimensions at the Kinowelt theatre in Westerland, Sylt/Germany.

Sep 15, 2009 

Freestyle session on RhĂ´ne River/France
Pierre Garambois captured this clip during a sweet freestyle session on the RhĂ´ne River in France.

Sep 09, 2009 

Artikel im JS-Magazin 09/09
Im JS-Magazin, dem Magazin fĂĽr Junge Soldaten, erschien in der September Ausgabe 2009 ein Artikel ĂĽber das Windsurfen auf FlĂĽssen, u.A. dem Rhein...

Aug 27, 2009 

sean rotm
ripper of the month :: September 09
This month we present Sean Aiken as river ripper of the month. He lives in Hood River/Oregon, the meka of River Windsurfing. Sean is a well know Gorge sailor who rips the Gorge since decades. He participated at several Gorge windsurfing competitions and won the 2000 Gorge Games...

Aug 13, 2009 

Super high wind jump by Dale Cook
Big air windsurfer Dale Cook aborting a massive jump on a 50+ knot day at Doug's Beach, The Gorge, 8.7.09.

Aug 06, 2009 

2009 Windsurfing the Gorge
A truly epic video clip showing the most radical Gorge Windsurfing action ever.
Filmed by Trudy Lary throughout the 2009 windsurfing season, featuring Gorge locals like Whit Poor, Tyson Poor, Wyatt Miller, Jake Miller, Dale Cook and more.

Aug 05, 2009 

world windsurfing day
World Windsurfing Day - August 16th 2009
On August 16th 2009, windsurfers all over the world are invited to head down the beach and introduce a friend or two to windsurfing.
Your best mate, your girlfriend, your son, your daughter, your grandpa or your pet – share windsurfing with them on WWD 2009...

Jul 15, 2009 

epic session
Epic sessions @ Arlington/Gorge
Epic session @ Arlington/Gorge

Jul 14, 2009 

Tricktionary DVD out soon
Exactly a year after the publication of the holy bible for freestyle windsurfers the "Tricktionary" book, Michael Rossmeier from Austria completes his masterpiece by releasing the "Tricktionary" DVD...

Jul 12, 2009 

Gorge - summer freestyle events

Jun 30, 2009 

Butterfly Effect @ Hood River
Butterfly effect happens July 2nd in Hood River / Columbia River Gorge.

Jun 22, 2009 

BASF Chemieunfall am Rhein

Jun 02, 2009 

vivart
Artikel zum Rhein Windsurfverbot
In der aktuellen Ausgabe des Kulturmagazin "VivArt" erschien ein Artikel zum Thema Windsurfverbot auf dem Rhein unter dem Titel "Verbote verbieten!"...

May 01, 2009 

daniel rotm
ripper of the month :: May 09
In our ripper of the month section we are introducing members of our river windsurfing community. This time it's Daniel O'Sullivan from Vancouver/Canada, a dedicated windsurfer & kitesurfer who loves to rip the Squamish river spit and the Gorge...

Mar 27, 2009 

windmag
Windsurfing Magazine article on river windsurfing
The US Windsurfing Magazine just published a nice river windsurfing related story in the latest April issue.Contributing writer Ian Berger who sails the Hudson River/NY interviewed river windsurfers from around the globe...

Mar 27, 2009 

Donation for new Rooster Rock/Gorge webcam
A new Gorge webcam at Rooster Rock is about to get online and requires your support.
Bob Greenberg from Portland initiated a volunteer driven project with the goal to install a webcam at the local Rooster Rock ranger station...

Feb 02, 2009 

photo contest 2008 - and the winners are...

Jan 08, 2009 

ripper of the month :: January 09
In our ripper of the month section we are introducing Bryan Metcal-Perez, 22 years old from Hood River / Oregon who's a young and talented ripper from the Columbia River Gorge.

Jan 01, 2009 

photo contest 2008 - vote your favorite shot
10 river rippers from 7 different rivers added their stunning river windsurfing shots to the photo contest gallery...

Dec 21, 2008 

new river guide: Hudson River/USA
Thanks to Ian Berger who send us a river windsurfing guide to the Hudson River /USA...

Dec 21, 2008 

photo contest 2008 - participation ends 31st Dec.
You can still participate until December 31st, so don't hesitate and send your shots...

Dec 12, 2008 

The Quatro Team ripping at the Gorge
Quatro team riders Whit Poor and Sean Aiken show how it's done in the Gorge.

Nov 18, 2008 

New videoclip from RhĂ´ne River/France
New videoclip of RhĂ´ne locals ripping at Chasse sur RhĂ´ne on November 10th 2008

Nov 14, 2008 

photo contest 08
Now that the season is almost over we are searching for your most spectacular river windsurfing shots of the past season or before. You the river rippers community is asked to submit your shots to the river-rippers gallery and vote for the 3 best overall shots.

Nov 08, 2008 

flag aut
the bridge
October 30th 2008. My class and I spent our first lesson outdoors when a strong wind began to emerge. What a strange feeling, the kids were almost blown away and I started realizing that this might become an epic windsurfing day. Only a few more hours at school and I would be off to rip the Danube River at Donauinsel, the urban windsurfing site in Vienna...

Oct 01, 2008 

new feature: RSS news feed
We are now offering a RSS feed for our news blog...

Sep 06, 2008 

ripper of the month - September 08
From Portland / Oregon we are stoked to introduce Jill as our latest ripper of the month...


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