SFBA Links

Here are some of links that are helpful to us local Bay Area sailors. Some of the sites were even created by SFBA members. See also: Wind Cams and Shops

Conditions/Forecasts

• SF Bay Area Windspeed Report - Don't suscribe to the wind_* mailings lists? Check out this for the most recent message. Courtesy of
• iWindsurf or iKitesurf - Wind reports (some free), classifieds and more...
• SF Bay Wind Patterns - Awesome graphical image of the current wind conditions, thanks
• Marine Weather - NWS Forecast Office San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey

San Francisco Water Quality

• SFPUC
• Earth911
• if you know of a water quality site for more of the Bay Area, please send it to me ... thanks

Other Windsurfing and Kiteboarding Organizations

• Rio Vista Windsurfing Association - If you sail the Delta, please consider showing your support by joining the RVWA
• Corpus Christi Windsurfing Association (CCWA)
• Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association (CGWA)
• Baltimore Area Boardsailing Association (BABA)
• Central Coast Windsurfing Association (CCWA)

Other Great Stuff

• PappasRock.com - Windsurfing Pappas Rock!
• Fritz Muegenburg - diehard local windsurfer and amatuer photographer with lots of great local pictures
• Team Coyote - windsurfing • kitesurfing, coyote point, 3rd ave, home of the mockumentary
• KiteWatch.com - Free Kitesurfing Videos(big downloads!)
• National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area Home Page
• California Regional Weather Server - SF State - Lots of links to satellite maps
• San Francisco Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (SFPORTS) - Real-time observation for the maritime community
• NRL Monterey GOES-9 Photos - Satellite image of the Bay Area
• Ken Poulton Mailing List Info - Here is the grand daddy of our local Internet information. Ken has e-mail lists for wind/weather conditions, as well as our own little pseudo-windsurfing style newsgroup. Courtesy of Ken Poulton
• Site for tides
• One last tide site
• wind_talk Archive - Ken' personal archive of this year's postings
• Kirk's Windsurfing Discussions
• Santa Cruz Windsurfing Scenes
• Save San Francisco Bay Association
• California Delta
• Cal Cup race series
• Formula Windsurf Racing in The Bay Discussion Forum
• Women on Water SF Women's windsurfing group
• SF Beach Water Quality Info - Earth911
• WindAndTides.com - San Francisco Bay Sailing Weather
• Gary Lester - Local Photographer, look for his Kitesurf albums
• Wind On the Water - a google map of public wind data

non-wind/kite -surfing links created by SFBA members

Let us know if you know of a link that should be listed here - SFBA Webmaster