Phil Soltysiak is 2019 US Champion in Freestyle Windsurfing

2019 US Freestyle Champion!

Posted Posted in Competition, Travel

OBX-Wind – North Americas biggest, and fastest growing windsurfing competition once again delivered the goods! With 300 people registered for long distance racing, Slalom racing, freestyle, and clinics, it was a busy week. I flew in from Hood River, Oregon, to Raleigh, North Carolina with my girlfriend Kelsey. We rented a car and drove 4 […]

Phil Soltysiak windsurfing backloop at Arlington, Columbia River Gorge. Photo by Bob Stawicki.

Headed to Sylt

Posted Posted in Latest News, Training, Travel

Since the PWA World Tour stop in Fuerteventura I’ve been back in Hood River, Oregon. The summer season there delivers some of the best windsurfing in the world, and in the couple months between PWA competitions in Fuerteventura, Spain, and Sylt, Germany, the Gorge didn’t disappoint. Besides some epic days on the water freestyling, I […]

Hiking through the trees.

Pristine Snow

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A break from turquoise waters to pristine snow! Life is good! Last week I had a chance to join a group of 12 friends on a ski trip in the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area in the Wallowa Mountains. We camped at 2300m in yurts and skied pristine powder. The trip started with a 3km tow […]

Windsurfing on Aruba. Hard to beat Aruba's water colours! Photo by Armando Goedgedrag.

Mexico, Avalanches and Aruba

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After a few days of resting, hanging out with the family and eating Christmas food at home in Canada I flew to windsurf a popular winter destination for North Americans; La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico. I’ve never seen as many kitesurfers in my life as in La Ventana! Turns out it’s such a popular place […]

Tapioca for breakfast

The Jeri Routine

Posted Posted in Training, Travel

***Don’t forget to scroll below the galleries to see a few video clips! Over 24 months of my life has been spent in Jericoacoara. Why so much? I love both the daily routine Jeri life, and the other attractions the town and surrounding area offer. A routine day is wake-up, breakfast, windsurf, lunch, windsurf, dinner, […]

Phil Soltysiak slalom windsurfing in the Gorge - Photo by Bob Stawicki

Storms and Fires

Posted Posted in Equipment, Travel

It’s not due to lack of content that I haven’t had a blog update for a month now. So what’s been keeping me away from sitting down and and opening the laptop? Firing winds, forest fires, coast trips, sick days, mountain biking, chasing Jose, flying to Germany and forgetting my password. …just kidding about the […]

The Pro Men Podium at the IWT Pistol River Wave Bash, L to R me, Boujmaa, Morgan, Russ.

IWT Pistol and Coastal Times

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It was my birthday 2 weeks ago and I celebrated by completing my best workout of the year and most skillful negotiation; I dragged 6 checked bags through airports, and convinced the check-in girl it was only 2 sets of windsurf gear. I paid $300CAD for my excess luggage, for those of you not well […]