stand up paddling
Welcome to Big Winds' 27th Annual
Victoria Day/ Memorial Day Super Sale!
This is the big one. We're stocked better than we will be all season RIGHT NOW with the best in SUP equipment. It's all on sale right now through Monday, Memorial Day. Then it's over. This is your chance to save big while the selection is the best. And you have the entire season to enjoy your new gear!
We have the most experienced staff in the industry and we're open everyday, ready and eager to help you get the right gear at a great price. We can't advertise these sale prices on our website, so please give us a call or swing by the shop. Any online orders will automatically receive the sale prices now through Memorial Day, Monday, May 27.
Thank you all for your terrific support for the past 27 years!
-- Steve, Mark, Daryl, Joe, TJ, Suds, Jason, Jim, Tom and the other 30 members of Team Big Winds.
The Event Site location is open for SUP rentals.
Victoria Day and Memorial Day operations: Friday - Monday, 11AM - 5PM.
For windsurfing rentals, come to the shop. Windsurfing lessons are underway at the Big Winds Adventure Center. Please call to make your reservations.
Opening 7 days a week starting June 14 through mid-September.
Be sure to call before coming to verify equipment availability and weather conditions.
Featured 2013 Boards
Featured Gear
| Junior Elite Team Here's a profile of the Big Winds Junior Elite Team. Read about the most talented and dedicated junior athletes in the Gorge. |
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These tips will help keep you safe during your downwinder adventures. Updated for 2013.
Here's an informative SUP tutorial that will get you out there and having fun in no time.
Screaming Deals!
Featured 2013 Paddles
| Check out the report on the exploits of Team Big Winds at the Willamette SUP Cup in Lake Oswego, Oregon. | ![]() |
At Big Winds we stock over a hundred paddles for all types of paddling and all budgets, from the highest performance, lightest race paddles to short inexpensive paddles for kids and everything in between. Read the "Choosing Your New Paddle" essay and then call us. We’re happy to answer your questions and well qualified to get you the perfect paddle.
More stoked customers:
Mark and Steve,
I love the new board, 8’10” Wide Point. We haven’t had much surf since I received it last week, but there have been nice, small beach break waves in Santa Monica the last few days. The board is extremely fast, loose and forgiving. The biggest waves I’ve had have only been shoulder high, but expect that to change starting tomorrow (we have a large south swell predicted). The board does everything I hoped, and more. It’s far and away the best SUP I have ridden. Thanks for the help,
-- Terry
Hey Steve,

I wanted to thank you and your shop for all the fun you have introduced me to via SUP. I have a bike trailer I use for my sea kayak that I was able to make work for the paddleboard and I had my inaugural local trip with it last week! Hey, also, congrats on the great showing at the Lake Oswego competition, go Hood River SUP'ers!
-- Kathleen
Steve,
Thank you once again for being so easy to work with in getting my wife and I our SUPs so quickly. I placed the order with you on a Thursday and we received our boards on Monday, of the 4th of July week nonetheless. Big Winds will be our go to for any needs in this sport and will gladly refer all of our friends (who always want to ride our boards) to you guys. We are new to this passion of SUP living in Colorado but you made our learning curve seem to get really steep with your knowledge and professionalism! Thank you once again and we will stop by when we make it up to Hood River!
-- Andy B., Colorado
Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program
Paddling in Oregon? If your board is 10' or longer you must have one of these permits.











































