We are a non-profit, non-commercial organization dedicated
to windsurfing in the mid Hudson Valley. Our primary sailing area
extends from roughly Cornwall-on-Hudson in the south to North Germantown in the north. On any weekend when the wind blows, someone will probably be sailing at either Kingston Point Park or Rider Park.
Photo by Rick Cronk
Thursday, July 14, 2011.
Rain Date: TBD.
Kingston Point Beach, Kingston, NY.
Beginner Night #2:
Thursday, August 11, 2011.
Rain Date: TBD.
Kingston Point Beach, Kingston, NY.
Recap is here.
Lessons start at 5 pm, and
we hope to be on the water by 6 pm. Equipment will be provided. Just
bring yourself, your sense of humor, and your willingness to learn! We
only ask for a $15 donation to HVW, which will be credited to your
first year's membership if you choose to join the club.
Photo by Rick Cronk
What we do
- The Hudson Valley Windsurfers sponsors two learn-to-windsurf days each summer at Kingston Point Beach.
- We organize windsurfing trips all over the East Coast. Trips in 2011 will include:
- Long Beach Island, NJ
- Lakes Bay, NJ
- Cape Cod, MA
- Fogland, RI
- Lake Champlain (Tentative)
- Cape Hatteras, NC
- A printed newsletter is mailed several times per year to all members.
- We maintain a members-only email list (reflector) on Yahoo! Groups.
- We maintain a members-only wiki
with links to Hudson River tides and currents, a list of upcoming club
events, a photo gallery, list of stuff for sale, member directory, trip
reports, and more.
- HVW was instrumental in organizing and raising funds for the recent installation of three iWindsurf wind meters on the Hudson River.
Photo by Rick Cronk
Membership
Membership in the Hudson Valley Windsurfers is $15 per year. If you would like to join, please contact us at hvwrr@verizon.net. To sign up for our email list (members only), please visit our Yahoo! Groups page. To join our wiki (members only), sign up here. Please do not submit a request to
join the reflector or the wiki unless you have already joined
the club. When you submit your request, please provide your name and mention
approximately when you joined the club.
Water quality
The quality of the Hudson River's water has improved dramatically since
the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972. Public swimming beaches on
the Hudson River are now maintained throughout the summer at Ulster
Landing Park, Kingston Point Park and Croton Point Park. For more information, visit the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Hudson River information center.
Where to windsurf
Here's a map of windsurfing launches in the mid-Hudson valley. The most popular sites in our area are Kingston Point Park (for northerlies) and Rider Park (for southerlies) due to their ease of access and big, grassy rigging areas right off the water.
Photo by Brian Johnson
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