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Wing foil and Windsurf at Hood River, Columbia River Gorge: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, United States

Hood River is busiest between July and August: sessions usually start between 11:00 and 18:00. 51% of sessions are Wing foil.

Sessions, 12 months
1,875
Riders, 12 months
213
Sessions, 30 days
10
Record, 12 months
36.1 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1LeeLeeYeah25.6 kn 47.4 km/h
2Matt Patterson23.5 kn 43.6 km/h
3Kelly Bradway Parrett22.3 kn 41.3 km/h
4Spencer Hogger22.1 kn 40.9 km/h
5Anonymous rider21.8 kn 40.4 km/h
6Anonymous rider21.8 kn 40.3 km/h
7Silvia Servín de la Mora21.6 kn 40.0 km/h
8Jean-marc21.3 kn 39.4 km/h
9Craig McDougall21.1 kn 39.0 km/h
10Bowien van der Linden20.2 kn 37.5 km/h

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Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Christian Hannig36.1 kn 66.9 km/h
2Jean-marc30.6 kn 56.6 km/h
3Andy Bubble Chambers29.5 kn 54.6 km/h
4Skip Gonsalves29.4 kn 54.4 km/h
5Stefan Kinnestrand26.5 kn 49.0 km/h
6Wade Vogt23.2 kn 42.9 km/h
7Barry Paul21.9 kn 40.5 km/h
8collin20.2 kn 37.5 km/h
9Mark Fuentes20.0 kn 37.1 km/h
10Patrick Getchis19.7 kn 36.4 km/h

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Windfoil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1WillyWind21.2 kn 39.2 km/h
2John Tuttle21.1 kn 39.0 km/h
3Evan20.6 kn 38.1 km/h
4Jean-marc20.4 kn 37.8 km/h
5Anonymous rider19.4 kn 36.0 km/h
6Steve Hawk17.9 kn 33.2 km/h
7Samuel Noble17.0 kn 31.5 km/h
8Paul Lisagor16.1 kn 29.9 km/h
9Greg Carson16.0 kn 29.7 km/h
10Adelina Rosen14.7 kn 27.3 km/h

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Kitesurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Barry Ritchey27.8 kn 51.5 km/h
2Guillaume C23.2 kn 43.0 km/h
3Tim Whelan22.9 kn 42.4 km/h
4Courtney @DownwindDeck22.8 kn 42.2 km/h
5LeeLeeYeah22.4 kn 41.5 km/h
6William Hise20.5 kn 38.0 km/h
7Peter Anctil19.1 kn 35.4 km/h
8JP18.4 kn 34.0 km/h
9Craig Cunningham17.7 kn 32.7 km/h
10Barry Paul17.4 kn 32.3 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan5
  • Feb1
  • Mar10
  • Apr35
  • May148
  • Jun275
  • Jul645
  • Aug518
  • Sep212
  • Oct24
  • Nov2
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • Wing foilJuly323
  • WindsurfJuly87
  • ParawingJuly85
  • WindfoilJuly54
  • KitesurfAugust50

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 11:00 and 18:00. Local start time.

  • 0:001
  • 1:000
  • 2:000
  • 3:000
  • 4:000
  • 5:000
  • 6:001
  • 7:001
  • 8:009
  • 9:0043
  • 10:00110
  • 11:00200
  • 12:00229
  • 13:00246
  • 14:00290
  • 15:00299
  • 16:00236
  • 17:00161
  • 18:0045
  • 19:004

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • W1,553
  • N263
  • E37
  • SW7
  • SE6
  • NW6
  • S1
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Questions

When is the best time to go to Hood River?

Sessions at Hood River are mostly between July and August. The busiest month is July, with 645 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Hood River better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 11:00 and 18:00, local time. 19% start before noon and 81% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at Hood River?

Wing foil (51%), Windsurf (14%), Parawing (9%), Windfoil (9%), and Kitesurf (7%). Waterspeed recorded 1,875 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at Hood River?

36.1 knots (66.9 km/h), Windsurf, on September 22, 2026. It is the fastest session at Hood River on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Hood River?

LeeLeeYeah, with 25.6 knots on May 23, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.