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Sailing and Windsurf at Saint Petersburg, Florida: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Florida, United States

Saint Petersburg is busiest between March and May: sessions usually start between 9:00 and 13:00. 36% of sessions are Sailing.

Sessions, 12 months
401
Riders, 12 months
45
Sessions, 30 days
75
Record, 12 months
32.9 kn
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Leaderboard

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

Sailing: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Key Becker32.9 kn 61.0 km/h
2Christian Moon27.6 kn 51.1 km/h
3Wendy R18.3 kn 33.8 km/h
4Tom Seibold16.3 kn 30.1 km/h
5Sean Motta13.4 kn 24.9 km/h
6Adam Mendelblatt12.5 kn 23.2 km/h
7Jeff12.3 kn 22.7 km/h
8Zachary O'Connor10.6 kn 19.7 km/h
9Amanda Plewes10.5 kn 19.4 km/h
10Clay Babcock9.4 kn 17.4 km/h

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Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Christian Moon27.0 kn 50.0 km/h
2Matt Shaffer25.8 kn 47.8 km/h
3Anonymous rider24.1 kn 44.6 km/h
4Gust Hunter22.0 kn 40.8 km/h
5Bob Wood21.3 kn 39.5 km/h
6Quang Nguyen20.3 kn 37.6 km/h
7Adam Mendelblatt20.2 kn 37.5 km/h

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Windfoil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Ben Moon19.2 kn 35.6 km/h
2shawn campbell17.7 kn 32.7 km/h
3Quang Nguyen16.5 kn 30.6 km/h
4Gust Hunter16.0 kn 29.6 km/h
5monty rodriguez12.0 kn 22.3 km/h

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Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Michael Gutkin20.1 kn 37.3 km/h
2Rick Schnur17.5 kn 32.5 km/h
3Quang Nguyen17.0 kn 31.4 km/h
4Bob Wood16.6 kn 30.8 km/h
5Anonymous rider16.6 kn 30.7 km/h
6Michael Mathewson16.5 kn 30.6 km/h
7Joe Z13.9 kn 25.7 km/h
8Anonymous rider12.3 kn 22.7 km/h
9Anonymous rider11.9 kn 22.0 km/h
10Greg Strickland11.7 kn 21.6 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan34
  • Feb31
  • Mar51
  • Apr80
  • May45
  • Jun31
  • Jul17
  • Aug10
  • Sep17
  • Oct77
  • Nov8
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • SailingMarch24
  • WindsurfApril20
  • WindfoilApril16
  • SUPMay11
  • Wing foilOctober12
  • ParawingOctober16

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 9:00 and 13:00. Local start time.

  • 7:004
  • 8:0015
  • 9:0063
  • 10:0056
  • 11:0039
  • 12:0033
  • 13:0026
  • 14:0032
  • 15:0023
  • 16:0041
  • 17:0034
  • 18:0031
  • 19:002
  • 20:000
  • 21:001
  • 22:001

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • NE115
  • N102
  • E54
  • W36
  • SW31
  • S24
  • SE20
  • NW19
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Questions

When is the best time to go to Saint Petersburg?

Sessions at Saint Petersburg are mostly between March and May. The busiest month is April, with 80 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Saint Petersburg better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 9:00 and 13:00, local time. 44% start before noon and 56% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at Saint Petersburg?

Sailing (36%), Windsurf (16%), Windfoil (8%), SUP (8%), and Wing foil (8%). Waterspeed recorded 401 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at Saint Petersburg?

32.9 knots (61.0 km/h), Sailing, on February 15, 2026. It is the fastest session at Saint Petersburg on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Sailing leaderboard at Saint Petersburg?

Key Becker, with 32.9 knots on February 15, 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.