Wing foil and Parawing at Rio Vista, San Francisco Bay: when to go, stats and leaderboard
San Francisco Bay, California, United States
Most sessions at Rio Vista are recorded between June and August, with starts between 11:00 and 17:00. Wing foil leads with 53% of sessions.
- Sessions, 12 months
- 437
- Riders, 12 months
- 64
- Sessions, 30 days
- 5
- Record, 12 months
- 28.9 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
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anonymous rider | 22.6 kn 41.8 km/h | |
| 2 | Anonymous rider | 22.1 kn 41.0 km/h | |
| 3 | Mark Ely | 21.8 kn 40.4 km/h | |
| 4 | CDK | 20.7 kn 38.3 km/h | |
| 5 | Anonymous rider | 20.4 kn 37.7 km/h | |
| 6 | PhilH | 19.7 kn 36.5 km/h | |
| 7 | Michael Schonberg | 18.8 kn 34.9 km/h | |
| 8 | Rex Hatter | 18.4 kn 34.1 km/h | |
| 9 | Richard | 18.2 kn 33.7 km/h | |
| 10 | Dave Spragg | 17.9 kn 33.1 km/h |
Windsurf: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skip Gonsalves | 28.9 kn 53.5 km/h | |
| 2 | Todd Fischer | 28.6 kn 53.0 km/h | |
| 3 | Nazli Urenli | 26.5 kn 49.1 km/h | |
| 4 | Nico | 25.3 kn 46.9 km/h | |
| 5 | Paul Nowak | 22.7 kn 42.0 km/h | |
| 6 | Akif Tokuz | 22.4 kn 41.5 km/h | |
| 7 | Bill Colon | 21.4 kn 39.6 km/h | |
| 8 | Paul Hewitt | 21.1 kn 39.1 km/h | |
| 9 | Eric | 19.4 kn 35.9 km/h | |
| 10 | Anonymous rider | 18.2 kn 33.7 km/h |
Kitesurf: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nazli Urenli | 24.8 kn 45.9 km/h | |
| 2 | Anonymous rider | 23.1 kn 42.7 km/h | |
| 3 | Barry Ritchey | 18.8 kn 34.9 km/h | |
| 4 | TIAGO DIAS | 16.4 kn 30.4 km/h | |
| 5 | Tess Ritchey | 15.0 kn 27.7 km/h | |
| 6 | Anonymous rider | 14.5 kn 26.9 km/h | |
| 7 | Kathi Ritchey | 12.3 kn 22.8 km/h |
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Sessions by month
Best month by sport
- Wing foilJune67
- ParawingAugust18
- WindsurfJune19
- KitesurfJuly31
Sessions by time of day
Most sessions start between 11:00 and 17:00. Local start time.
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Nearby spots
Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.
- Antioch20 km71
- Stockton42 km27
- Benicia42 km36
- West Sacramento48 km134
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Questions
When is the best time to go to Rio Vista?
Sessions at Rio Vista are mostly between June and August. The busiest month is July, with 121 sessions in the last 12 months.
Is Rio Vista better in the morning or in the afternoon?
Most sessions start between 11:00 and 17:00, local time. 27% start before noon and 73% from noon on.
Which sports do people practise at Rio Vista?
Wing foil (53%), Parawing (17%), Windsurf (16%), Kitesurf (9%), and Kite foil (2%). Waterspeed recorded 437 sessions here in the last 12 months.
What is the speed record at Rio Vista?
28.9 knots (53.5 km/h), Windsurf, on September 11, 2026. It is the fastest session at Rio Vista on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.
Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Rio Vista?
Anonymous rider, with 22.6 knots on August 29, 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.