Pistol River Wave Bash – American Windsurfing Tour

06.14.2012 - 06.17.2012

• Location : Gold Beach
• Sport : Windsurfing
• Region : Oregon Coast
• Region : Southern Oregon

The infamous Pistol River Wave Bash is the second stop on the American Windsurfing Tour, held once again over the third weekend of June during that magical time in Southern Oregon when the spring swells are still hitting and the more consistent summer winds are kicking in.

Sure Gold Beach is a little out of the way but that’s one of the things that gives the place that edge of civilization feeling.

Pistol River has a well deserved reputation for some of the gnarliest sailing you are going to find. It blows hard and it blows hard a lot. The scenery is jaw dropingly powerful as well. The local town loves the windsurfers and Pistol has a long and colorful history of delivering the goods at contest time. For sure, Pistol River is the closest you can have to a total guarantee you’ll get wind for an event and this South Coast Shredfest promises to be a monster.