Thanks to Seongouk Choi and Yeaseul Kim from South Korea, who study in the Netherlands, we are proud to release Windfinder.com in Korean language (한국어). Most pages have already been translated into Korean and more will follow soon. The Korean translation will allow our Korean users to access the Korean wind reports (observations) and the Korean forecasts in their native language. To see Windfinder.com in Korean, navigate to http://ko.windfinder.com or use the language select menu at the right of the main navigation bar. If Windfinder.com is not yet available in your preferred language please contact us at info –at– windfinder –dot– com.
We added more than 37 weather stations and forecast spots in the Philippines increasing the total number of forecast spots in the Philippines to 57. Among those are the well know windsurf and kitesurf spots Boracay, Puerto Princesa/Palawan, and Cuyo Island.
We are looking for people who can translate Windfinder.com into Filipino. If you are interested please contact us at info –at– windfinder –dot– com.
Windfinder added observations from weather stations and weather buoys + forecasts in Hawaii: Hawi, Hilo Harbor, Kealakomo, South Point, Kaloko-Honokohau, Kawaihae (all on Big Island), Hakioawa (on Kahoolawe), Makapulapai/Kalaupapa (on Molokai), Kahuku, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, Bellows Beach AFS, Mokuleia Beach/Dillingham, Banzai Pipeline/Pupukea (all on Oahu), Princeville Airport, Port Allen (all on Kauai), Woods Hole Ocean Buoy (north of Oahu), Northern Hawaii Buoy, Northeastern Hawaii Buoy (both northeast of Maui).
The 5th day of the PKRA Kitesurf World Cup Skt. Peter-Ording/Germany started with side offshore winds at around 8 knots and a cloudy sky but the wind built up quickly so race officer Olaf van Tol scheduled the start in the course racing for 12 o'clock. Bruno Sroka (France) pulled in 2 more wins. Olivier Dansin moved into 2nd overall with 2 finishes in 2nd position. Dirk Hanel dropped back to 3rd. In the women’s course race Kristin Boese reached her first win, climbing to 2nd overall. Steph Bridges is still clearly leading the women’s fleet after 7 races with 6 wins. After 2 course races the wind seemed strong enough for the freestylers.
In the first heat Sebastien Garat (France) defeated Forrest Bakker (Spain). Youri Zoon (Netherlands) proceeded into the 2nd round by beating Thomas Paris (France). Mike Blomvall (Sweden) won over 3rd seated Alex Pastor (Spain) while Johnno Scholte outplayed Jerrie van de Kop (Netherlands) In the next heat it was Stephan Permien (SKBUe/Germany) against 7th seated Tom Hebert (New Caledonia). Stephan had a good heat but the wind dropped and the heat was cancelled. No more action took place on the water but the wind forecast for Skt. Peter promises up to 29 knots side onshore for Thursday so stay tuned for some epic freestyle action.
Windfinder added observations and forecast for the Midwestern United States, the so called heartland, including the states of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Currently there are 12 observing stations (excluding Lake Michigan in Illinois): Clear Lake/Mason City Airport, Saylorville Dam (both in Iowa), Creve Coeur Lake, Lakeside 370/St. Peters,
St. Louis Lambert Airport,
Smithville Reservoir/Trimble (all in Missouri), Perry Lake, Clinton Lake/Berryton, El Dorado Lake (near Wichita), Russell/Wilson Lake (all in Kansas), Lake McConaughy, Lincoln/Branched Oak Lake (all in Nebraska). The 5 weather stations in Illinois on Lake Michigan are allocated to the Great Lakes weather maps.If your favorite windsurfing, kitesurfing or sailing spot is still missing please e-mail us at: info –at– windfinder –dot– com.