Windsurfing Kentucky

Windsurfing Kentucky & Southern Indiana

Kentucky, Southern Indiana, and Southern Illinois have many lakes and rivers within their borders, including Kentucky Lake which is the largest manmade lake in the eastern United States. This website is designed to be a resource for finding locations to windsurf in the Kentucky and Southern Indiana area, and to connect windsurfers in and around this area so that we can share our experiences and grow this incredible sport.

There is also an online forum as a YahooGroup for exchanging locations, events, and experiences in regards to windsurfing around the Kentucky and Southern Indiana area. The online forum is also the perfect place to find other windsurfers in these areas. The YahooGroup link can be found to the right.
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WindsurfKY Group

Click here for Wind Map of whole region.

Learn to Windsurf

For windsurfing gear, there are more links are at the bottom of this page

Site Layout:
The listing of windsurfing locations are listed alphabetically within each region. The regions ares listed from West to East.

Button Key:

A page full of graphs that show temperature, precipitation and of course wind for the next 48 hours. This has proven to be the most accurate source for wind conditions, including gusts, for me personally. NOAA's National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office s the source for this information

A nice 15 day forecast to plan future days on the water. Accuweather.com is the source for this information

I have found that most weather services only give the base wind velocity. Accuweather is one of the only sites that has forecasting including wind gusts. Accuweather.com is the website for this information

Exellent resource to plan your day accordingly as the conditions change. Typically in our region the wind is at its strongest at 2-3 P.M., but certainly that is not always the case. Accuweather.com is the website for this information

For lakes that are created by a dam, the mapped location is typically the site of the dam. Maps by Map Quest

A topographic map of the area is useful for finding roads, boat ramps, and other items of interest. Using the topographic information is also helpful to determine which area will have cleaner wind that has not had to find its way around large objects like trees and hills. TopoZone.com is the website for this information

Aerial photographs of the area are useful for finding roads, boat ramps, and other items of interest. They are also useful for finding beaches, and other unmapped details. Terraserver-USA.com is the website for this information

Western Kentucky Windsurfing Locations:

Kentucky Lake
     KY Dam State Park
     Grand Rivers
     Johnathon Creek
     Land Between the
        Lakes
zipcode = 42044

48 hour graph

Plan your trip

Local Radar

Detailed Forecast

The largest manmade lake in the eastern United States. Visit www.KentuckyLake.com for more info. This lake is so huge at 138,000 acres, that the locations to launch are too many to name. There are a few listed in the far left column, but the buttons to the left all refer to Kentucky Dam area.

Lake Barkley
     Green Turtle Bay
     Land Between the
        Lakes
     Lake Barkley State
        Resort
zipcode = 42045

48 hour graph

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Local Radar

Detailed Forecast

The sister lake to Kentucky Lake. These two lakes are parallel to each other.. Visit www.LakeBarkley.org for more info. This lake is so huge that the locations to launch are too many to name. There are a few listed in the far left column, but the buttons to the left all refer to the Grand Rivers area.

Lake Malone
zipcode = 42339

Visit www.state.ky.us/agencies/
parks/lmalone.htm

North Central Kentucky Windsurfing Locations:

Deam Lake
    (in Southern Indiana)
zipcode = 47106

Deam Lake is best winds from the NE, and N. The boat ramp for launching is on the West bank

Herrington Lake
zipcode = 40423

Nolin Lake
     Moutardier Marina
zipcode = 42754

Visit www.cavesandlakes.com/nolin

Ohio River
     (Cox's Park
     in Louisville)
zipcode = 40206

48 hour graph

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Local Radar

Detailed Forecast

The Ohio River can be a dangerous place when the water is high and the current is swift. There is also frequent barge traffic.

Patoka Lake
    (in Southern Indiana)
    Patoka Lake Beach
      (during off season)
   Jackson Boat Ramp
zipcode = 47513
38.33N -86.73W

48 hour graph

Plan your trip

Local Radar

Detailed Forecast

The Patoka Lake Beach is an excellent launching area except during the season from Memorial Day until Labora Day when they do not allow any launching of boats or boards from there.ny to name. If the wind is from the S, SW or SE, then Jackson Boat Ramp is the preference for launching. Visit www.patokalakemarina.com

Rough River
zipcode = 40119

Visit www.state.ky.us/agencies/
parks/roughrv2.htm

Taylorsville Lake
     Taylorsville Lake Dock
     Possum Ridge Boat
         Ramp
zipcode = 40071

Visit www.taylorsville.net

South Central Kentucky Windsurfing Locations:
Barren River Lake
Dale Hollow Lake
Green River Lake
Lake Cumberland

Eastern Kentucky Windsurfing Locations:
Buckhorn Lake
Cave Run Lake
Dewey Lake
Fishtrap Lake
Grayson Lake
Laurel River Lake
Paintsville Lake
Yatesville Lake

Windsurfing Gear:

www.Windsurfing-Direct.com Very knowledgable, good selection on boards, rigs, and accessories. Great service.

www.The-House.com Very knowledgable, good selection on boards, rigs, and accessories. Great service.

www.Isthmussailboards.com Lots of gear, good selection on boards, rigs, and accessories.

www.BartsWaterSports.com No windsurfs, but great prices on wetsuits, drysuits and other water sports

For used gear, contact Rick Robison in Louisville, KY at eeyore@theremc.com or 812-246-5769

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This website was created by Creston Parker. Creston lives in Louisville, KY, and grew up in Paducah, KY. He started windsurfing in 1980 on Kentucky Lake and used to be a windsurfing instructor there. Although he used to race in many regional and national regattas, he prefers to just get out there with a nice wind and enjoy freeriding.

email Creston at
creston@CrestonParker.com

phone: 502-386-3296