Gorge Downwind Champs 2027

The Gorge Downwind Champs is the world’s premier freshwater downwind event, held in the Columbia River Gorge (Hood River, USA). Where relentless thermal winds collide with river current to create legendary, steep freshwater rollers, this week-long festival draws elite surfski, OC, and SUP paddlers from across the globe for high-speed, wave-riding adrenaline.