About Us

DWC logo

derek face Derek Rijff
After sailing small sailboats for a number of years Derek was introduced to windsurfing in 1981. Two years later he saved up enough money from a newspaper route to buy his first shortboard. In the twenty seven years since then he has bought a few more boards, and his sailing has progressed to the point were he can now get these boards to do some pretty amazing things. Along the way he also accumulated a wealth of knowledge working for ABK Sports and Windsport magazine. Derek began working for ABK in 1997 taking the reins as head instructor for two years before joining the Delta Windsurf Co. He continues to work with them in the winter months helping out at the Caribbean and Texas clinics. With Windsport magazine Derek is a regular contributor to the instructional team and is also the head tester for the yearly equipment tests.Taking him to Windsports testing locations in Cape Hatteras, NC. South Padra Is,TX. and San Carlos Baja. As head tester he gets to sail numerous boards and sails from every manufacturer and along with the rest of his team; find the niche that each board fills. This knowledge helps Derek match sailors with the gear that will work best for them.Working with Windsport gave Derek the opportunity to begin kiting, and he has continued to recreationally pursue the sport since then. Derek will also be seeing if he can spin up some magic in freestyle competition competing in Gorges Freestyle Frenzy(master division).