They didn't really go into the wind surfing enough to point out why Texas is actually damn good for water sailing sports. One of the non obvious reasons is the

They didn't really go into the wind surfing enough to point out why Texas is actually damn good for water sailing sports. One of the non obvious reasons is the inner gulf coast has very little chop. Chop (which is basically little waves of water turbulence at the surface as well as constant little swells) massively decreases boat/board speed even for planing boats/boards. Of course large swells are generally worse (with some exceptions... like wanting to do tricks and if your going downwind).