Category Archives: Opinion
Raceboard Design 4 “The Exocet D2″ This is the fourth in a series of articles I’ve written about raceboard design for LBWS and focuses on the recently released Exocet D2. I’ve primarily written this article to respond to those individuals … Continue reading
Those of you that have read my other Journal entries on LBWS know that I am an avid raceboard sailor. Over the years I have had many different boards some more successful than others. In recent times I have own
Lessons from surfing. It looks like we’ve made it. Rumours of the longboard windsurfer’s death were much exaggerated. We know the longboard works, and we’re out there making c
The past 24 months has seen a number of new longboard windsurfers arrive on the scene. While, there are clearly some design improvements when compared to the longboards of old, in reality it is a clear recognition from
One of the great things about longboard windsurfing that seems so bloody obvious but still often debated is the ability for it to produce great sailing in fresh breezes all the way through to light winds. I continually read and … Continue reading
Are wave oriented longboards the future of the sport of windsurfing? Or is the future something else? The windsurfing industry seems to be putting lots of weight behind wave-oriented longboards. Will it pay off? If you open your atlas and … Continue reading
The move to dump the Mistral One Design from the Olympic games can be seen as a straight hatchet job on longboards. Many of the sailors, coaches and countries in the sport were happy with the MOD. The push came … Continue reading
Is the revival of the longboard taking the sport backwards? We hope so. We’d love to go back – back to the days when you have fun sailing anywhere at any time. Back to the days when windsurfing was the world’s fastest-growing watersport. Continue reading