Windsurfer One Design
Windsurfer One Design American National Championships
October 16, 2009 · 2 Comments
Windsurfer One Design American National Championships (aka: The 12th Annual DINO Race) September 26th, 2009 This grass roots event was organized by the fleet of Windsurfer One Design enthusiasts outside of Houston, Texas and attracted 30 sailors. fleet shot 3 photo by Hauk Wahl Six races were held in light to moderate winds. The 30 sailors were divided into three classes. Starts were alternated and sailors rotated boards each race so each competitor sailed a different board in each race because there were more sailors... [Read more]
Australian Longboard Festival
January 13, 2009 · 4 Comments
The Australia Day Weekend, 23rd-26th January, will see the inaugural Longboard Windsurfing Festival happening on the East Coast of Australia. This event includes the Raceboard Oceanic Championships, which will be held at Illawarra Yacht club and the National Windsurfer One Design Championships which will be held at Port Stephens Sailing and Aquatic Club. On the East Coast of Australia seabreezes prevail from the North East consistently and a cool Southerly change usually once a week in the month of January. It’s... [Read more]
Windsurfer One Design Australian Nationals
March 29, 2008 · 4 Comments
With perennial men’s and women’s champs Dennis Winstanley and Karen Constable taking this year off, the 2008 Windsurfer One Design championship on the Gippsland Lakes was always going to be hotly contested. The only problem was the Victorian government, which put up “no windsurfing” signs and warned of dangerous algae. Locals, other government scientists and windsurfers didn’t encounter any problems with the water quality, but sadly the adverse publicity certainly impacted on the number of contestants. Deb... [Read more]
Light Wind Delight
February 5, 2008 · 10 Comments
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 hear from some parts of the windsurfing community that there is no point even rigging up if the wind is light and you cannot get the board on the plane. In a recent forum post on this topic I recall reading “The bottom line is light wind windsurfing is incredibly boring”. While I am the first... [Read more]
Windsurfer OD Specifications
September 27, 2007 · 3 Comments
Most windsurfers are only designed for planing, so they either need strong winds or big sails so they can generate enough power to get onto the plane. The Wally is different. The Windsurfer One Design is a long, skinny, and heavy low-volume board with a small “soft” sail. The 'Windsurfer' One Design Length – 3.66m Width – 66cm Volume – approx. 175 litres Weight – approx. 20kg Construction – Polyethelene Design – Schweitzer and Drake 1969? Modified 1983? Most windsurfers... [Read more]
Tips & Techniques
September 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment
One of the problems with the Windsurfer class in the past has been the lack of information on how to sail and own the old plank. Please submit any information you have to help to build up our version of Wallypedia. TAMING THE WALLY For a board that’s been around as long as the old Windy, there’s not much that’s been written about technique. What we really need is for one of the legends to spill the beans, but until that happens, here’s some ideas that seem to work. UPWIND One thing I’m learning is that the... [Read more]
What is the ‘Windsurfer’ One Design
September 10, 2007 · 19 Comments
The WINDSURFER ONE DESIGN is the updated version of the original Windsurfer – the board that started it all, and still one of the strongest classes in Australia. The beloved “Wally” is tough, it’s cheap, it can be sailed in anything from gales to calms, and it’s one design. It’s suitable for everything from laid-back no hassle cruising, to racing against Olympians. Wally in high wind Wally with passenger SAIL ANYWHERE, ANY TIME The One Design is the ideal board for laid-back fun at... [Read more]