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Ensuring supply of longboards
June 15, 2008 · 5 Comments
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 the industry that they should have never stopped making long boards in the first place. Included in the new crop of boards are varieties of raceboards, the Kona family of boards and a range of SUP’s to mention a few. One thing that all of these boards have in common is that they are all longer than your average slalom... [Read more]
Raceboard
Raceboarding & light wind technique
While the Northern Hemisphere gears up for their racing season, winter is upon us down here in Australia. After a long season of racing, it’s a time to finally get... [Read more]
European Youth and Masters Raceboard Championships
Not that I was there but I thought that it was worth noting that the European Youth and Masters Raceboard Championships are over for another year. They were held between... [Read more]
F2 Race 380 Review
In the last few years the windsurfing industry seems to have come back to the joy of longboard windsurfing. There is a whole crop of new longboards including two new Raceboards.... [Read more]
Starboard Phantom 380 update
After all the initial excitement it has been a while since we heard anything from the Starboard crew about the proposed Phantom 380 Raceboard. With the prototype of the board... [Read more]
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Longboard wavesailing
Light wind wavesailing
How much wind do you need to go wavesailing? Big surf in light conditions is adding a new dimension to longboard windsurfing. Simply, there is no waiting for those big wind... [Read more]
The Glide - the new sport of longboard wavesailing
Jeffrey Henderson, sailmaker of Hot Sails Maui, lives in the home of the shortboard. Waveboard heaven. High-wind nirvana. And what is Jeff doing for fun and for the future... [Read more]
Longboard scene
Longboard windsurfing in Finland
A Couple years ago the future of longboard windsurfing looked really bad here in Finland, as it probably was around the world. New Olympic Class was too expensive and perhaps... [Read more]
Longboard windsurfing in Germany
All shortboard and longboard windsurfing classes are organised under the roof of German Windsurfing Association DWSV. DWSV has over 700 paying members, about 65% of them are... [Read more]
Opinion
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... [Read more]
Arguably the Exocet produced ‘Kona One’ started the longboard revival which has seen a number of other manufactures follow. The Kona has quickly gained popularity and momentum as... [Read more]
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... [Read more]
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.... [Read more]