My board is getting a bit grubby, wouldn't mind polishing off marks. Anyone got any recommendations?
Select to expand quotedelmar71 said..
My board is getting a bit grubby, wouldn't mind polishing off marks. Anyone got any recommendations?
Fiber shine by International paints used to be the go to for all fibreglass cleaning and polishing, don't know if its still round and used to be quite exy.
2020 Nationals - Be There
The Windsurfer Class welcomes all sailors, friends and spectators to join us for the 43rd Australian Championships.
After the fantastic success and massive fleet at Toronto, the Windsurfer Class travels back to South Australia for the first time in over 30 years to do battle on the Gulf of St. Vincent.
Location: Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club, South Australia
Date: January 23 - 26 January, 2020
NOTICE of RACE here
ONLINE ENTRIES here
Check out the event promo video here
Expect great sailing conditions with some big sea-breezes and swell, along with a super fun vibe backed with a solid social program.
Big race calendar featuring course racing, marathon, slalom and freestyle.
Entry fees including racing, 2x dinner/social events and regatta merchandise.
All versions of the Windsurfer are welcomed and class legal for racing including the Windsurfer 'LT', 'One Design' and 'Original' when sailed with 'as manufacturer supplied' equipment.
In addition to Open racing, a Cruiser division will again be offered for novice/returning/relaxed racers featuring shorter courses. Cruisers can use any sail under 5.7sq. m or the standard rig.
Discounted regatta entry available for first timers, Juniors, Families and returning racers (no Nationals since 2010).
All competitors will need to be members of the WCAA and have AWA third party liability insurance.
You can check your membership status and join here
More information is available here
We look forward to a great regatta and seeing you there. Spread the word.
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Cheers, The WCAA team
www.naishsails.com/product/windsurfer/
Will Robby riding the Naish Windsurfer LT be:
- at the Torbole worlds in July 2019 ?
- at the Perth worlds in 2020-21 ?
Torbole Update: 177 entries so far. Have a look at a super training session in Sicily! Courtesy of Albaria Club
Note the duck gybes.
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Select to expand quoteKA360 said..
For sure adding a windsup to you quiver for cruising around on light wind days is a good thing. Having a variety of types of boards creates more opportunity and develops a greater skill set. Also nice to have a board to give a mate a first try a windsurfing on with a board you regularly use . They can then go buy themselves a dedicated modern windsurf board to learn on and quickly progress.
So if it fits your lifestyle buy a windsup,any windsup.
The windsurfer is cheap windsup,thats a positive . Just add your existing rig and rock and roll.
But as far as one design windsurf racing they could have done so much better.The board itself looks to perform well in its intended lighter wind range .For just a few more $ it could have been transformed from a cheap windsup to a proper racing one design WINDSURFER.
1- a racing (upwind/downwind) long board should have a mast track.
2-Footstraps to really get it going and allowing it to be used comfortably in a lot more wind
3-ditch the ancient rig for something with a stable draft
Windsurfer should have made a bigger jump. Like the jump from VCR to DVD. Some people might not like it a first,for others (maybe even me)a game changer and worth it.
To me the Glide looks like the best one design right now, but unfortunately marketing and timing will determine if it will be successful .Then next year the Olympic OD will be determined and the RSX doomed to extinction. Add techno and there is a lot of choices for a small number of people interested in racing, not all will survive.
For a few hundred $ more the Wally could have been so much more
LOL
Robby Naish should be arriving soon in Torbole to compete on one of these Naish LTs:
First Australian results in from the Slalom at the 2019 Worlds for Windsurfer LT at Torbole, Lake Garda Italy:
Congratulations to world beater Tim Gourlay (WA) first in the Lightweight Slalom Worlds.
Aussie gold - in pictures.. Tim Gourlay 1st lightweight slalom, Hamish Swain - 3rd, Will Grimshaw - 5th
Chris Thompson (not pictured) - 6th and the legendary Scotty O'Connor (not pictured) - 7th. Medium light slalom Worlds 
RACE PROGRAM
JULY 23 Practice Day. Registrations and boards distribution
JULY 24 Registrations and Races
JULY 25 Races
JULY 26 Races
JULY 27 Races
JULY 28 Races. Last possible start h. 15:00. Prize-giving h. 17:00
Select to expand quoteAUS 814 said..windsufering said..
A Glowing review from Starboard
WIndsurfer LT doing things better
windsurf.star-board.com/products/windsurfer-lt/
It should be if they are selling them as part of their range !
A glowing review from Naish too
windsurfer Lt bringing back the vibe
Robby freestyling and smiling like he means it.
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Maybe 180 on the start line for the Marathon coming up , just wow
windsurfer lt making windsurfering great again
Nice write up from sail world of the worlds
www.sail-world.com/news/220250/Windsurfer-World-Trophy-update?source=email
results too
Windsurfer Lt makes you smile
amazing event. huge turnout and colour
imagine if this were the olympics. australia would have cleaned up.
congrats to the aussie team
Select to expand quoteGestalt said..
amazing event. huge turnout and colour
imagine if this were the olympics. australia would have cleaned up.
congrats to the aussie team
We can only send one male and female to the 5 ringed circus
To save me reading all of this, what's happening with these other brands making/selling windsurfers?
Pretty much any brand that is made in the Cobra Factory can have the LT re-badged to their brand...
Surfer today article on the worlds
www.surfertoday.com/windsurfing/windsurfer-class-crowns-first-champions-of-the-modern-era
The Windsurfer Lt is so cost effective ,no need to wait for a fire sale
Boom Boom
Any idea why they reverted to those pin head sails when they are known to be poor performers, or aren't they?
This thread has gone sooooo far off the original Title that it is ridiculous! It's far to long and rambling.
Start some new threads! 
Select to expand quoteNotWal said..
Any idea why they reverted to those pin head sails when they are known to be poor performers, or aren't they?
Suck on that !
Select to expand quoteNotWal said..
Any idea why they reverted to those pin head sails when they are known to be poor performers, or aren't they?
The pinhead is not a poor performer. It's got a very high lift so creates lots of power for its size. It's very light at just 2kg which is great for tacking, gybing, freestyle etc. you can adjust depth over a very wide range for a wide variety of conditions. The centre of effort is low. It has high drag and other factors that make it not so good for boards that go really quick in strong winds but it works well for a longboard of the lt style
It's a bit like in vehicles - one may need low down torque, one may be okay with a peaky power band. The lift/drag of the sail must match the windspeed and drag of the hull and its uses. And the odd thing is that many people who complain about the extra weight of longboards ignore the fact that "modern" sails are very heavy. In some conditions that's fine but the lt rig works. I've been talking with guys like Patrice belbeoch (world cup wave champ and head of Exocet - the lt is their top selling board and he cannot get enough) and the Italian shortboard freestyle champ about it and they have no complaints.
Select to expand quoteJethrow said..
Pretty much any brand that is made in the Cobra Factory can have the LT re-badged to their brand...
Well that's fantastic, a far cry from the ending court cases of Hoyle Schweitzer's life.
Anymore details on how that works?
Select to expand quotewindsufering said..
Suck on that !
If that's your benchmark...
