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The world’s first sailboard was built on the English south coast 65 years ago. But it was soon followed by a farcical court case
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The story of Jim Drake's first "Wing" rig
The story of Jim Drake's first "Wing" rig February 15, 2021 | Windsurfing The idea of the first "Wing" rig came up in August 1981 when Jim Drake visited me in the surf editorial office in Munich. It was precursor of modern wing surfing. Jim and I had been friends since 1977 when Surf-Magazin was founded, and my article about the "true inventor" of windsurfing was published. So in August 1981, over dinner, we discussed our experiences that we had made over a year earlier at the PanAm Cup in Hawaii - the development of funboards and the first really high jumps over the waves. In the meantime, d...
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