Yesterday I saw a canadian canoe that a mate had made from thin (1") strips of light weight timber with a coat of glass over top and bottom. The strips have a rounded tongue so they curve nicely top to bottom. I was surprised how light such a big canoe was - felt not much heavier than a wally. I was wondering if anyone has built a windsurfer (longboard) using this technique.

What about the *brd Serenity?

I've made several. If you make them right water getting in isn't too much of a problem.

"Did you hear about the wooden windsurfer with the wooden mast, wooden boom & wooden sail?" ".....wooden(t) go!" (now, that kids - is what we call a 'dad's joke'). Btw Glitch - those boards look the goods!

Beautiful Love the work!!!

Can I get the plans ? I wooden mind having a go at Making 1 . Were do u get the timber ? What's the materials cost ? Cheers

I got the wood from Port Philip Paulownia.I think that they would ship it for you. Don't know where in NSW you could get it. Western red cedar is also an option. At a guess the board nbr posted is probably WRC. I dont have plans as such but pm me with your email address and I'll send you the file. You will need to download AKU shaper and or board cad. For more information have a look at www.grainsurf.com/forum . As far as the cost, here is a rough guess. Paulownia 120 Plywood 30 Resin 50 Glass 50 Sand paper roller etc 30 Foot straps 40 Foot pads (yoga mat) 15 Mast track 10 Glue 10

Found this on ebay, thought you guys with the wood boards might like it. Just kidding! Those boards look sweet!

I have been toying with the idea for a long board along the lines of an exocet d2. if I ever get round to making one I'll send you the details. If you do a search on the lbwindsurfing site there are some ideas by yagon for a similar board that he has drawn up. It might be worth contacting him for the details as that could easily be adapted for a wood build. There are also some SUPs that work well. The Wood Surfboard Supply Company have a SUP with a sailboard conversion kit. http://woodsurfboardsupply.com/sailboard.html . There is also this thread http://grainsurf.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5051 for a racing SUP that is still in the prototype stage for the Wood Surfboard Supply Company that could posibly be converted to an efficient light wind board.

Start off with AKUshaper. It is easier.

Nope - no good...send them to me instead! The thinner, possibly the better - but much more work.

Sounds like a lot of work. The minimum thickness should be no less than about 4mm. I usually go about 5 - 6mm when stripping the timber . Out of curiosity, Norcom how much did they want for that ?

The wood made DivII board built by brazilian guy was a Greco. I have pics if you want... Chris, what do you want to do of your lechner? For those of you looking to make a div II in wood (good luck...) you just need to refer to the class rules, available at ISAF...They have specific dimensions.