pierrec45 said...
> homebuilt gear
I must be missing something, plus me don't speak german. The shaping of boards and booms, I can see.
But building efficient, working sails out of magazines, sounds rather difficult.
Note too the hands: without gloves and efficient boots in those waters, forget it. I know from these parts here.
you are right but you can build a sail from an old sailboat setup. I have also seen wetsuits made from insulation neoprene.
You'd be surprised how ingenious DDR folk used to be when it came to making due with what they had. Their Trabant car was another one of those examples. Due to the lack of spare parts many people would simply make their own.
