awesome - great share

Looks like a typical SE cross-on and light on the inside. I sail these conditions now and I have no idea how these guys did it on such historic gear! Perhaps those non-batterned sails provided heaps of power that you need to punch out through the shorebreak.
This was the sort of stuff that inspired me in the 1980's. I love the billboard sails and Mark Paul's Bombora Proto!
cheers
Tim

Tim Williams said...
Looks like a typical SE cross-on and light on the inside. I sail these conditions now and I have no idea how these guys did it on such historic gear! Perhaps those non-batterned sails provided heaps of power that you need to punch out through the shorebreak.

There's a football fin under the Subaru sponsored sail at 3.15. That'd also help.

GREAT post

good to see the ole chest harness in use, even saw one guy with his hook pointing UP 0:14 - what a champion

I recorded a windsurfing segment from WWOS shot in Sydney onto VHS tape back then. They used Van Halen's song 'Jump' as backing; so every time I hear that song get played I replay that video in my head. Probably got the tape somewhere but not sure if the player still works Didn't ya hate it when the VHS player drive roller got sticky & it 'ate ya tape'

Started sailing again late last year and was using that same gear until I upgraded

Awesome.. That brings back some great memories.. Looking for myself there but no go..

There's another similar vid that shows me close up filmed from above by a helicopter and I'm on a board with a big union jack sprayed on it.

I'd love to see that one again if someone comes across it.. .

DJ

Wait, this is a historic vid? I thought it was a Superfreak promo.

Absolute great clip.

Wow, the guy at the beginning is using a stock 1-design Mistral boom, and his sail is like, one foot from the board.
Musta been taken over more than 1 day, since they're sailing of a NE and a southerly at different times.

Great skills those guys...

Just goes to show how little the equipment has to do with being a great sailor.

If you like that try and get your hands on a copy of trade winds by jack McCoy
It will take you way back

Tradewinds has been remastered and is an awesome watch!!!!!! fave movie of all time windsurfing.
Plus the old footage of WWOS's Jump at Longy with the final between Robby and Alan cadiz was great!!! Entered the next years Sony contest at my home break and learnt a hell of a lot after being humbled. Back in the day, great ****!!!

MikeyS said...
Just goes to show how little the equipment has to do with being a great sailor.

I have to start spending more money on sailors.


...wait a minute.