This sail was given to me by the Sultan, its the original sail that was in the movie Windrider. Dave Sheen is the rider played by PC Simpson in the movie.Stoked to have this piece of windsurfing history .if you look closely you can still see the palm and knee indentations in the sail made by Nicole Kidman ;)
Select to expand quoteP.C_simpson said..
You need a Z Boom to go with it..
I've got one if you want one
Nice board you have it on there too. Who shaped that one? we have a couple of the old Mambo/Merimbula sailboards floating around too.
Select to expand quoteP.C_simpson said..
You need a Z Boom to go with it..
This is the original z boom that came with the sail courtesy of the Sultan.You can see this exact boom on the rig in the movie and in the stills.Years ago I had know problem tying these boom but I am buggerd if I can do it now. A forgotten art.
Select to expand quoteAgrid said..
Plus a Strata Skeg.
This is as close as I have to a strata skeg at the moment. This one is a Football Fence skeg from 85.
Select to expand quoteWetspot said..
Nice board you have it on there too. Who shaped that one? we have a couple of the old Mambo/Merimbula sailboards floating around too.
The board was shaped by Hugh Bowden for Rohan Cudmore for one of the early eighties Merimbula classics.After a little research it was amazing to see some of the names of sailors who attended this event in the past.The posters for this event are amazing and would love to have a complete set hanging on my walls.I have only ever seen one come up for sale on eBay and unfortunately missed it :(.Wetspot can you show us a couple of shots of your Merimbula boards ?
Select to expand quoteTardy said..
Good historical score .
don't remember that movie I'm too young .
You can watch the full movie on youtube
there are a couple of scenes that are classic
Select to expand quoteDavidJohn said..
Wish I still had my Merimbula/Mambo board.
Do you still have those arms?
Select to expand quoteSparky said..DavidJohn said..
Wish I still had my Merimbula/Mambo board.
Do you still have those arms?
Ha.. The hair is now grey but the arms are not to bad..
40yrs of windsurfing will do that..
