Windsurfer LT - first impressions from Denmark

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22 Sep 2026 2:36am
Hi
Inspired among others from discussions on this forum I just got myself a Windsurfer LT - which is a very rare board here in Denmark.
I have been windsurfing for plus 25 years, I can do +30 knots of speed, planing jibes and messing around in waves now and then. I also enjoy classic freestyle in light wind - quite average. 61 years and 91 kg.
The reason for me to get the LT was to switch the frustrating almost planing, waisting time rigging up days into joyful windsurfing whether it be non planing freestyle, playing in swell or speeding across the bay. The 'almost windsurfing' days probably cover 60 percent of my time on the water, and that's a lot (and very frustrating).
I got the flat deck edition of the LT, as I won't compete, and I don't want to hurt my toes on the dagger board, protruding the deck. I didn't buy the original rig with it, as I have plenty of sails.

Impressions are:
Good looking. Nice finish, and anything long and narrow on the water tends to look cool.
Heavy. You can't hide +15 kgs. But it means less on the water.
Very nice glide. And that's a winner. 7 to 12 knots with a 6.5 sail, when my freerace gear struggles to plane with a 7.3. That's a very lovely feeling.
Not really a speedster. I have hit 21 knots with a 6.5 NP Atlas in 20 knots of wind. Okay fun, odd position on the board but 6 -7 knots less than an ordinary freeride board would do. But it doesn't really matter, as the quite high average speed makes the board allround fun at lover speeds catching swell and messing around - and that's the main purpose.
Jibes. Horrible. No way near planing and very slow around the corner when it's windy, but it's getting better 😂. Light wind flare jibes work very well. It's all about me...
Playing around in smallish waves (very small), doing heli tacks, clew first, back winded sailing etc. in light wind, is excellent on this board. I used to do it on a 10'8 windsup, which is also nice, but on that I spend most of the time trying to get upwind. Dagger down on the LT and I gain plenty of new downwind distance to enjoy the feeling of being master of the (50 cm) waves.
SUP. It works surprisingly well as a sup-board...

This board has really changed my windsurfing into new ways of having fun - a LOT more. It's never really fast, and it's never really slow. But now all days have their own version of fun, and my learning curve is really getting up now.

How are your impressions of this board - especially when not taking part of one design competition (which is another game)? Is there something I could and should learn and try with it?

All the best
Per - Denmark
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24 Sep 2026 9:59am
Agree 😎
New experience for me at 65yo, as never done longboards or raceboards

Simple, versatile, built tough, and loads of fun - plenty of foil or fin days here in Thailand, but LT is often the go to when wind is marginal, or short chop/shorebreak are too nasty (somehow in our "winter" northerlies we get light fluky winds combined with high wind water state 😂)

Ditched the centreboard, it tracks upwind fine without
Added Exocet flat deck cover, so easy to move around the board
Using 36 freeride fin
Gybes well enough if my technique is on, finding it helps to move back to increase pivot
Also bought Ezzy Zephyr 7.5, super low aspect shape designed for longboards, fantastic upgrade and 10cm outhaul tuning range means it handles 5-20+ knots no drama, and at 95kg I like more power

Superb toy, adds many days on the water, turns light or sketchy conditions into big fun, also (surprisingly) great option for wilder conditions, ride swells/small waves, plus works well as SUP 😀
Love that Windsurfer race scene has thrived for so many decades, but no racing required, LT is one-board-does-it-all 😀
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