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| MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: Ten Cate Sports Products PO Box 58 Alemelo Holland SHAPER: Molded DESIGN: Windsurfer DESIGNERS: Jim Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer |
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| SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION Roto-molded polyester shell, filled with foam, molded centreboard box, mast box and fin box, molded anti-slip deck. DIMENSIONS
Nose: rounded Tail: square Deck: flat, Bottom: flat, Rails: high chine rail in nose, to low chine at tail, mostly 60/40 Rocker: slight, nose lift |
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| NOTES
BOARD HISTORY Manufactured February 1978. Purchased Salvation Army Store, Tempe, Sydney May 2000 DESIGN HISTORY Earliest record of board and sail is credited to Tom Blake, circa 1935
Note Hands-Free sailing technique of Bigler?, in Hawaii, circa 1967 in Dale Davis' The Golden Breed, 1968. Also note the interest in Surf-Sailing, initially by Woody Brown's catamaran at Waikiki circa 1940 and Hobie Alter's Hobie Cat, circa 1966. Original rig design was patented in 1968 by Jim Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer (see below), the board was based on mid 1960's standard malibu board template. Initially little interest was shown in the USA, but the design proved popular in Europe, essentially as an alternatine to small sailing boats. In Hawaii, a small committed group radically pushed the design to it's limits in the surfzone, and in a short period had introduced the rubber universal, harness and footstraps and eliminated the centreboard. Early design was focused on board and fin shape, producing a virtual menagerie of variation. See Sailbord Fin Catalogue. By 1988 board design had relatively stabilised and the large manufacturers invested in producing lighter and stronger boards in epoxy resins. This period also saw dramatic advances in sail and rig design. COMMENTS The influence of surfing on the development of the Windsurfer is well documented. The significant imact on surfing and surfboard design by windsurfing is usually downplayed by most surfing commentators... 1.The successful application of expoxy technology to surfboard manufacture has only been possible by accessing the expensive and difficult advances made by the sailboard industry betwen 1980 to 1990. 2. The development of tow-in surfing on the outer reefs of Hawaii was preceeded by extensive ''testing'' by sailboarders, essentially the same crew that pioneered tow-in. The use of footstraps being a crucial factor. REFERENCES Evans, Jeremy : The Complete Guide to Windsurfing Evans Brothers Limited Montague House, Rusell Square, London WC1B 5BX 1983. Pages 12 to15. CONDITION: 7. |
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FIN No. 2
CENTREBOARDS
London Patent Office Specification, circa 1971 # 1 258 317
Evans, Jeremy : The Complete Guide to Windsurfing Evans Brothers Limited Montague House, Rusell Square, London WC1B 5BX 1983. Page 14. |
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