The Origins of Windsurfing

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From: http://www.surfertoday.com/windsurfi...and-35-seconds




"The history of windsurfing if full of hidden secrets, untold tales, controversial debates, and unique testimonials. The truth behind the invention of the sport itself is not absolutely clear, but a few names are inevitably linked to windsurfing.

Diane and Hoyle Schweitzer, S. Newman Darby, Jim Drake, Peter Chilvers, Arnaud de Rosnay and Richard Eastaugh are some of the characters deeply connected to the birth of the wind sport.

In "Wind & Waves - The Invention of Windsurfing," director Bill Weir gathered historical footage and relevant information about the origins of the outdoor activity. Weir succumbed to brain cancer (1963-2009) but he left a paramount documentary.

His work is pretty impressive. Bill talks with Woody Brown, a pioneer surfer and sail designer, who reveals how, back in the 1930s, wave riders used to roll out portable sails to get back to the beach with the power of the wind."

CONTINUED AT: http://www.surfertoday.com/windsurfi...and-35-seconds



https://vimeo.com/17668545

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The Darby Sailboard circa 1965
http://en.wikipedia.org



Images from 1978
http://www.fsps.muni.cz/~tvodicka/da...ook-23/09.html


http://danewsblog.blogspot.com/2012/...jim-drake.html


1929, things seemed to have started sooner on snow.
https://www.pinterest.com


Things have come a good distance over the decades.


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