Here’s a project I just shipped to a fellow Swaylockian. He wanted a Hybrid Windsurfing SUP design that he could ride light wind surf in Florida and let the wife and kids (and him) use it as an SUP.
The challenge was to marry the two designs together, which differ significantly when it comes to rocker configurations, the addition of footstraps, a mast track, and carrying slot. We also used some out of the norm material on the deck and a multi fin option for both wave riding and what windsurfers call “going to weather”.
As many of you know, I was very active in sailboard design throughout the 80’s, developing the 2nd fastest sailboard which was clocked by radar, and some of the first revolutionary moves in windusrfing have been accredited to star rider Brett Lickle while surfsailing hookipa. Moves like barrel rools, forward loops, and double loops… Brett was also one of the first to tackle Jaws on Maui, and today is Laird Hamilton’s tow in partner.
This request required clearing out a lot of “cobwebs” from the 2nd and 3rd rows of my designer mind before tackling tis request. Here’s some pix of the journey.