A classic old school windsurfing shot from Jason Polakow’s first sponsorship deal with Ripcurl. It reminds us just how far windsurfing has come since those early days! Legends such as Jason Polakow, Robby Naish and Bjorn Dunkerbeck were true masters even back then, being able to pull off amazing windsurf moves and ride monster waves on kit that was much heavier and less stable to handle.

For a more in depth background to Jason’s rise to windsurfing fame check out our article: Windsurfing Legends – Jason Polakow

The good news for us mere mortals is that the development of windsurf kit has made the sport much more accessible and extremely quick to learn. Wide, stable beginners boards with nice soft deck foam material, controllable sails and lightweight reduced diameter masts & booms have revolutionised the sport of windsurfing! Come and try it out for yourself…