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dvCali
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wsatl
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A lot less controversial here than other countries. 
Then again, 98% of US windsurfers have never seen an RS:X in the flesh. |
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coachg
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| wsatl wrote: | A lot less controversial here than other countries.
Then again, 98% of US windsurfers have never seen an RS:X in the flesh. |
Or had the unfortunate luck of trying to carry one.
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konajoe
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| Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:25 am Post subject: |
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| The windsurfing world missed their best shot of reviving the sport. Windsurfer LT would have given a chance for a revival. |
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dvCali
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| Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:08 am Post subject: |
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| coachg wrote: | | wsatl wrote: | A lot less controversial here than other countries.
Then again, 98% of US windsurfers have never seen an RS:X in the flesh. |
Or had the unfortunate luck of trying to carry one.
Coachg |
It is (was) a bulky beast from the specs! (17 Kg ready to go  ) |
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boardsurfr
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| Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| konajoe wrote: | | The windsurfing world missed their best shot of reviving the sport. Windsurfer LT would have given a chance for a revival. |
I very much doubt that. I was at a couple of light wind race events in the last few weeks. At the first one, it was 4 longboarders vs. 10 foilers. A few foilers chose to slog in sub-10 mph wind rather than take the longboard from the car that they had used in previous years.
At the second event, there were 3 longboards, 2 or 3 SUPs, and about 10-15 shortboards. This race actually included one Windsurfer LT, but it was a rental from the local shop (the closed thing to a raceboard they had). No foils were allowed, mostly due to shallow water.
Bottom line: strong interest in foil racing, even from former longboarders; very little interest in the Windsurfer LT. As much as I like the idea behind the LT, I can't see myself spending > $1000 to switch from my Mistral Equipe 2 (or even the F2 Lightning) to a slower board. |
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grantmac017
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| Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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If the LT was any less interesting it would be flat water SUP racing 
Foiling is exactly where windsurfing is headed for tactical course racing. |
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