original sail from the movie Windrider ;)

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westhammer
westhammer
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2 Sep 2017 3:45pm


















This sail was given to me by the Sultan, its the original sail that was in the movie Windrider. Dave Sheen is the rider played by PC Simpson in the movie.Stoked to have this piece of windsurfing history .if you look closely you can still see the palm and knee indentations in the sail made by Nicole Kidman ;)
P.C_simpson
P.C_simpson
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3 Sep 2017 7:42pm
You need a Z Boom to go with it..
Bender
Bender
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3 Sep 2017 7:49pm
P.C_simpson said..
You need a Z Boom to go with it..


I've got one if you want one
remery
remery
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3 Sep 2017 9:05pm
Plus a Strata Skeg.
Tardy
Tardy
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4 Sep 2017 11:54am
Good historical score .
don't remember that movie I'm too young .
Wetspot
Wetspot
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4 Sep 2017 3:36pm
Nice board you have it on there too. Who shaped that one? we have a couple of the old Mambo/Merimbula sailboards floating around too.
westhammer
westhammer
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4 Sep 2017 4:26pm
P.C_simpson said..
You need a Z Boom to go with it..





This is the original z boom that came with the sail courtesy of the Sultan.You can see this exact boom on the rig in the movie and in the stills.Years ago I had know problem tying these boom but I am buggerd if I can do it now. A forgotten art.
westhammer
westhammer
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4 Sep 2017 4:29pm
Agrid said..
Plus a Strata Skeg.






This is as close as I have to a strata skeg at the moment. This one is a Football Fence skeg from 85.
westhammer
westhammer
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4 Sep 2017 4:46pm
Wetspot said..
Nice board you have it on there too. Who shaped that one? we have a couple of the old Mambo/Merimbula sailboards floating around too.
























The board was shaped by Hugh Bowden for Rohan Cudmore for one of the early eighties Merimbula classics.After a little research it was amazing to see some of the names of sailors who attended this event in the past.The posters for this event are amazing and would love to have a complete set hanging on my walls.I have only ever seen one come up for sale on eBay and unfortunately missed it :(.Wetspot can you show us a couple of shots of your Merimbula boards ?
westhammer
westhammer
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4 Sep 2017 4:49pm
Tardy said..
Good historical score .
don't remember that movie I'm too young .


You can watch the full movie on youtube there are a couple of scenes that are classic
RichardG
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4 Sep 2017 5:19pm
I suspect the board in the film is a Santosha shaped by the late Greg Laurenson.
DavidJohn
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5 Sep 2017 12:13am
Wish I still had my Merimbula/Mambo board.

Sparky
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4 Sep 2017 11:14pm
DavidJohn said..
Wish I still had my Merimbula/Mambo board.



Do you still have those arms?
DavidJohn
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5 Sep 2017 2:35pm
Sparky said..



DavidJohn said..
Wish I still had my Merimbula/Mambo board.






Do you still have those arms?




Ha.. The hair is now grey but the arms are not to bad..

40yrs of windsurfing will do that..
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