he Formula Windsurfing Class have joined forces with Starboard to offer a Formula One Design concept for the 2012 Olympic Games. The proposed equipment will be raced throughout 2008 at international events and championships; debuting at the Sines - Portugal Grand Prix from 6th to 10th May. Read what Svein Rasmussen has to say about his vision for the Olympics . . .
Olympic windsurfing.. by Svein Rasmussen.
Windsurfing has been an sport Olympic since the LA games in 1984 when Stephan Van Den Bergh won the Gold medal on a Windglider. At that time the participants were not allowed to use a harness or to pump the rig. Since then things have changed step by step and Olympic windsurfing is catching up with the sport of windsurfing. The current RSX is actually a planing hull and potentially the link to bring Olympic windsurfing from a Hybrid stage to a fully planing sport. The technological developments over the years in the Formula Windsurfing class has reduced the planing threshold, matching the current 6 knots wind minimum for Olympic windsurfing.
The Formula windsurfing class has been the most popular windsurfing class over the last 8 years and no events have been cancelled due to lack of wind since 2001. It was thus with great pleasure Starboard accepted a proposal from the Formula Windsurfing class to provide a one design package solution for the Games. The package includes a state of the art Formula 162 , a custom made Deboichet fin and a light and efficient rig, all at a price which is significantly more cost effective than the current Olympic equipment.
We at Starboard see the Techno 293 and the FE class as the feeder classes to the FOD class. Our aim is to support exciting growth in the racing segment of windsurfing through an attractive Olympic class.
We forwarded our submission to ISAF on March 15 this year and a final decision will be made by ISAF in Nov 08.
Please read on for the full presentation.
Thanks for your support.
Svein Rasmussen
Formula Windsurfing One Design Powerpoint Presentation:
http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/files/usercontent/pages/Formula_Windsurfing_One_Design-Powerpoint_presentation.pdf
Formula Windsurfing Olympic 2012 - Overview:
http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/files/usercontent/pages/Formula_Windsurfing_One_Design_Olympic_2012.pdf
Source: http://www.internationalwindsurfing....sp?newsid=1644
