Look what i found in the shed... what do you think

Coca cola stripes! maybe from the '84 worlds?

Are you the same guy who asked questions about an old Vinta board and then used the information to try to flog it off on eBay?

geez, bit rough thunderboy, he only asked 'are u the same guy' and it was politely worded.

Ahh yes, please call me what you want, play the man, give insults if that makes you feel better. Remember the Seabreeze forums are mean to be friendly places where we can share information and have fun.

A quick search reveals this thread:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=42109&SearchTerms=thunder74

If my memory serves me correctly you did list the board and sail on eBay. This thread has links to those eBay sales. Had no luck selling your old gear? Thats too bad.

If you are going to lie and cheat try to make sure there isn't anyone around who knows some of the facts.

It's not from the Olympics - if memory serves me correctly the board used in LA was the Windglider (I was only a nipper). It's probably from the Windsurfer Worlds which were held in Perth in the early/mid eighties.

Incidentally, it would be utterly worthless

When it comes to vintage windsurfing gear, unless you have a Windsurfer One Design from the early 70's with the teak boom etc. in MINT condition, I don't reckon you'll find too many takers.

so is thunderbox and zeus the same person.

sounds like someone has a touch of the brucies.

Windglider: that was Olympic racing in 1984.

But there was freestyle and slalom as a demo sport, on old one-design Windsurfers. As far as I'm concerned, it was more competitive than racing on the Windglider log. Sail on those freestyle Windsurfer was the same triangle sail as that one, although that one in the picture looks like a lawn pizza.

Value of old one-design Windsurfers: still used for teaching and farting around and social sailing inland, as in North America, in lesser winds. Whatever works.

Good for non-planing freestyle (and some planing) and good for general shape until the wind picks up, in the 10-15 knot range.

Huh, nobody said that above ??
Having said that, wow, that sail is as ugly as some of my older ones...

HULK SMASH!

Looks like Thunder74 is making a strategic retreat. This thread shows how the saga unfolded, a story that probably has not concluded. You can see the old sail there.

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=42109&SearchTerms=thunder74