Windsurfing brochures & ads ’80′s – early 2000′s (F2, Fanatic, Hi-Fly, Aquata, Bic, Magnum, Tornado, WindSpeed) part1
May 2, 2011 by zaosan
If you started windsurfing at least 10 years ago you may spot your equipment of those days by going through this post. If you don’t find what you are looking for, check again later, because the material I have collected is rather much and I will be adding new stuff constantly.
If you are impatient, just ask me what you are looking for and I’ll try my best to find it.
F2 1995 BOARDS RANGE
F2 1996 brochure
F2 news MAG 1998 - Click& wait pps presentation to load
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F2 brochure 2000 – click title & wait to load the ppt presentation
FANATIC 198? & 1983
Fanatic ’80’s brochure – Click & wait to load the full content of the above brochure – ppt presentation
HiFly 1984 & 1985
WindSpeed Sailboards 1986
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Windsurfing brochures & ads ’80′s – early 2000′s - part 2
quai-34-1999-catalog-windsurfing-boards : Click &wait to download pdf
Because for years the QUAI 34 catalog has been one of the best references for the sport. The 1999 catalog was printed in 70.000 copies.
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Fanatic ’80’s brochure – Click & wait to load the full content of the above brochure – ppt presentation
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quai-34-1999-catalog-windsurfing-boards : Click &wait to download pdf
Epic !!!
Thanks SPRO GR-393,
I wish you all the best for your 2011 competition programm.
Keep us posted.
Hi
I remember all that stuff.
Brings back memories.
John
Hi John,
Good memories, I’m sure.
hello from philippines, thanks a lot for this page….it brings back memories and i got to used this page for my reference on the 1991 f2 sputnik models…it really help me a lot on my work project…keep up the good work….can i request for the bic shortboard lines circa 95 t0 99….thanks a lot and more power…more winds for all of us….. george
Nice to hear I provided reference for a project.
George, for the 1999 BIC, look @ the Quai 34 – 1999 catalog – windsurfing boards pdf
Une sacrée bonne époque avec un max de matos même STAR SURF que j’ai acheté le 1 avril 1980. AUCHAN les avait pendus au plafond, voiles gréées.
Excellent retour en arrière.
Et la pan am HIFLY, de trés bons souvenirs au lac de VILLENEUVE/RAHO.
all right! feels like being 12 again, when I started windsurfing.
many years are gone now, but still know a lot of this gear!
very nice to see my old board again, good stuff
Verry nice, is it also possible with sails?
Yes Rob, I have some material and I will show them, maybe on a different post because the existing one has already gone too heavy.
I found your blog while searching for some photos of Aquata boards.
I’ve made my first steps on this yellow 370 monster…. :->
Thx a lot for this,
keep goin on… aloha
Glad to see it works Tobi. That’s how I started this blog – searching in vain…
very cool to see my old garda board and sail from the 80′s – still have it and kids use it weekly… is and american brochure available for the mistral garda and equiptment from this time?
Hi Ken,
Using nowdays vintage equipment is a very special pleasure. No apart from the posted Greek ad, I don’t think I have more Garda stuff.
Wow!! Brings back memories!! I started windsurfing in 1983 when I was 7 years old with my dad’s Mistral Competition Light and a 6m on a lake! Just looking at the old brochures it brings back loads of memories! I windsurf competitively in my teens and had boards from Mistral, Cobra, F2, Bic and AHD with sails from Neilpryde!
Terrific archive! I’ve been trying to find any documentation of my first board, it was called a Sailboard Free, there was also a Sailboard Fun circa 1978-1980? Predecessors I think to the above Sailboard ad. I have personal pics of me on it but have no printed material, would love to read the adverts for them.
Sorry Rafael, but I have nothing from those early days. I made my first steps in 1979 with a board I did not chose myself and it took me a year to start shopping around, while the only Greek magazine covering the sport came out in 1981.
Hello ,
I have started on a Bic Jaz then I bought an Oceanis V270 ( world production speed champion) and then one of my favourite the TIGA 260 Slalom and Tiga WAVE.
Now I have the Tabou pocket wave and have started kitesurfing.
Etienne
Hi! Excellent site. I am hoping you can help me with some information about an F2 Maui Project Wave board I used to have. I need the dimensions – pretty sure it was a 2001. It was an 8’2″ – blue lettering. Either a 2001 or 2002. Do you have the F2 brochure from those years? I looked through the 2000 F2 brochure, and I know it was after that. Can you post the brochures if you have them? Thanks. Lori
Hi Lori,
Sorry I don’t have brochures of more recent boards. My intention was to keep alive memories of brands no longer around and items produced at a time that filing & archiving was hard and expensive.
I cannot find any excuses for companies still active, not to have fully documented archives from ~2000 on, since all the material was produced in digital form. This is a demand by all the customers who honoured those brands and their products and is also an indication how much these companies respect their history.
Talking about your ex-board I don’t think it is impossible to find the info Googling
WOW this is awesome collection! I was hoping you can check if you have something about Mistral RTX & Mistral MTX (Race and Freerace boards) from year 2002.
Thanks in advance!
My AHD 275 from the late 1990′s was faster than my new iSonic today. The AHD didn’t jibe as good in races but as far as outright speed it was faster. And yes I had matching shorts to the Fanatic Rat board.
sensational !!!
thanks a lot
it would be great if you could post 1998-1999 F2 brochures
Thanks Marco,
The 1998 range is already there: F2 news MAG 1998 – Click& wait pps presentation to load
Sorry no 1999 material available. Maybe in the future if I get a contribution.
Sorry I was not exact , I meant 1988 and 1989 brochures not 1998.
I have a mint condition (for her 20+ years) lightning, but I don’t know the exact make year, very similar to the 1990 graphics though.
Ciao marco
Aquata, Klepper and Marlin still in use for school, unbreakable boards
BeroToy and other we hold for history…
Now I`m missing my Marlin 737
Nice collection of old pictures… Thx for sharing
What a journey! My first board was a Sailboard Grand Prix (1978?) and I have just managed to find an UNUSED one – dare not sail it. I also have original wooden boomed windsurfer regatta which I sail regularly as well as a TC36 and a Rocket 99, why did the high tech stuff spoil the party, all the old gear was rigged in a couple of minutes and away you go! these brochures are wonderful. what about stuff that never was any good TC39, Laser Surf Sprint, all the hi-fly disasters, Hey there was the Dufour Wing (first board to round Cape Horne if I remember correctly) and all the custom boards that were truly terrible and we could never sail! What a trip down memory lane. Al
Thanks for sharing memories & emotions Al
Ten Cate Spacer Nova. Always windy, always sunny, it seemed. Thanks for the memory trip
I love these old pics and brochures, iIt makes me remember of the past when i was a child.
My father first board was a Windglider with wood type wishbone, then a Mistal competition, then a Hifly 500, then a Fanatic Fox, then a F2 Lighnting Race. When I was 11 year old I got my on board a Tiga Sprint, then I moved to a F2 Sunset Race, then Coppelo prototype and Tiga VR257, all that pictures make me think of the dreams of board I had in the past, i could remember the BIC750 ken winner when it was launched, the bic show even before, the Mistral Diamond Head & Hookipa, ….. kind a trip to the past …
Thanks for sharing Gwenael.
Thanks a lot for this stuff!!! It has been a great pleausre to discover the original advertising of my first board: 1983′s AMF Mares “Poly”.
Thank you very much indeed.
Simone
My pleasure, Simone.
I like your windsurfing site and I will explore it when I return to Athens, with proper internet.
See you around sometime…
Lots of memories; great to see a brochure for Aquata! I should still have a stack of early 80s windsurf magazines at home in Italy.
Luca
this is a great overview and remembers me on my beginnings of windsurfing. Started with Kneissl Regatta, then follows Sailboard 335A, after that Mistral Diamond Head and now I use an old custom made board of a no name shop that closed a few years later . But the board is running as fast as in 1985. I remember a lot of boards I’d tested like Klepper, F2 Sunset slalom, Mistral Malibu, TenCate Spacer. I own another old Mistral Brochure. Are you interested to add it to your collection?
I will do it with pleasure Norbert. Just send it to my e-mail address.
Any foto you may have of the Kneissl Regatta is also welcome, as this is the first time I hear the brand.
Thanks for this great trip down memory lane!
Wow, this is amazing I am not that nostalgic, but I do get emotional seeing this.
When possible, please help to find the 1984 Klepper brochure (with the s206 and s207 and others). Preferably in dutch, but english is great as well !
Thank you !
Hi Bart, I will try my best.
…many, many thanks from Italy: at least I have seen again my old Sailboard Race, mythic division II boat; if possible can you find also ads about my others surf? They were always Sailboard, the Grand Prix for div.I and Fun (shortboard).
Thank you again
Francesco – Rome , Italy
Francesco,
I will keep your request in mind when I dig again into the vintage archives. Do you remember the year of production?
Regards
Must be around 1980-1982 [...many years ago ): ]
Best regards
Framcesco
I just bought a Mistral surf partner. I can’t find any info on it at all! Can anyone help me out? crwconcrete@yahoo.com
surf partner? Are you sure Brad you are talking about a Mistral?
Surf Partner was a different brand as you may see in the post…
cheers guys, i just got the greatest flashback! the f2 comet, my first planning!
I’m selling my 1985 Fanatic Fox Light Wind 370, finally! Thanks for the memories!
thanks for the memories. God we used to spend our cash on a lot of crap kit back in the old days. Just goes to show that the manufacturers were just shooting in the wind literally with design, and had no idea what would work, they just went with a trend. Having said that, would love to sail a Div 2 board or a windsurfer regatta again in a force 3 in the mediteranean, there was something simple and refreshing about windsurfing then.
Hi Jan,
Maybe in the future you may have this opportunity – check this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OpenDiv2/. A friend and racer of the category Stratos Efthyvoulidis,organized mid September a retro event:
INTERNATIONAL DIVISION 2 AND RACEBOARD MEETING
12 to 16 September 2012
AT:Lily Ann Beach Hotel, Elia Beach, Nikiti Halkidiki, Greece
Unfortunately the wind was not strong enough these days, but we look forward to the next event.
By the way I like your Environmental portraits especially the subway ones.
Hi have you got any info on old Wayler boards? I am after the volume and a bit of history on them. I have one in fairly good condition and I love it. 3.8m long, I am able to send a pic if you like. I also have a TC Spacer and a HiFly 500, also really nice boards to use, all are in original perfect condition.
Hi Damien,
I’m glad you still enjoy this nice collection of vintage boards. Unfortunately I have no more material on the Waylers.
Pictures are always welcome.
Good day from South Africa
Really good memories from looking through these brochures. I bought a “Windsurfer” new in 1984 and was taught on this board…..then later I bought a Windurfer Rocket 99. My origional longboard “Windurfer” lasted 26 years until I became brave again and jumped over a wave at Yzerfontein on the West Coast of SA which broke the board in 2. I was so sad losing this board after 26 years.
Recently I bought a Wayler windsurfer second hand still in very good condition and my 15 year old son is now very eager to start learning. Cannot wait for the December holidays to go out to the West Coast again.
Honored ending for your “Winsurfer” Herman. I wish you & your son some marvelous windsurfing holidays.
Hi There, Wow your a real historian when it comes to vintage windsurfing. Loved looking at the old ads. I have just started collecting a bit of vintage gear. I have an old windsurfer one design and just picked up a Wayler YPSI in good condition. I found this link while trying to get a part for my Wayler Mast Post. Well done to you the work you are doing, it is terrific. Best wishes from Australia.
Thanks Craig for your words of appreciation. I’m sure you will enjoy your vintage gear.
Salutations from Greece.
hy wasnt there an alpha phantom in circa 81 82 love the crit that was one of my boards but i realy want to see the alfa? alpha phantom thank you. uri san francisco used to surf in israel.
Thanks for the message. Although I had prepared Alpha 1983 & 1994 material to post, I neglected to do it.
Check the post. I included the Greek 1981 Alpha range presentation, which unfortunately has poor photos.
The missing info of the Phantom are:
Length 390cm
Width 64cm
Volume 290 l
Wow…i still have my Klepper for teaching ,i raced W.S. 80 to 83 .an Alpha 83 . and super light 84…love to find an W.S. in good shape…word is they made a limit order in 2011 sold for 2k ,about double of 1980..sold out
Second post now. I just sold my old Wayler and TC spacer and picked up a BIC Metal Rock (139lt) really good condition, also on loan to me is a F2 Sputnik 285 (115lt) what are your thoughts on these boards? Have a great Christmas and New Years, from Brisbane Australia.
Definitely you moved to the Funboard class Damien. Both boards were very successful shapes and you will greatly enjoy them. One smaller wave fun/wave oriented board would complete your rides range if you sail in areas with some waves. Let us have some feedback.
Just realised the F2 Sputnik 285 I have on loan to me is the World Cup Edition. I am yet to try the F2, but the BIC Metal Rock is an amazingly fast board. Almost instantly on the plane in 15knot winds with a 4m2 Wave Sail. Thanks for a great site, BTW is there a Part 2 for this site as this is only Part 1?
It is in the same post, but starts again alphabetically , because I didn’t want to re arange the already posted material.
Hi, have someone who has an old Wind Speed, he is after some info. I have ample photos and will be getting a copy of the original manual for it too. Can I send you the pics please. Where do I find your email address?
Thanks again
Great site. I started windsurfing in 1980 and still have my Mistral Superlite, Malibu and my very special Cobra 290 carbon fibre, one of the firsts to have carbon fibre. If anybody knows how to get parts for the Malibu daggerboard would be much appreciated.
Ciao from ITALY. Very nice site, good memories!!!!
Fantastic the good old days the F2 the Tiga, the sinfull i only miss the Bic Show with the three fins – my first funboard !!!!
Now I remember how old I am
OK,I know what you mean, but stepping on a board and go blasting makes me feel great.
I had a 1984 F2 Comet and your old brochures have made memories come flooding back. Look at the old sails, monster booms and pictures of everyone enjoying the sport, not like nowadays where windsurfing is aimed at wave sailing.
Dear Zaosan!
It is great that you post this old brochures I found the brochure of the Klepper S5 here only. I have bought this used board this week but i culd not get the fin for it. I would like to ask you if you have brochure or users manul of the klepper surf where I could get the form and the measures of the fin I would be very glad! Thank you in advance:
Balazs
Hi Balazs,
Congratulations for the acquisition of the S5. This is a very special board. Back then, most production boards were more like the S3 & S4, while such a pintail/missile bow shaped board & fitted with footstraps, was definitely exotic.
Unfortunately, I never owned any Klepper & I have no details about it’s fin, except that it was made out of Lexan. I would expect for it a fin of the Freemove/Freewave shape of today, close to 22 cm long. BUT…
Do you have the dagger-board and in what conditions do you plan to sail it? Because if there is no dagger-board, then I would try to sail it with a Freeride fin more than double the normal size.
There are some finbox addaptors that allow the use of different types of fins, but I don’t even know the type of the finbox of the S5. In addition, I doubt the finbox is strong enough to tolerate fast sailing on a single large fin.
The German magazine SURF, on February 1982 tested 2 Kleppers S3 & S6, so maybe during that year they also tested your S5, but I have no access to this archive at the moment, while even if I found the test, no fin details were usually given.
The info of the S5 are: L 361cm, W 66.5cm, V 230 liters, weight 18kg
I wish you luck and your sailing comments are welcome.
Dear Zoosan! Thank you for your answer and for the unknow informations!
I plan to use the new board with dagger-board on the Lake Balaton. During some investigation I found the following data for the fin for KLEPPER
length: 26cm
base width: 15,5cm
Szerokość mocowania: 0,9cm”
it is so close to the datas you estimated that I will buy this fin first. I hope that the good weather will come soon and I can try the board!
Best regards and thank you again!
Balazs
Hi Zaosan,
Just after some info on a BIC 200SL Tri-Fin with dagger board and original fins. I cant seem to find anything about this board anywhere on the internet, not even on the BIC site.
The board is approx 3.12m x 67cm
I even got the original large pin style mast connector with the board which is in good condition. The clips to hold the mast foot in are not the best so I am going to modify with stainless fittings instead.
A friend seems to think it could be a prototype?
Any help would be great.
Sorry Damien, but you’re not going through my post carefully.
The information is there: http://hitthewave.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/bic-sailboard-range-1984.jpg
No prototype, just a 1984 production model.
This was no prototype. You just have to replace it with pins that go down both sides of the mast step. They were designed to pop out under enough stress so that the board wouldn’t come apart. i am surprised this has lasted as long as it did.
The golden ages, when the windsurf was more than sport, one board for all conditions, and we sail everything. I have yet my TC Shot but I never had the girl of the adv, I didn´t find my other myth, the HiFly extreme 272. Now 42 years old, 3 boards, 6 sails, one wife and 2 boys, …too much for a 90 litres board. From Spain, thanks zaosan!!!
Nice memories Paco. Show your boys how to do it!
Coincidence, I’m in Madrid right now…
Dear friends,
Already for years I am looking voor the mistral brochure from 1986… In these days was completely ‘in love’ with that range of Mistral and I kept it under my pillow. Now I would like to dream on. Can anybody help me?
Gerard