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David Hands at Rose Bay
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Windsurfing with a Mistral - the hot new technology at the time. Way back when.




That actually looks like a Bic sailboard. Believe it or not, they still make sailboards! www.bicsportwindsurf.com/products/index.php?sportid=1&catid=43&rangeid=166&prodid=371&year=2007&lang=us
jim (only circles in lift) Redmond, WA, 3/28/2007
Yeah, I think you're right. Was Bic originally called Dufour? I'm pretty sure this was made by Dufour - it was my first sailboard in Sydney a long time ago.
KarinM (bE dIfFeRenT) Bellevue, WA, 3/28/2007
Yes, the first boards of that type were made by Dufour wing. See: www.bicsportwindsurf.com/about/index.php?sportid=1&lang=us
jim (only circles in lift) Redmond, WA, 4/4/2007
I worked for Barlow Winches in Australia back when they were the first to import sailboards into Australia. We imported the Dufours and they were great for calm days in Sydney Harbor. It didn't take long for people to discover the need for shorter, higher wind boards for use outside the Harbor.
KarinM (bE dIfFeRenT) Bellevue, WA, 4/4/2007
If anyone is interested,I still have a Dufour windsurfer that I would like to sell complete for $300
soren VOM1A1, May 24
I remember racing a Bic like this. It was quite fast on a lake!
philip (Soli Deo gloria) Woodinville, WA, May 24

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