Werner Gnigler - JP
Robert Stroj - NP
Peter Thommen-Thommen
Sebastian Wenzel-Fanatic
David Ezzy-Ezzy
Barry Spanier-Maui sails
Roberto Ricci-RRD
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Werner Gnigler - JP
Robert Stroj - NP
Peter Thommen-Thommen
Sebastian Wenzel-Fanatic
David Ezzy-Ezzy
Barry Spanier-Maui sails
Roberto Ricci-RRD
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Chris Lockwood- Mistral
James Dinnis- Carbon Art
AMAC- Wild Winds/ Ka Sails
Shane O'callaghan - Wind Force
Ben Pridham - Jump City
Paul Gravelle - Gravelle
George Greenough - George Greenough
Ben Severne - Severne
Scotty Mckercher - Severne
Mark Stone - Stone Surf
Plenty more inspiring innovators out there!
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Plenty more inspiring innovators out there!
James Hooper should be on that list.
Barry Spanier-Maui sails and Art Szpunar-Maui sails are S2 now ...
Harold "Iggy" Ige : Mistral / Naish
Nils Rosenblad, : Naish
Willem Blaauw, : Gaastra / NP
Kai Hopf : North Sails /Duotone
Pat Goodman : Goodsails / Gaastra / Cabrinha
I think there have been some small omissions to this list - but i am a bit biased.
That guy from WA that was the go to for Race winning boards back in the 90s when pros drove ferraris and bought houses with their winnings and sponsorship dollars. Boards were fast , 5.5 kgs and strong as.
Priced about the same as boards are today - but in 90s dollars (so about 6 grand in today's money) - and there was usually a 20 board queue to get one.
They were windsurfing technology boards.
And that other guy from Norway who won world tour events as well as a Silver in the Olympics - and revolutionised light wind sailing, board range and created the new normal in modern wave boards (with some help from Scotty Mckercher)
Warren Thompson (I bought mine from Santosha/Star)
Greg Laurenson (Star and Santosha)
Ian Greenleaf and Michael Brown 'Wind FX' boards
Steve McGeary 'Speed' Slalom and Race Boards
Andrew Regan Caveman
Warren Cornish 'Cornish' boards
Bob McTavish Hollow Race and Slalom boards and prolly the first to use wood veneer?
and as mentioned previous George Greenough
All amazing Aussie innovators and designers
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I think there have been some small omissions to this list - but i am a bit biased.
That guy from WA that was the go to for Race winning boards back in the 90s when pros drove ferraris and bought houses with their winnings and sponsorship dollars. Boards were fast , 5.5 kgs and strong as.
Priced about the same as boards are today - but in 90s dollars (so about 6 grand in today's money) - and there was usually a 20 board queue to get one.
They were windsurfing technology boards.
And that other guy from Norway who won world tour events as well as a Silver in the Olympics - and revolutionised light wind sailing, board range and created the new normal in modern wave boards (with some help from Scotty Mckercher)
I am guessing that guy from Norway is Starboards Svein Rasmussen 
(with help from a fair few others over the years 
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Who was windsurfing technology boards?
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Ian Greenleaf and Michael Brown 'Wind FX' boards
Steve McGeary 'Speed' Slalom and Race Boards
Andrew Regan Caveman
Warren Cornish 'Cornish' boards
Bob McTavish Hollow Race and Slalom boards and prolly the first to use wood veneer?
and as mentioned previous George Greenough
All amazing Aussie innovators and designers
Also, Bill Riddell, Martin Cooper, Peter Cochrane, and Mike Perry for Wind Action
Jimmy Lewis for Sailboards Maui, etc. who made boards for many pros including Fred Heywoods record breaking speed board.
Ed Angulo - another legendary Hawaiian shaper
Kym Thomson - Watercooled
Tom Leudecke - Good ol' slalom boards
And what about the old Wild Winds Sails ? They were all the rage
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Ken Winner head designer for Bic Sport
But the board shaped by Ron van den Berg ...
...and Matt TobinSelect to expand quoteazuli said..ducati said..
Ian Greenleaf and Michael Brown 'Wind FX' boards
Steve McGeary 'Speed' Slalom and Race Boards
Andrew Regan Caveman
Warren Cornish 'Cornish' boards
Bob McTavish Hollow Race and Slalom boards and prolly the first to use wood veneer?
and as mentioned previous George Greenough
All amazing Aussie innovators and designers
Also, Bill Riddell, Martin Cooper, Peter Cochrane, and Mike Perry for Wind Action
Jimmy Lewis for Sailboards Maui, etc. who made boards for many pros including Fred Heywoods record breaking speed board.
Ed Angulo - another legendary Hawaiian shaper
