Wind glider
The Windglider is a windsurf board . The sports equipment was developed and produced by Fred Ostermann in Altforweiler, Saarland, until the early 1980s .
In 1982 Fred Ostermann sold the Windglider company to the French group BIC , which also produces the world-famous BIC lighters and BIC ballpoint pens. The main feature was a groove at the rear of the board, which, in addition to saving weight, had the advantage of increasing the stability of the trunk.
Windsurfing first became an Olympic discipline at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles . At the time, the Windglider was the only approved surfboard with which the competitions were held.
| Technical specifications | Wind glider | Windglider Spider | Windglider tandem | Windglider Ranger |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hull | ||||
| material | Glass fiber plastic fully foamed | Glass fiber plastic fully foamed | Glass fiber plastic fully foamed | Glass fiber plastic fully foamed |
| length | 390 cm | 465 cm | 675 cm | 281 cm |
| width | 65 cm | 58 cm | 70 cm | 62 cm |
| height | 14 cm | 14 cm | 17 cm | 13.5 cm |
| Colours | White | different | different | different |
| mast | ||||
| material | Fiberglass | Fiberglass | Fiberglass | aluminum |
| height | 450 cm | 450 cm | 450 cm | 275 cm |
| Mast base | polyamide | polyamide | polyamide | polyamide |
| joint | polyamide | polyamide | polyamide | stainless steel |
| sail | ||||
| material | Dacron | Dacron | Dacron | Dacron |
| Weight | 160 g / m² | 160 g / m² | 160 g / m² | 160 g / m² |
| size | 5.8 m² | 5.8 m² | 2 x 5.8 m² | 2.8 m² |
| Colours | different | different | different | different |
| sword | ||||
| material | Wood | Wood | Wood | Wood |
| Handle bar | ||||
| material | Anodized aluminum | Anodized aluminum | Anodized aluminum | Anodized aluminum |
| diameter | 32 mm | 32 mm | 32 mm | 32 mm |