I TRIED TO SURF A WOODEN PLANK | DIY Windsurf Board
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Published 2024-04-23
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0:00 The idea
1:30 Measuring the specs
1:55 The fin
3:50 The mast base
5:59 Footstraps
7:25 Adding some scoop
8:02 Fine tuning
8:48 Slim Shady
11:05 The first test
12:22 Will it work?
13:10 Can I do a jibe?
14:07 Success
16:55 Future plan
All Comments (21)
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You could also do the opposite now and make a sail out of bedsheets and put it on a modern board
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You jump on this one better than I do - on the regular board 🤣
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Looking forward to part two. There should have a rule you can use anything from a basic builders store apart for foam Insulation boards or expanding foam.
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Companies: there is our brand new 3000€ surfboard made out of NASA carbon fiber, unicorn poop and rainbow dust! Nico: Well I have this wood laying around....
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This is one of the best things I've ever seen on the internet (& I've been using it for 35 years). Genius!
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Best windsurf Youtuber. Thanks for the entertaining content Nico😄
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Fantastic video Nico. Hilarious. Manufacturers are sweating and shaking in their shaping rooms. This is the barn door board revolution 😂👍💥
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DIY boards would be a cool category for Slalom X
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Amazing that you made it work and nailed the first jibe perfectly ! 🤣 Big respect!
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You’ve touch the feeling of the pioneers of windsurf ! Passion and hope , then let’s go see how it works .
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40 years ago, Mike Waltze took down a hollow-core door from his bedroom, mounted a sail and fin on it and got it going, then when home and rehanged the door. Steve Wilkings took photos of all of it. Significantly lower stakes than your project, and significantly more flotation. Still, bravo, especially on that live-or-die jibe. Next step: put a foil on it. Also, big up for the Midnight Oil clip.
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Actually held my breath for that first gybe 😄
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Most impressive gybe ever!! 🤣 So funny!! We look forward to your improvements! (And, hopefully, a guest carpenter coach to keep you from hurting yourself in the shop.)
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Please continue that was the funniest windsurfing video I have seen 🎉🎉🎉😂 On a plank of wood you still jibe better than I do on my freeride board. I doubt my life choices that lead to this fact😅
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Loved it. Had such a stupid smile on my face all the way till the end. It's like Topgear and their "genius" testing ideas. This is a true entertainment. Respect, man ❤
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Amazing. I can't believe that you did gybe perfectly with this wooden board. 👏👏👏👏
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As a boat builder i love seeing this.... as designing on the fly is what its all about... well done
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Da kommt der Spruch: "Der gewinnt auch auf einer Klotür!" her. Good on you! 👍🤙
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Tbh this was really sick. You know what would be fun? Do a challenge with a few pro windsurfers that they need to make their own board and do a race. Maybe even slalom x stuff too depending how much of a challenge you want to make it. Really keep up the good work love your videos and even use them when I give windsurfing lessons or to show people who are struggling with for instance light wind plaining. Hope to see you once and race with you on the foil!
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hahaha.. I feel a challenge coming on!!! Wait until you see my tequila tree board
