Paul had been scraping together money to buy windsurfing equipment since he learned to sail in Menorca 1986. The company founded in 1976 has set the tone in the process of developing windsurfing Paul Davey, purchased MK Windsurfing following an Engineering Masters Degree at Manchester Uni. Thanks to the dedication they developed the concept of windsurfing to an extraordinary level. Other 3 World Cups are going to be celebrated in the Canaries: in.Why Mistral is such a classic brand The answer is passion for two elements which are wind and water. Pozo Izquierdo (Gran Canaria) will be celebrating the PWA World Cup in Waves between the 5th and the 10th of July. The Canary Islands and specially Gran Canaria is known to be one of the best locations in the World for Windsurfing.

Mike and Howard sourced the components from Seabase in Cornwall (who also supplied footstrap plugs, fin boxes and the famous Chinook boom clamp). Page Count: 0 Document Number: 18 Filing Date: June 19, 1986.A big part of MK was custom board manufacturing. The Series Six was so successful that Paul licensed the design to Gaastra International.No plaintiff trademarks for this case. When Hawaiian Proline developed a clamp moulded over a continuous tube, Paul sourced this essential part to a Taiwan supplier Kuji Sports International where he commissioned them to manufacture the Series Six boom for the UK (twin tail design 140-240cm).

It also provided an amazingly good chip resistance finish that helped prevent corrosion. They also made a few needle speed boards and Howard entered Weymouth speed week where Fred Heywood managed 30.8 knots in 1983.Howard was a well respected and talented sailor and tested everything to destruction вЂ“ he was a big guy at over 6ft! If he couldnвЂ™t break it, it was strong enough for you! Not only were the booms strong, a company in Tunbridge Wells provided an architectural anodising service (as used by Lloyds bank in London) which gave their boom tubes a distinctive bronze colour. They produced a wide range of boards вЂ“ all for South Coast conditions.

It was effective but a little fiddly. The original MK adjustable boom adjusted in very much the same way as today but stainless pins where held in with velcrose straps to stop them falling out.

1986 Mistral Windsurfers