Gestalt said..
the pwa switched to slalom and foil.

that aside. formula boards and sails revolutionized windsurfing. the gear we use today would not be what it is without it. there is the pre formula gear and the post formula gear

In fact wave and freestile boards followed the Formula concept of short and wide ....

MatStirl said..
No offence but I reckon formula didn't do the sport any good. Enormous fins and sails. Richer sailor with better gear has an advantage and for racing they don't work when wind under 10 knots.

Windsurfing is a very fickle sport with manufacturers always catering for market at the time - or trying to create a new one.

I started racing from the very beginning of Formula Windusrfing and I can tell you something FOIL MAKED IT WORST..... People claimed for those $700 fins and now you need a $2500 foil..... AND 1+ METER DEEP....
Richier always live better... and last longer.

I agree about what you say about manufacturers, but it happens in every product manufactured

mob dog said..
Why are there no more formula boards for 2021, even starboard has stopped making them. I really enjoy using mine for free riding in light wind. Has foiling made them obsolete? The SLW types such as JP and fanatic must be vastly different with narrow rounded tails on them rather than the square 800-900mm wide tails on the formulas. I was hoping to replace my ageing formula one day with a shiny brand new one, looks like refurbishments to keep it going now.

I have 4 of them.... The people look for them to foil and that's where they ended, there is no come back from foil because they suffered to much punishment.

Foils boards with fin didn't work as FW boards. Do not spend money on them if you plan to use it with fins

windsufering said..

pimalu said..

MatStirl said..
No offence but I reckon formula didn't do the sport any good. Enormous fins and sails. Richer sailor with better gear has an advantage and for racing they don't work when wind under 10 knots.

Windsurfing is a very fickle sport with manufacturers always catering for market at the time - or trying to create a new one.

I started racing from the very beginning of Formula Windusrfing and I can tell you something FOIL MAKED IT WORST..... People claimed for those $700 fins and now you need a $2500 foil..... AND 1+ METER DEEP....
Richier always live better... and last longer.

I agree about what you say about manufacturers, but it happens in every product manufactured

mob dog said..
Why are there no more formula boards for 2021, even starboard has stopped making them. I really enjoy using mine for free riding in light wind. Has foiling made them obsolete? The SLW types such as JP and fanatic must be vastly different with narrow rounded tails on them rather than the square 800-900mm wide tails on the formulas. I was hoping to replace my ageing formula one day with a shiny brand new one, looks like refurbishments to keep it going now.

I have 4 of them.... The people look for them to foil and that's where they ended, there is no come back from foil because they suffered to much punishment.

Foils boards with fin didn't work as FW boards. Do not spend money on them if you plan to use it with fins

Lol
get stuck into him boys !

Whats the alternative?


Let me guess....

I used to think the 70cm formula fins were enormous, now they seem really small when you see one plugged into a formula board