BLIP – Austrian Board Project

Concept Presentation Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Presentation Content

1. Project Goal 2. Project Participants 3. Philosophy 4. Technical Description 5. Prototype presented 6. Slides

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Project Goal

• Goal of the Project is to develop a new hull for a competitive Windsurfboard. The board should as well be suitable for junior coaching as for high end – Olympic – competition. The design is entered in the ISAF Windsurfing evaluation trials. • The design and construction are not dependant on a brand or producer, one goal of the development is a wide range of possible producers and brands to put the design to the market. BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Project Participants – Peter Krimbacher

• Born in 1958, • Passion for sailing since 1972 • Based in Salzburg, Austria • Highschool graduate, certified trainer for sailing and windsurfing • Started racing from the age of 16 on, crewing in the korsar-dinghy and helming in the dragon- class BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Project Participants – Peter Krimbacher

• After that, racing in the soling class, • 1978 change to boardsailing (Div.2 and Mistral Comp). • 1981-1984 Coaching the laser-youth-team of a Salzburg Sailing Center(UYCWg) and still racing boards and different International Sailing Classes. • Since 1985 till now Boardsailing Coach of the Austrian Sailing Federation, • Boardsailing Coach at the Olympic Games 1988 – 2000, • 1991 – 1992 Soling Olympic-Coach • 1995 - 1996 Laser Olympic-Coach

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Project Participants – Peter Krimbacher

• Youthsailing – Headcoach of the Austrian Sailing Federation from 1993 -2000. • Since 1987 personal coach of the goldmedaillist in boards of Sydney 2000 Chris Sieber . • Chairman of Windsurfing Austria, which is the common class –association of Funboard, Formula Windsurfing, Mistral One Design, Mistral Junior One Design and Raceboard.

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Project Participants – Christian Bratsch

• Born 1963, windsurfer since about 25 years. • Certified as engineer for mechanical engineering and plastics technology • Based in Salzburg, Austria • Freelancing consultant since 1989 for mechanical engineering and plastics technology, working worldwide, specially in Europe and Asia • Production Planning for Ski and Snowboard Production in Japan, Slovenia, Taiwan, Switzerland and Austria • Product development for Mobilkom Austria, Audi, Tetra Pak BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Project Participants – Christian Bratsch

• Consulting since 2001 for Neil Pryde group developing the entire FLOW Snowboard range • Consulting in 2003 for B&M in process evalution regarding the windsurf production • R&D engineer in 1988 at Alpha intl. Windsurfing, resulting in the slalom and raceboards 105 SL, 120 SL and 220 Race, as well as the 60 N,that set the production board speed worldrecord at that time • Flow Boards won gold an bronze in the 2003 FIS world championships and places 2 and 3 in the 2002 FIS worldcup

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Project Participants – Christian Bratsch

Active as sailing race officer in Austria since about 10 years, with more than 100 races experience, many nationals, also member of the mistral Europeans 2002 race comitee Responsible for youth activities in SCSW ( Segelclub Seekirchen Wallersee) – that youth group was certified as Austrian competence center for windsurfing. The windsurfing youth group is currently 12 members, competing mostly on mistral One design and prodigy, a little on FW. Founder of the Windsurfing Austria Class association

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Philosophy Based on the Project Participants experience the Blip board is a combination of these three designs Mistra l One Design

BLIP – Austrian Board Project Mistra l Pro d ig yFirst Evaluation Fo rm ula Event Wind Cadiz surfing 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Philosophy compared to the One design, the shape is shorter and wider, easier to turn, planning earlier and able to be used with bigger, modern racesails compared to the prodigy it is lighter, has less volume and a flatter deck shape, therefore the low wind performance as well as the highwind handling is better. Also juniors feel more comfortable compared to a Formula concept, the daggerboard increase the windrange on the low end, the reduced width makes jibing easier and slalom or longdistance racing is easier.

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Philosophy to guarantee safety, especially when suddenly very strong wind comes up during racing, it is better to sail a high-volume board with a daggerboard and under-maximum size sails (less than 10 sqm). Our board is easy to integrate in the conditions of the existing sailing infrastructures and facilitates rescue operations all over the world. An olympic windsurfing-board has to meet the profile of the olympic boardsailing competition announced by ISAF and agreed by all existing windsurfing classes. The windsurf contest needs a board which can be used within the big sailing events ( WC,EC, Eurolymp-events etc), it should be both competitive and affordable with a minimum need of different rigg-sizes , fitting for both girls and boys in 5-35 knots of wind.

• We think that this canBLIP only – Austrian be achievedBoard Project with a daggerboard – board like ours. First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Philosophy Sailing with a daggerboard enlarges the range of application towards Youth- and Junior-Racing. Young dinghy-sailors with good training in sailingtactics are encouraged to switch over to surf such a board. Without a daggerboard the factor of speed would increase uncontrollably which would be bad for tactics.In top-level olympic (board-)sailing speed and tactics should remain well- balanced. Sailing with a daggerboard on lakes and in bays with less wind, especially during the summertimes will still be interesting and racing always possible. Because of the generel costs of a boardsailors olympic campagne and also the support of the federations it has to be definitely guaranteed, that the races can be run at the same scheduled time and at the same wind and wave conditions as it is with boats. BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Technical Description Length ca. 298 cm Width ca 87 cm Volume ca. 170 l Weight ca. 11 - 12 kg, depending on used technology Daggerboard yes Finbox system Deep tuttle preferred, powerbox possible Masttrak yes, similar to one design or prodigy

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Technical Description

Construction • EPS Core • Sandwich Construction with one layer carbon preferred • Asa skin preferred fo Durability reasons • Softdeck Nose protector for durability and weight reduction preferred

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Presented Prototype

• 2nd Prototype already heavily used • Based on a Mistral Prodigy production hull • Volume and volume distribution changed • Footsprap position changed • Weight equalling mistral One Design and prodigy to determine performance changes based on shape, not weight • Still equipped with powerbox finbox, Deep Tuttle would be preferable • 2 daggerboards – Prodigy competition and BLIP proposal • Prodigy competition fin 50 cm, could be varied to 60 cm

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Slides – Prodigy sitting very high – europeans 2002

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Slides – Prodigy sitting very high – junior race 2003

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Slides – comparing boards in test races

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Slides – Christoph Sieber shares opinions

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Slides – Board analysis

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003 BLIP – Austrian Board Project Slides – What is all about – Fun on a competitive level

BLIP – Austrian Board Project First Evaluation Event Cadiz 2003