OK, this is the 4th obsolete windsurfer board I've been given in the last few weeks.

Another 'Wind Action' branded board, but nothing even remotely like the previous one. I know nothing about these boards, but this one looks much older than the other one, style, fittings, the works. Does anyone have any ideas?

Dimensions are 9' long, 22" wide, 3" thick, and it's very light compared to the other one, I'm guessing around 6-7kg at the most. It looks like it's made of fibreglass, but is it hollow? That looks like a plug in the middle of the deck to me!

The bottom is dead flat, the rocker very pronounced, and the rails are fully turned down all the way around the board. The 2 holes above and below Peter Cochran's name on the pod go right through the board into the fin box.

The non-slip coating on the deck is crumbling and scrapes off with a finger nail.

I would say white one late 90s by Peter C and color one by Billy Riddell early 90s ,
I can ask Peter next time about his next time i talk to him

Yep 42 on one of peters 270 slalom boards

I loved the wind action boards I had heaps in the day. I owned a slalom board just like this one and I loved it. I bet it is still super fast.

Cheers Russ

Calling 1993 - 1996

Gestalt said..

peter Cochrane is back windsurfing again also.

Awesome!! All my first windsurfing boards were Peter C shapes :-)

LOL Ian!

Thanks for taking the time to talk to me today, sorry I didn't introduce myself properly, I called in on the spur of the moment, and didn't have my brain switched on! I also hadn't picked up the white one at that time, so was unaware it was also a Wind Action board. If I'd known that I would have bugged you about it too!

Nah, too 'good' to chainsaw for me, I'm having fun playing with them, it keeps me in the shed for an hour or so at night, and doesn't cost much money, and that makes the missus happy, as long as I don't stink the house out with resin mixing or track dirt back in on the carpet.

Besides I like the idea of 'recycling' them. The white one looks like it will be fun in the surf, I'll just have to find a fin to suit, and work out how to attach a leg rope to it. If it's hollow, attacking it with a spade bit and drilling a hole for a leg rope plug ain't gunna work!

I'm just glad they're 'obsolete' as far as windsurfing goes, they'll suit an old 'teabag' surfer like me just fine!

Cheers, Glen.

Straight from the horses mouth 94-95

vando said..

Straight from the horses mouth 94-95

Thanks Vando!

I've started scraping the white top coat off it, and it looks to be in good nick underneath. I still think it's fibreglass, but can't tell if it's hollow or filled with polyurethane or something much lighter than surfboard foam. The 'wicked' plan at the moment is to scrape it clean, except got the 3 logos if I can work around them, sand it smooth and either leave it clear coat or put a coat of solid white epoxy enamel on it, depending on how it looks.

the bloke I got it off has a sugar bag full of fins and centre boards, so I'll have to have a dig through it and see if there's a fin to suit those 2 deck holes in the mix.

Cheers, Glen.

^^^^^
Troppo, cant wait

yep, and much to my dismay as a junior employee, hundreds of punters purchased them!

My first board was a Wind Action Super Slalom in the early 90's maybe 91/92 which I bought from Bill Riddell. It was great in a straight line, but I couldn't gybe it to save myself - come to think about it I still can't Fairly sure it was full carbon, it had a black top, with white bottom and black lines. I eventually swapped it. Was more than likely way to advanced for me but it looked cool

Martin Cooper is living in Gladstone. He was windsurfing for a little bit a few years back & then got into kitesurfing for a few years (made his own kite surf-boards).

But now as far as I know he's quit the water sport thing for a bit and in heavily into cycling.

That looks very similar to the board I was trying to describe

greenleader said..
reckon i'm responsible for the fin boxes and footstrap plugs in that puppy!

So I can send it back to you for a warranty aye greeny??

You wouldnt want that heading for ya with a nose like that.
good kite deterrent