RIP S. Newman Darby

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sinker
sinker
WA
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melih
melih
134 posts
134 posts
28 Dec 2016 6:14pm
Salute to Mr. Darby.
Thanks for this news.
shoodbegood
shoodbegood
VIC
873 posts
VIC, 873 posts
28 Dec 2016 9:21pm

Looks like a sail board to me !

I always thought Hoyle Shweitzer was the guy who invented the windsurfer, maybe he refined the idea.


ABCELMO
ABCELMO
104 posts
104 posts
28 Dec 2016 6:49pm
Wow, without this fella, we would have perhaps all been flying tea bags in the sky, RIP.
joe windsurf
joe windsurf
1482 posts
1482 posts
28 Dec 2016 9:37pm
actually it is unsure WHO invented windsurfing FIRST
joewindsurfer.blogspot.com/2007/03/history-of-windsurfing.html

according to iwindsurf, they believe the Egyptians musta bin able to windsurf
www.iwindsurf.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32233&sid=c9eabe0dbbd4dfaa6aa298b73cbd6b89
Al Planet
Al Planet
TAS
1548 posts
TAS, 1548 posts
29 Dec 2016 1:07pm
The guy was named Newman! Do you think his mum thought of that? I reckon dad just snuck out and filled out the paperwork without consulting mum. Makes me think of The Trueman Show.


This is not the actual Newman but may be his girlfriend.



joe windsurf
joe windsurf
1482 posts
1482 posts
29 Dec 2016 1:35pm
da vecta
da vecta
QLD
2515 posts
QLD, 2515 posts
29 Dec 2016 6:28pm
Years later Starboard stole the design for their Formula board.
Cpt KIRK
Cpt KIRK
QLD
25 posts
QLD, 25 posts
29 Dec 2016 10:18pm
Not to take anything away from Newman or Sweitzer, but I remember reading about this cool pterosaur that scientists claim used its 35ft wingspan not just for flying but sailing when travelling long ocean distances-about 100 mil years ago.It apparently had "battened" wings that were placed in vertical offset positions to maximise lift generated from the cranial wing/rudder allowing it to exceed the speed of wind. And looks like it came in Severne orange too!



phys.org/news/2009-10-ancient-pterosaur-seas-video.html

greenleader
greenleader
QLD
5283 posts
QLD, 5283 posts
29 Dec 2016 10:34pm
Newman actually invented freestyle before windsurfing was invented!
albers
albers
NSW
1739 posts
NSW, 1739 posts
30 Dec 2016 7:52am
joe windsurf
joe windsurf
1482 posts
1482 posts
30 Dec 2016 5:44am
we do learn from nature
apparently mute swans windsurf and dark swans surf



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