JC: Is the Stubby concept something that could revolutionize wave sailing shapes?
SW: It is still a wave board so I don’t think it will revolutionize the market but it does have some very positive features that make wave sailing easier in certain circumstances. I am not going to say that all windsurfing boards are going to look like Stubby’s in the next five or ten years. That concept has been around in surfboards, some people really like it and it is out there but it is not that the whole surfboard world only use that kind of board. I think it is a great concept and we are in at the start of it, so it is interesting to see where it is going to take us. Fanatic is the first brand to launch it and we are going to drive it for sure. The Stubby is especially interesting for me because I have to admit I was very sceptical, but when we tried the first prototype I was really surprised. This still happens which keeps the job interesting. Like you asked me before can you tell if a board works by the look of it? Anything can still surprise you. We did put a lot of thought into the shape before we made the first proto and that sort of played out! If you think about something that could work and you try it, chances are it is not the model that you put into production but it is the first step along the way and you are already pretty close. The CEO of Boards and More had been playing with the Stubby concept with the kite board range and they were super stoked. He told us in the windsurfing division that we should try it. We are always looking left and right, I surf, my kids surf and that sort of design has been around and worked for surfing. We figured let’s try to adapt that for windsurfing.