TOW-WINDSURFING
I was right there at the beginning of the tow-windsurfing movement. We were at an event with no wind and somebody suggested pulling us along with a boat on a tow rope. The first time we tried it we did it over the ramp that we’d built in Holland. There was no wind so we started towing as a show for the crowd with jumps on the ramp. It worked out really well. We started doing it at all the EFPT events when there was no wind as a show for the crowd. Then in Podesdorf we kind of agreed on having a tow competition with proper prize money. We had 5000 people at the beach, it was 30 degrees and the action was less than ten metres from the crowd. We had a time it started, no dependence on the wind and we could even do it right on sunset for some cool images. I know it is not real windsurfing but I still think it was a great promotion for the sport. All those people who watched the tow action would not have watched it if there was wind because it would be too cold. The crowd were blown away and now we have a guaranteed show even without wind. To showcase what is possible in windsurfing to a mainstream audience is incredible. In the end we do windsurfing because it is fun and people enjoy it, at least that is how I see it. I think it is good to be able to show that to others too!
