There are secondary benefits to this reduction in the sail range. It will be good for the shops with all sizes and colours being available ex-stock and, most importantly, it means Ken can focus on less sails to refine in the design stages and subsequently give each model more intense attention. Hard-core wave sailors will be glad to hear the popular Rock five batten wave sail range will remain in production while the new small sizes of the ‘Bolt’ range will be lighter and more freeride orientated. Tushingham are not expecting their market to rush down to the local windsurfing shop and buy a full set of their new sails but the new system should make it much easier to fill the gaps in the quiver. Rather than further complicate the market, this bold move is to make more all-round sails that cater adequately for the majority of the British market. The new sail line will also be incorporating new high tech materials with designs that have evolved and benefited from Tushingham’s 20 years of experience in the business. Sam Ross, Paul Simmons, Dave Hackford and Luke Green have all been involved in the testing of the new range and full-scale production is already underway.