Can an OLDSCHOOL Windsurfing Board WIN in modern RACING? | WindsurfLife Ep. 15

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Can you actually compete on a 1990s Old School Board? Let’s find out!
It’s time to dust off the channel and kick things off in style. This time, I’m testing out the 1999 Mistral Windsurfing Board and seeing how it can perform in a real competition. I will be comparing it to the current racing gear, having a look at the differences and similarities and seeing what it’s actually like to sail it in some real-life heats.
The video was shot in March 2020 in Rewa, Poland during one of the Polish National events.
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  • @jorkolor
    @jorkolor2 жыл бұрын

    I had this very board in my garage for decads and could not sell it. Nobody wanted to buy it. With the help and reference of this video I could finally sell it...hahaha. Thanks for that Maciek!

  • @Flimofly
    @Flimofly3 жыл бұрын

    Ok that part where you just pass the competition in a straight line with a board that’s a least 20 years older that was just epic!

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Flimofly or the competition wasnt that strong 😜

  • @CarlandJennySailingAdventures
    @CarlandJennySailingAdventures Жыл бұрын

    Great video, I’m just getting back into windsurfing after a 25 yr break. Interesting to listen to the comments about the differences.

  • @JoostHermes

    @JoostHermes

    4 ай бұрын

    Same here, and I want to keep the old boards and try them with the new sails. Any suggestions about the fin?

  • @ericwaraujo
    @ericwaraujo3 жыл бұрын

    "Not that far off for a 20 year board", so wait, you were close to the speed of a state of the art modern board after you rode the mistral board for like what, one hour? That sounds pretty good actually.

  • @chrisgravel7157
    @chrisgravel715711 ай бұрын

    Great content Maciek! I quit windsurfing in the late 90's. Last board was a 9ft 105l, 54cm wide, super hard rails, straps way out on the rails combined with a 6 cam deep luff sleeve Hot sails. The board when powered was fast as hell and incredible downwind until you caught a rail. Never bailed that hard in my life. Broke 2 booms in one season and almost drowned trying to waterstart that sail. Been starting back into the sport and really appreciate content like this to help understand what the improvements are or how much the gap is. Your 90 sail video was especially helpful.

  • @gatesurfer
    @gatesurfer3 жыл бұрын

    Just the past couple of days, it was really windy (25-30+) out here on the south shore of Oahu, so I decided to take out the old, old-school board that I'd last used at the Gorge 14 years ago. It's about 10 litres less volume and much narrower than anything I'd been sailing out here in Hawaii, so I wasn't sure what would happen. It was indeed a struggle to get it out to the windline, but once I was out there, it sailed really nice. I was able to keep control of it much easier in those high-wind bumpy conditions than any other board I have, (and I have five, two of which are sitting in the garage collecting dust.) I blew some jibes, but at my age (63) I don't really care and don't fight it any more if things go wonky. i had tons of fun, which at this point is all that really matters. This shaper, Brian Hinde, hasn't changed his design much in 35 years of shaping boards, and always had a reputation for building fast, tough but easy to sail boards. Still true. It will go with me when I go to Maui sometime once we're past these covid travel restrictions. I don't care how old it makes me look.

  • @yup3398

    @yup3398

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I sailed my F2 Sputnik the other day in choppy conditions and I have to say. Cutting through chop was so much nicer than my newer stuff. The old narrow design just slices - it's actually quite relaxing. But yeah not so much fun in the turns and getting up to speed.

  • @SJMessinwithBoats

    @SJMessinwithBoats

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm 59 now, I wont need to get any new boards because I have a Mistral "New Malibu". I am willing to try new stuff but I'm hardwired for 80's stuff. Sailed mostly in South Florida. Always dreamed of the more windy spots. Some people use to say that Fort Poerce was the best surfsailing spot on the east coast. I will be starting back up now that my kids are upper teenage years. Going to Florida this summer, should be pretty interesting to see their faces when dad steps on it in a good breeze....

  • @ericwaraujo
    @ericwaraujo3 жыл бұрын

    "I have no idea where to put the base plate" hahha this video is entertaining for sure.

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    ericsilveira well I didn’t have an idea! 😂

  • @LearnSpanishLearnSpanish
    @LearnSpanishLearnSpanish3 жыл бұрын

    Brilliantly made video! Thanks

  • @dengordo
    @dengordo3 жыл бұрын

    This exactly what I was asking for on Nico's and Ben's channels few days ago and you post this video. Absolute legend mate!

  • @HypnosisProductions

    @HypnosisProductions

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here. I wish every questions would be answered like this :D

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happy to hear!! Yes there is a milion questions and a milion ideas yet only 24h in a day and 24euro in the bank account 😂😂

  • @TheDunny888
    @TheDunny8883 жыл бұрын

    Yassss. Brilliant video Maciek. We all love our modern kit whether wave, slalom or freestyle but for those of us who used to sail in the olden days 🤣 it’s cool to compare the old kit to new. Great video showing real sailing and real comparison - nice edit too. All my kit is wave gear but I recently bought an F2 Sputnik 275 World Cup Edition paired with an old 6.5 F2 Arrows race sail. Plan is to take them for a blast somewhere flat and see how fast we can get the Sputnik to go. More videos like this please dude. 🤙🤙

  • @dlaps9975
    @dlaps99753 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video man! Really shows how talented of a sailor you are that you can still race and win with an older board like that.

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahah I love that take - as opposed to „wow the new boards are crap the old ones are the same speed, see?” 😂😂

  • @niquedouille
    @niquedouille3 жыл бұрын

    It's a good thing to think about the jibe while competing ! I think the show was much better back in the 90's ! Surely I prefer a modern board, but it's a really nice job to get out on an old narrow board from then to remember how good these guys were on them ! Remember Dunckerbeck jibing those in the chop... who can do it with the same level of control ? Well done mate !

  • @dixhuit7078

    @dixhuit7078

    3 жыл бұрын

    niveaux de contrôle, oui, effectivement. the finesse.

  • @frankschaare6285
    @frankschaare62853 жыл бұрын

    Great Video, well done ! The intro pictures are epic. I had a SLE myself and i prayed before every Jibe ;-)

  • @danieledragone423
    @danieledragone4233 жыл бұрын

    Great job. The SLE basically was a Mistral Scremer. I had a Mistral Screamer and I was totally in awe

  • @lotharescher

    @lotharescher

    3 жыл бұрын

    the stinger was the good one

  • @ezza2fly
    @ezza2fly3 жыл бұрын

    Love your work, this was a great idea and you did a fair test with gps numbers, etc. Camera man was great with those zoomed in shots too. Good to see more tests/footage like this.

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Eric Smith yes the cameraman Daniel Dmytrów is a legend :))

  • @manumores
    @manumores3 жыл бұрын

    Super video! It would be a great idea indeed to get a full rig from the nineties and try it, maybe not in competition, but as a comparison test. The fins, wishbones masts and most importantly the sails will be sooo different. That would be extremely interesting. I am under the impression that, unlike many autosport fans, young windsurfers are not so much in touch with the past. A test with a full oldskool rig without anything modern on it would open many youngster’s eyes an even have some educational value. Great job! Go for it man!

  • @campeon
    @campeon3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. was fun to watch testing new vs old school

  • @zierrunningjheemskerk458
    @zierrunningjheemskerk4583 жыл бұрын

    So much fun watching this video!!

  • @Turbodudedk
    @Turbodudedk3 жыл бұрын

    Great video. A lot of fun to see stuff like. Was racing when that board came out, just before the Drops FL10 flapper. Remember Mistral had a course edition and it complety failed against the Drops FL10. Still have a dream of trying Dunkis equipment from fx 96

  • @CarlSpiessScotiaWealth
    @CarlSpiessScotiaWealth3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video and test. I still have fun on my old plastic Tiga 157 when it is really windy!

  • @derunterhalter7232
    @derunterhalter72323 жыл бұрын

    Amazing to See this! Old stuff can Go fast🤣🤟 Made my day Bro😄🤙

  • @albertoespinosa2773
    @albertoespinosa27733 жыл бұрын

    Great video mate! I almost forgot how technical were old slalom boards, still missing my old Copello red line slalom board.... Keep rocking, great Channel!

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Copello red line I remember that! Wonder what he’s doing today could be a good guest on The Windsurfing Podcast 😁

  • @symontabbenor2186
    @symontabbenor21863 жыл бұрын

    So happy to find your YT channel. I love your comparision of these new and old School boards. Please keep the content coming . P.S. Love your WIndsurfing TV podcast but Epsidoe 20 was by far and away the best one :-)

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Symon Tabbenor glad to have you here!! :) Yeah Baker is a gem for sure, but ep21 might be sneaky underrated 😈

  • @symontabbenor2186

    @symontabbenor2186

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MaciekRutkowski My mistake, I actully meant EP 21 !! To hear about some of your struggles to get to the top was inspiring, it shows just how hard it is to be at the front of the PWA and I guess any sport. You guys have to be so proffesional just ot have a chance of doing well. I raced back in the late 80's and early 90's and had some success but with nothing like the efforts that you have gone through. Keep up the great work :-)

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Symon Tabbenor thank you!! 🙏🏼

  • @Wattwurm0815
    @Wattwurm08153 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes I ride my 1992 Fanatic Mega Jag 270 and yeah it is still pretty fast for a old-timer.

  • @bssilar
    @bssilar Жыл бұрын

    Awesome video and comparison, restarted surfing a couple of years ago on modern gear, a new world it is.

  • @ernstmathijssen033
    @ernstmathijssen0333 жыл бұрын

    Good for windsurfing that guys like you and Nico rock the oldies. It might help some people into the sport without having to spend a lot of money from day 1. In the long run, this will help the sport and the industry move forward.. keep it going Maciek!! 🤙

  • @ernstmathijssen033

    @ernstmathijssen033

    3 жыл бұрын

    (Riding a mix of late 80's-late 90's and modern stuff after a 15 year break)

  • @Andrewjpritchard

    @Andrewjpritchard

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree. Well said.

  • @JOVO1971
    @JOVO19713 жыл бұрын

    Hi Maciek, very good idea! I remember the board... I had a SLE 290... a real rocket... very light, ultra fast, monster hard feeling on choppy conditions, very sharp grip on the deck... hard but good work to sail fast:-)

  • @marcowavejuice9884
    @marcowavejuice98843 жыл бұрын

    Great video mate! Very funny! Thank you!

  • @bertushagedoorn4942
    @bertushagedoorn49423 жыл бұрын

    Nice video Maciek, thumbs up!!

  • @andreslarrain2790
    @andreslarrain27902 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video. Really nice. I'd love to have your impressions about the full 90's equipment. For my part, I windsurfed in the 90's, then stopped and picked it up 2 years ago. Everything seems so incredibly easier. Before, the boards would hit the chop so much harder. And the wave sails were so unstable. Sailing now feels like sitting on the sofa compared to the time. Anyway. Brilliant video.

  • @haldunatar6754
    @haldunatar67543 жыл бұрын

    cool vlog! The jibe from Bjorn though... omg!! 0:30

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haldun Atar yes that’s for people who say his just big and that’s it - guy was agile like a cat!!

  • @jaaaake777
    @jaaaake7773 жыл бұрын

    What interests me most about this is that boards have clearly got easier to sail as well as faster. I've still got all my old 90s gear but haven't used it for about a decade. Maybe I ought to invest in some newer gear. When I saw where windsurfing was going in the early noughties (freeride, softer rails etc) I thought it was a backlash against the 90s dedicated slalom boards that so few could gybe without swimming and boards had been detuned speed wise for ease of use. Some of us invested a great deal of effort learning how to lay down gybe those old boards, so wanted to keep sailing the old gear we knew. I also wonder if there was a period in the early noughties when a new slalom board would be slower than your last one due to the marketing influence- manufacturers realising they must make the sport easier and broaden the appeal? But interesting to see that the kit has now overtaken completely in both pleasure of use and speed.

  • @rawy3626
    @rawy36262 жыл бұрын

    Cool stuff Maciek, your experiment replies a big question I still had about "evolution" in windsurfing, with a little old school training and ideal conditions it looks like you would beat a modern field with a 1999 quiver !

  • @42peewee
    @42peewee Жыл бұрын

    nice ..I love it..the best reality check on old chool stuff.

  • @andreasherzinger8358
    @andreasherzinger83583 жыл бұрын

    Like to see Maciek blasting other guys with the old board😂😂

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Andreas Herzinger the guys probably dont 😜

  • @tomaszmiekus3641
    @tomaszmiekus36413 жыл бұрын

    not a PWA level - hahaha, local boys will not like it.. excellent job as always, fun to watch. see you around one day, btw. carpenter has one carbon slalom beauty from 90-ties to give it a go..

  • @postiebren
    @postiebren3 жыл бұрын

    I love this video :-) So fun!

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Brenda Rooker was fun doing it too!

  • @marcosgallodgp
    @marcosgallodgp3 жыл бұрын

    Great video Maciek!

  • @ljuboizsiska5448
    @ljuboizsiska54483 жыл бұрын

    f2 Peter Thommen!!!! Good old days...

  • @juanschwabbobb

    @juanschwabbobb

    3 жыл бұрын

    Was my last board

  • @thanosgoulas8618
    @thanosgoulas86183 жыл бұрын

    Great video . Really liked the idea

  • @philleach6271
    @philleach62713 жыл бұрын

    Lol I’ve still got a similar board 1998 mint condition. Really struggled with the jibes. Glad it wasn’t just me.

  • @VincentCKLeung

    @VincentCKLeung

    3 жыл бұрын

    i am struggling to gybe with my F2 sputnik 295 haha ..

  • @sharewavestv
    @sharewavestv3 жыл бұрын

    Maciek you are as crazy for windsurfing as me! Great show!

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    sharewaves.tv maybe more! 🤪🤪

  • @isonicspeed
    @isonicspeed3 жыл бұрын

    You're always at the front edge. You always know what kind of stuff excite windsurfing people. You easily win at this game. Very hard to find in good shape, some of most performant 90's boards were Mistral Energy, Drops 272, Copello 275, F2 Thommen 270, RRD 281....

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    G. N. Yes I wonder if this SLE was actually good back then, the way this FMX Invictus is now. Maybe I compared a Dacia to a Lambo who knows 😂😂

  • @schobihh2703

    @schobihh2703

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MaciekRutkowski I don't know any Mistral world champion at that time. The top competitors of that time where from other brands. Would really be interesting to see a Thommen board in comparison. They were the real deal at that area.

  • @walterpepekay787

    @walterpepekay787

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@schobihh2703 Hi, I have a 280 Sputnik WCE, a 275 Thommen, and a 270 sputnik (the oldest one of the three, like the 1990 version...), and I can tell they are all really fast and reliable, even though I sail them with old school sails (Gaastra slalom from circa 95, mostly, 4.4 to 6.5). I guess the Sputnik WCE shape of the middle of the 90s and this Thommen 275 are the fastest boards of these days... If M Rutkowski can try them someday, i'd like to see the result!

  • @schobihh2703

    @schobihh2703

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@walterpepekay787 But how happy are you with jibing the old boards?

  • @walterpepekay787

    @walterpepekay787

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@schobihh2703 More than happy, for me it's the best part of the ride, I'm working hard on those power gybes, the sail very low like if you were trying a 360. And those boards are narrow, so when you're riding fast, it's really fun to be on those needles, there is nothing like that on modern boards, even though I don't discuss the fact they're faster! Oh, and the jumps on flat water, those are real jumps, especially with high winds!

  • @dveziris
    @dveziris3 жыл бұрын

    I have the exact same board and still ride it on flat days. Jibing is really tricky , you have to push the rail gently at start till it bites and then apply pressure. Also planning needs to be powered up due to the thin tail. It is also a bit dangerous on the ankles you can easily twist then if not careful.

  • @bryangibb929
    @bryangibb9293 жыл бұрын

    Cool, interesting to see how the boards stacked up against each other. The Mistral was definitely bogging down out of the gybe but still held its own. Comparing them in a race was cool. Loved it...

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bryan Gibb the only way to judge a “race machine” is in a race I believe! Was funny when I sailed alone I kinda thought it was ok, but then in the race it was clearly inferior! 😱

  • @stauffap

    @stauffap

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MaciekRutkowski But is it even a fair comparison? You're used to one board, you know how it works, you know the perfect setting etc. Wouldn't you have to use the board a lot longer to really find out which one is better?

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    stau ffap i used it quite a lot like few hours before I raced on it. My job is too feel the gear from the first run, that’s how we get quite high efficency in R&D testing a few different boards every day. But for sure it could be that I would get 2-3% more out of it after a few days of sailing it - wouldn’t be a massive difference I’m sure

  • @stauffap

    @stauffap

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MaciekRutkowski Yeah, i guess that makes sense.

  • @jakefiersing
    @jakefiersing9 ай бұрын

    Maciek, you should have a look at a funboard from the mid 80s, from the french manufacturer BIC. It's design is quite similar to your modern gear. It was quite popular under very young surfers back then, but the large board manufacturers did not notice the advantages in agility and good nature of that design, so far ahead of it's time. So they needed at least 25 years to achieve a board design, which mainly already existed in the mid 80s in the BIC funboard.

  • @nigelparker5886
    @nigelparker58863 жыл бұрын

    A good balanced overview I think you’ve achieved here...but one thing I’d like to say... cost of gear today is beyond too many young people’s reach, whereas, they can pick up for peanuts old stuff that they should be able to learn on plenty well enough as stepping stones to more expensive equipment later! I’m 73 and started on cheap kit at the age of 40, and by 45 I was sailing top spots around the world on the sort of gear you show in your video, with, I may add , sails,masts,etc, that worked in perfect harmony with the boards of that era too! So come on good man...encourage people to buy good old kit to start up on and have fun, just like we did back then!? ATB..Nigel

  • @Iambetter-1

    @Iambetter-1

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am 37 and wanting to try this again after 23 years of doing with school in Spain. I absolutely LOVED IT but never persuade it…….and after reading your comment IM GOING FOR OT THIS SUMMER 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

  • @nigelparker5886

    @nigelparker5886

    2 жыл бұрын

    frankie carlton It’s for the real deal! Kite surfers in the main cannot do it, so ignore them and enjoy! I’m 75 this year and I’m determined to go again this summer! Can’t wait! One of the most enjoyable activities of my whole life! Cheers, enjoy!

  • @Iambetter-1

    @Iambetter-1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nigelparker5886 just passed a 2 day beginner course this weekend! Super happy and can’t wait to go out again!

  • @nigelparker5886

    @nigelparker5886

    2 жыл бұрын

    frankie carlton Brilliant, the fun you will have in the near and long term can’t be overstated! No idea where you are, and whether on lake or sea, either way, take care, stay safe and never go out to sea in an offshore wind ! ATB Cheers

  • @tigertrap2269
    @tigertrap22694 күн бұрын

    To be able to beat all the other guys on a 20yo board says a lot more about the rider than the board. He's just that good.

  • @rasmuswi
    @rasmuswi3 жыл бұрын

    Pads actually started showing up in the late 80s, first as an add-on, later as standard equipment. I believe the slalom boards were the last ones to get them, I don't really remember if my RRD proto from -95 had them but I think so. My guess is that the SLE came without pads just to save a few grams, weight was a big selling point back then.

  • @berndbraun80
    @berndbraun803 жыл бұрын

    Hey and Yeah, it is a cool board, I was surfing the SLE as limited edition in white color. Hard to turn, but speed is great and even if you loof into the wind, other boards cannot follow you.

  • @Kogacarlo
    @Kogacarlo3 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, cheers.

  • @andreoost
    @andreoost3 жыл бұрын

    the age of sigar racing. The age that seperated the boys from real man :D :D :D :D Nice seeing you also try it in a heat!

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ikleef Dusikbesta haha was a humbling experience for sure!

  • @Phil-ry2ux
    @Phil-ry2ux3 жыл бұрын

    Nice video. I was going to try out an old 275cm freeride and 4 cam sail from 1996 but couldn't even get the cams to stay on the mast whilst rigging up. I gave up. I then remembered why I didnt use that sail much. Now the 275cm board wont even fit in my current van. I guess the bottom shape of the Mistral is a lot flatter. Did you look at the speed for the alpha? 500m with a gybe. I bet that showed up a large difference than top speed.

  • @SJMessinwithBoats
    @SJMessinwithBoats3 жыл бұрын

    Started "Sailboarding" in 1983. Drove to Key West Florida to buy a Mistral "Tarifa" from the dealer. 10' 10" that could do it all. I would like to see that in epoxy and carbon fiber. It was a great start into the short boards of that era. That is Old School in my mind because you didn't call them Windsurfers unless the were the brand of such. Nice video. Your accent is just like the Amish down my road here in Northern New York.

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    S J hahhaha is your Amish Polish? 😂 anyway could possibly do that, question is where the hell to get a board like that? 🤔

  • @SJMessinwithBoats

    @SJMessinwithBoats

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MaciekRutkowski All good. I think you did a great video! Had so many thoughts about this old school new school stuff. I'm sure the modern stuff is great, the stuff you refer to as old school is actually my new school! My kids are teenages now and soon to be trying windsurfing as I start up again. I will be watching more videos, soon!

  • @mortengammelgaard929
    @mortengammelgaard9293 жыл бұрын

    Thats what we raced ( i’m in my fifty`s now ) 🤙

  • @handsken1234
    @handsken12343 жыл бұрын

    Awesome 💪💪💪

  • @dstafylakis
    @dstafylakis3 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting experiment. The last time I bought a true slalom board was an RRD in 1997, I remember it was an absolute bitch to gybe, but the extra length meant it "ironed" chop pretty well. However, I have not ridden a modern one, so in no position to compare. Sails of today are also really different to back then

  • @vincenzodipisa3237

    @vincenzodipisa3237

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same for me, my last slalom was a 276 Sputnik in 1998ish, I remember the way to keep the rail during the gybe was to pull the clew almost against the wind, which then caused the board to carve deep into the sea, and by contrast releasing the hand next to the mast that was at some point parallel to the water. That was called a "laydown gybe". The stronger the wind the choppier the sea, the harder you had to pull on the back hand...these were the days....

  • @sfitzers3706
    @sfitzers37063 жыл бұрын

    My mistrial eruption from 93 is still scary fast

  • @toke7560

    @toke7560

    2 жыл бұрын

    I still remember trying out a mates (he was a brilliant windsurfer) short BIC, i think it was a 276. Frightened me to death with its speed and was hard to control.

  • @gastonbarouille767
    @gastonbarouille7673 жыл бұрын

    The biggest difference between them is how the board/fin combos work. As you say older combos make up speed narrowing the board and new ones works with more momentum on the tail because they use softer/bigger fins that gives you much more lift to fly over the water. Older boards are quite fin sensible too, it's obvious if you try a very tuned up board/fin combo it'll has better performance and feeling . It'll be interesting to test both with their respective age rigs in different conditions like flat water, mid chop and voodoo chop as well !!! BTW, if you take a look of the 90' sails you'll note how different they worked, having more powerful, light y flattish sails

  • @hachtenduro7824
    @hachtenduro7824 Жыл бұрын

    Now I don´t feel so bad about my old equipment in the Garage (but my wife...). Of course those modern boards are better overall, but you can be competitive, especially, when really used to it after a couple of days of adapting. I think it may be as much fun if not more when mastering the challenges in jibing it, what we did well back in the days.

  • @woody1380
    @woody13803 жыл бұрын

    This shows that if you just want some flat water lake blasting and pure fun you could easily get that on a very cheap secondhand board from eBay. In the UK they sell for under £100 quite often.

  • @Stefan-Foil
    @Stefan-Foil3 жыл бұрын

    Footpads were not always standard on new boards, you bought them separate and glued them on yourself.

  • @cvanscho

    @cvanscho

    Жыл бұрын

    Almost all boards of that era had pads. The SLE was, however, something altogether different. I suspect the aim was ultimate in lightness. I never saw one with added pads.

  • @princeandreabaldini
    @princeandreabaldini3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic!!!!!

  • @rayokas69
    @rayokas693 жыл бұрын

    Cool video! This Mistral SLE 105 L model was my first board to get feet in the footstraps first time on year 1999. Was quite tricky but when I was able to "stay in the saddle", I was the fastest guy on the stright line then. Still have this board and ride it time-to-time when the modern gear starts to feel too easy and boring. With speed fin it's usable also for some amateur speed action. Works best with the sail from the same era (like NP VX2 i.e.).

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ray O'Kas haha if you started on that it must’ve beem only easier from there!

  • @rayokas69

    @rayokas69

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MaciekRutkowski Hehe, yep, after that Mistral SLE "carrot" a Tabou Manta felt wide like a dinner table. Totally different to where and with what pressure to step during gybeing. On Manta you just go and gybe. On SLE you have first to meditate few seconds before and then when turning, to step quick and gently like on the thin ice...

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rayokas69 and thats exaclty what I would like people to take away from this video! :)

  • @freelee6149
    @freelee61493 жыл бұрын

    One downvote by the guy who refuses to upgrade his Mistral. Great video - you at that first jibe mark was everybody in the 90s. I had a mid 90s slalom board and it set back my jibes 5 years.

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    F r e e l e e haha yes exactly! You should defo upgrade, new gear so much better!

  • @freelee6149

    @freelee6149

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MaciekRutkowski Oh, I wasn't that guy! Ha Ha. I upgraded a long time ago and very happy for it. You always get my upvotes. btw, love your interview style, too.

  • @thomelings
    @thomelings3 жыл бұрын

    Great video ! Compare more oldschool new school

  • @motopazury
    @motopazury2 жыл бұрын

    Świetny materiał.

  • @tzovarasdermasurgery1245
    @tzovarasdermasurgery12453 жыл бұрын

    Great honest video , Maciek showed the old board as it is. Not as good as a modern one but not as total crap. Boards have not changed that much but they have. Also you can compare old boards to new ones since they can keep theirform and performance over long time. That can not be said for sails as they loose their shape with time. So it was fair to test it with a modern sail. Have change to a new wave board after 15 years without windsurfing in the waves and it is so much more easier to windsurf, that i can keep the level i had 15 years ago.

  • @Sailing-BC
    @Sailing-BC3 жыл бұрын

    great clip

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!!

  • @Esperluet
    @Esperluet3 жыл бұрын

    0:05 Robert Teriitehau and Roby Naish at Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy, France.

  • @Windsurfingaddict
    @Windsurfingaddict2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for video, can you try same board with best fin and sail from that same era, the modern fin and modern sail you Used made that old board work much better. 😀

  • @ValterBiolchi
    @ValterBiolchi3 жыл бұрын

    great!!

  • @maelperron_guerra4946
    @maelperron_guerra49463 жыл бұрын

    Where does the clips at the beginning come from? Awesome!

  • @dominikkarsznia540
    @dominikkarsznia5403 жыл бұрын

    Dobry film!

  • @j.a.physio6221
    @j.a.physio62213 жыл бұрын

    Interesting! More of this.

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    J.A. Physio what would you suggest? Full 90s setup?

  • @HypnosisProductions

    @HypnosisProductions

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MaciekRutkowski Absolutely! Go for a 7-camber Neilpryde MKIV or any of the later VX series with a CK95 mast. It would definitely affect the acceleration issue you have addressed. Control will be a bit worse of course. Make sure not to use an oversized sail for the board as these had a much narrower range. Besied the Mistral, I'd also vote for an F2 Sputnik/Thommen, something around 105 litres.

  • @j.a.physio6221

    @j.a.physio6221

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MaciekRutkowski Maybe for comparison you can find an old Thommen board. Theses orange Mistral boards where already at this time more difficult to ride than others boards. Full set up would also be nice. Maybe you can find a board where the team rider in the 90ies was about your height and weight. Anyway great videos and interviews!

  • @j.a.physio6221

    @j.a.physio6221

    3 жыл бұрын

    And old skool wave stuff I think would be very funny. For example the old Gaastra wave foil from Robby Naish.

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Grasshop Hypnosis question is where do you find all this shit 😁😁

  • @justlovelyaintit
    @justlovelyaintit9 ай бұрын

    Old board looks 10times better though.

  • @robertomaspero8740
    @robertomaspero87403 жыл бұрын

    Minute 3 pads were meant to protect the board from heel dents!

  • @andersnilsson973
    @andersnilsson9732 жыл бұрын

    Despite the "bad gybing", Dunkerbeck and the guys gybed better than 99,9999999% of the pro surfers today...

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bjorn wouldnt agree with you. The footage doesnt either

  • @Lozzie74
    @Lozzie743 жыл бұрын

    A Mistral!? Not a bad board but an F2 Sputnik 270 II would have been so much better

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lozzie74 well not that easy to find around here!!

  • @mathijsbro
    @mathijsbro3 жыл бұрын

    Great test. Interesting that you can achieve such a high speed. Thank god for easier gear these days. When teaching windsurfing I want pupils to: 1) quickly move on to a size smaller 2) feel the speed 3) not use dad's old gear.

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mathijs Broersma yes the old gear is a lot harder!! I thought it was clear in the video and now I get all these messages saying people want to buy old shit cause it’s the same speed 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🥵

  • @mathijsbro

    @mathijsbro

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MaciekRutkowski Yes, maybe they only hear the word 'speed'. On new gear you can sail longer, and progress faster.

  • @niclaskarlin

    @niclaskarlin

    3 жыл бұрын

    When I tried a early 90's (? Npu) everyone in the Old school group said it was sooo fast. They could not have tried any sail from today. Even wave sails have the same or more power and MUCH more stability.

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Niclas Kårlin you mean the stuff of today is better correct?

  • @niclaskarlin

    @niclaskarlin

    3 жыл бұрын

    For sure!

  • @hossor123
    @hossor1233 жыл бұрын

    The Sle came without pads. I had bic carbon 299 and 279 in -98 Still got the 279 and the 6.6 north iq sail...

  • @ericwaraujo
    @ericwaraujo3 жыл бұрын

    "No pads on this board. ... Not sure if they were not around." hahahah

  • @henrikcarlsen1881
    @henrikcarlsen18813 жыл бұрын

    at 6:50 is this the forgiveness of a modern sail in overpowered conditions (looking at the top)? I really need to try out a modern board. These guys seem to have it way easy!

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Henrik Carlsen yeah its definetely a lot easier!!

  • @Fenris1on1
    @Fenris1on13 жыл бұрын

    You should have tried the Kinetic 276 from mit 90ies,, the best medium slalom board of the 90ies!

  • @konradmajsterszef7899
    @konradmajsterszef78993 жыл бұрын

    Fajny ten żagielek 7.0 :D

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Konrad Mokrzanski właśnie nie jestem pewien czy to ten sam! :)

  • @BEROKTV
    @BEROKTV3 жыл бұрын

    Good Mr.

  • @dulhamjefri832
    @dulhamjefri8323 жыл бұрын

    Krennnnnnnn Mantapppp 😁😁😁

  • @PhilbyFavourites
    @PhilbyFavourites3 жыл бұрын

    Try the Chapter fibreglass boards from the early 80’s 315 pintail winger and 270 swallow tail, with Gaastra non foiled sails! Then you’ll walk in our shoes 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤓

  • @RobMcGrath0

    @RobMcGrath0

    3 жыл бұрын

    Tyronsea TR300 speed for me :D

  • @comsunjava

    @comsunjava

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sailed a custom fiberglass board, that was back when they were more surfboard than windsurfer :)

  • @stevencarter6350
    @stevencarter63503 жыл бұрын

    Maciek - In video fin and straps look to be same distance from backs of boards, but hard to tell, did you measure?

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Steven Carter I measured but I already forgot - it was more or less similar, in the ballpark let’s say

  • @paulcollins4932
    @paulcollins49323 жыл бұрын

    I have a Tiga slalom board from that Era carbon epoxy they only made 25

  • @lotharescher
    @lotharescher3 жыл бұрын

    btw you should test the mistral stinger1991 , easy gibe don't worry !. myself used bic electric rock that time and won haha

  • @sawomirduda9077
    @sawomirduda90773 жыл бұрын

    na początku myślałem, że trochę spóźniłeś się gdyż Nico wypuścił dziś rano podobny content ale jednak zmiażdżyłeś go :)

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sławomir Duda dajta mnie pół tego budżetu co on ma to będziem go miażdżyć co tydzień 😈😜

  • @S-temp

    @S-temp

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MaciekRutkowski Jego vlog jest martwy, napędzany nudnymi fiskalnymi relacjami. Twój vlog jest żywy, czerpie z twojego życia. Mam nadzieję że tak zostanie nawet jak będziesz miał kasę. Pytanie czy z klasą będziesz potrafił żyć?

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Paweł Stempczyński hehe spokojnie kase na zycie mam i wydaje mi sie ze raczej klasy nie brakuje ale przydalby sie budzet jeszcze stricte na YT - na razie klade z wlasnej kielni i zobaczymy , sprawls mi to duzo funu!

  • @waxwaine
    @waxwaine2 жыл бұрын

    Good old fast Mistral board

  • @schobihh2703
    @schobihh27033 жыл бұрын

    That was very interesting to follow. You probably didn't train on the gear for so long and probably didn't try different fins, different rakes, flex etc.. like with your slalom gear. To me actually the fin looked quite big for that narrow tail width, which would make jibing even more difficult. But that could be a wrong perception. So all this taking into account, I was astonished to see, that the old gear actually really did so well. So obiviously the old gear is still worth to be used and people can have a lot of fun on it. So is it worth to switch to new gear spent some 1000EUR for it? I doubt that this video will make people consider this change more than be before. It will be interesting to follow the comments and read what people say to it.

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jörg Schobi yeah somehow people think that this video says that the old board is still good, but I sail almost 300 days and year and I struggled to jibe and to do anything else then go straight basically - so is it maybe just a case of people seeing what they wanna see? 🤔🤔

  • @schobihh2703

    @schobihh2703

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@MaciekRutkowski Yeah it has a lot to do with "people see what they want to see". I have had the disussion with some guys that they should change to long harness lines, because it is so much better. I wasn't very successfull . WRT to jibing, my experience is that many surfers just struggle to jibe. They are not capable of "lay down" pushing the rail and proper foot work. I am not convinced that jibing a new board especially much wider board, for these people without changing their technic or learning a new technic, will really be more succesfull.

  • @niclaskarlin

    @niclaskarlin

    3 жыл бұрын

    In the slopes you still see guys with the skis locked together, it's hard to teach old dogs new tricks. Says me who sailed since 1991, and have finally added a waist harness to the bag, but still use just 26" lines. All rest 1 to max 1 0 years (wave and slalom kits).

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jörg Schobi yes you’re right 90% of the people that struggle its because they dont commit. But if you’re on a magic carpet that feels super comfy i think you’re more likely to commit. Also new boards need less commitment to come out of the jibe planning, they simply have better glide + more volume in the tail so not so easy to sink and stop.

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Niclas Kårlin but if you teach an old dog he’ll have a TON of fun again - just like in the old days!

  • @radosawfurmanski2877
    @radosawfurmanski28773 жыл бұрын

    Haha dobre 😄👌

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    Radosław Furmański dawaj RSXa na test 😥

  • @wordreet
    @wordreet Жыл бұрын

    Now you see, you see how Takumi did in Initial D? He used an un-moddded car to beat the crap out of the faster cars the first time he drove it.

  • @albertomengozzi
    @albertomengozzi3 жыл бұрын

    It was great if you could test the same generation of sails, the ones without the "flat head" we are seeing today

  • @MaciekRutkowski

    @MaciekRutkowski

    3 жыл бұрын

    yes this video went down so well I guess I gotta do the sail as well - just need another contest!

  • @Sport-Ronaxcz
    @Sport-Ronaxcz8 ай бұрын

    perfect comparison!! I pissed off many users with brand new board because of your video. Especially when I overtake them with my 24year old Mistral Flow 103l :-) What is speed difference between Invictus and SLE?Did you say 0,5 or 1,5knt? What about mast comparison?I tried 30% and 100% carbon mast in slalom sail with same speed..have you ever tried it?thx

  • @jewelrymaker1607
    @jewelrymaker16076 күн бұрын

    Its all about familiarity with the board. The two boards gybe a bit differently. Get used to them and they are not much different. The wider boards carry a bit more speed in/out the gybe. They DON'T plane better just faster.

  • @peterblomst1653
    @peterblomst16533 жыл бұрын

    Interesting to see u flat out burn the new boards snd I think ur main complaint was the gybe, but looked like u tried to pivot which stalled it and u were not leaning so forward to commit t rail at the point in the video. Any board would stall in a pivot but less so if more tail volume. For me take away is u won with both so either ur way better than ur race buddies or it makes no difference new or old apart from gybe ease which U clearly got the hang of on the old board...And all at a fraction of the cost.

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