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~ Windsurfing Museum Prague. The Guardian of Windsurf Heritage. Real old stuff, not just pictures ~ Muzeum windsurfingu se těší na vaši návštěvu.
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U nás uvidíte věci o kterých jste ani neslyšeli. My si na Retro nehrajeme... my Retro žijem ~ We are trying, above all, to save the original factory products as well as custom made and homemade constructions. We are interested in all kinds of equipment, documentation, brochures, photos etc. We would be grateful for any cooperation with anybody involved and interested in WS history.

14/11/2024

🌊Christmas in November! 🎁 Big Day 9-11-24 🇳🇱🤶 Schato Franswa @ Windsurfing Museum Prague 🏄🏰. Our friend, supporter & donor, a former curator himself, brought us some really rare historical 💎 boards and artifacts: 🧡 Ten Cate + 🌐 the oldest surviving Mistral board + rare BiC Ken Winner + Sodim ST 🇫🇷 + matching original sails! + unique harnesses! 🚛🆒 Saturday full of Hard work & Fun!
Our 🆕 exhibits will of course be gradually introduced to you here, but you should come, touch and feel them in 🏄🏰🔜
Thank You, Schato 🍻🙏
📷 Kristýna - fotonavzdy(dot)cz 👍👍👍

Starý Windsurfy

07/10/2024

🌊1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣4️⃣-1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣4️⃣ 📖 10 + 2 years story of MARKER Surf - Double anniversary for the third /?/ oldest sailboard manufacturer ⛷️🏄
As an active skier I had been a user and fan since 1976. When I learned that this legendary company also made sailboards, naturally I wanted to get one. I finally got it much later as a donation from Andreas Klein 🎁🙏, quite symbolically just in a year of two Marker anniversaries. Marker-story deserves a proper article in time. Now just a few facts, hopefully interesting for some:
In 1952, Hannes Marker 🇩🇪, ski instructor and journalist, developed a line of ski bindings that was sold under his name. Company soon became one of the most successful and influential binding manufacturers in the world.
In 1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣4️⃣, Hannes Marker began manufacturing "Marker Surf" sailboards under the H. Scheweitzer´s licence. This made him one of the earliest serial board manufacturers *. Soon Hannes met Jurgen Honscheid and offered him a job in sailboard development and in 1978 sent him to the first World Cup in Hawaii. Reports highlight Jurgen´s performance on Custom Marker as the best European, at 4th place overal starting with „self made GRP board made especially for waves“.
In 1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣0️⃣, the Marker founder sold the ski binding company to an American corporation..
BUT❗… Hannes Marker was allowes to use the Marker family name in connection with Marker Surf (later renamed to H.G.M. Surf) using „the sloping M" trademark.
The outcome of the successful cooperation between H.M. and J.H. was the MARK 1, which was the fastest mass-produced board in 9/81 at the Euro-funboard-regatta in Sylt. This Is th board you can see at the Windsurfing Museum Prague.
Since 1983 to 1984 Marker offered pintail funboards ranging from 295 to 365 cm, shaped by John Hall and produced in Israel.
In 1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣4️⃣ H.G.M. Surf 🇩🇪 filed bankruptcy and was liquidated..
BUT❗…
The production in /unidentified/ Israeli factory "under the name M“ continued. At least 700 sailboards showing the Marker name and logo were ordered for 1986 season for 🇺🇸 market…
and thats the last trace of the red „M“ logo we found 🕵️
Epilogue:
Epilogue: Mr. Hannes Marker, a man who registered hundreds** of patents in the skiing and surfing sector was a keen surfer to the age of 79! He passes away in 2000 at the age of 82.👏

📷 Marker Surf brochures 🙏 to Marcello Rivalta
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*) probably...after the Windsurfer and Ten Cate, but a year before Windglider Ostermann and two years before Mistral started.

03/10/2024

🌊 Yes, we're OPEN! 🤗 Guided tours of our exhibit continue on weekends in October and by appointment. Windsurfing has not been a mass sport for a long time, but at the 🏰🏄‍♂️ in September it almost looked like it * = a museum curator's dream. Thanks Zámecká Stáj Stránov & Co. 🐎🛩️, you guys were great. I look forward to seeing you ALL! 🤙

🚧 A few technical organizational notes for your future Windsurfing Museum Prague visit: The floor load capacity of the 17th century exhibition building has been tested for a maximum of 30 people. Visits are therefore divided into groups of up to 20 people. Please book your group visits in advance that we can provide more fun and smart guides 👨‍🏫 Capacity of the Zámek Stránov 🏰 car park is sufficient for several buses 🚌🚌🚌
*) Yes, I admit, this doesn't happen every weekend 😉
P.S. Next special tours are planned for the 2024 season evaluation party on November 16th with 🏄‍♂️ ČWA crew. Join us!🤙

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14/09/2024

🖤 Dne 10.9. 2024 nás opustil Karel Mencl, legenda československého windsurfingu 〰️
Jsem rád že jsem nedostižnou CZ-2 v osmdesátkách na vlastní oči vídal na regatách, mnohokrát na hraně a vždy na stupních vítězů. Ale především vzpomínám, a jsem Karlovi vděčný, za milé a dlouhé povídání o jeho kariéře i o našem Windsurfing museu na konci roku 2019. Za jeho upřímný zájem, za podporu a ochotné poskytnutí osobního archivu.
Karle díky! Bylo mi ctí Tě potkat a poznat.
Ať Ti, tam nahoře, parádně FIČÍ! 🤙
Upřímnou soustrast Karlově rodině a jeho nejbližším 🖤

12/09/2024

🌊Alpha 105 SL "light - limited edition*" 🩷🚀Welcome to our collection! I can't believe this Pink Beauty Is celebrating 3️⃣5️⃣ yrs. Thank You Emma Bay Ulrike for your kind support 🙏
* Alpha '90 brochure mentions 'light version", according to Ulrike only 3OO boards were produced
🤙

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09/09/2024

🌊Big Museum Day 7-9-24 👉 LieblinXfleck 🇩🇪 @ Windsurfing Museum Prague 🏄🏰.
We 💙 your 🎁! I admit I deserve it, but my friend Andreas Klein, a serious collector himself, is already spoiling me 🤩. 🚛🚚 Second Complete Turnkey Delivery: this time 10 sails, Marker + m* Naish boards & accessories + transport of gifts from kind Bay Ulrike 🙏- her Alpha slalom board and very personal 💎 artifacts 🥰. We'll introduce them here 🔎, but you should come and touch them in expo ASAP.
❗Parental advisory❗
1) If you become friends with a museum curator, you are in serious danger of becoming a collector.
2) If you bring personally a lot of gifts to the museum, you'll have to work hard physically on 🔝 of everything else* 💪🤙
Thank You, Andreas 🍻
⏩ to be continued, stay retro-tuned ⏩

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06/09/2024

4️⃣0️⃣ yrs ago @ SURFEN 9/84 🇩🇪 magazine:
🏄 Pete Cabrinha
📷 Detlef Schumacher
If I had to pick for my best windsurf years, 1984 would be pretty high on the list. How about your '84 ? Stop by Windsurfing Museum Prague 🏄🏰 and recall the best! 🤙

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27/08/2024

🌊 What ‘70s and ‘80s FRONT COVERS were iconic for you? And what do You read when the wind isn't blowing? 🏖️ With our friends and collaborators Ben and Pierre, we've reflected on which magazine covers have become "iconic" and captured the spirit & rapid evolution of our sport. Check out the link (bellow in comments) and remind us of your favourite covers 📚 And of course, if you have all your old magazines checked out and staged, we'd love your donations to the Windsurfing Museum Prague Library 🤗

🙏Thanks to: Carla Laney & Bruce Matlack , Dimitris Savidis & Maui Glory Days for inspiration.
For complete list of 📷 credits check the web article please

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22/08/2024

🌊 Welcome The TUBE! 🇦🇹 You can never have enough of these 80's customs & art creations 🤗 double* mastbox, wings/flyers, 🐅 paint... With a standard serial product you can get a period brochure, but here you have to take the word of our donator 👏 Harald Marbler: "... the TUBE was made specially for lake Garda and has about 70 or 80 litres, is quite narrow for the time build. Was a really fast and fun board. I got it from some older friends back in the days when I was 16/17ish loved it when there was enough wind... mostly I used that 5.6 sail or 3.8. Dankeschön Harald 🙏
*)I can clearly see the inspiration from the Bombora 🦘 boards. What about you? Check the comments 👇

12/08/2024

🌊 Olympic 1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣4️⃣ - Epilogue (part 3) 🏁 The Paris 24 Olympics are over and so is our series of 40 years old 🔥🆕 memories from Los Angeles 1984 Games regatta. To end our recollection of the 1st Windsurf Olympics, we bring you (almost exclusively) moments from the private album of our collaborator & friend Jean-Paul Fleri Soler 🇲🇹🙏. Enjoy the atmosphere of the preparations and the behind the scenes camera of the Maltese team (and of course many 💚 Mylar North Sails). Stay retro tuned and visit Windsurfing Museum Prague 🏰🏄 🔜

01/08/2024

🔄 Flying Power IG re-post 🤩 It's not every day a double world champ visits our museum 🥇🥇🌐Thanks for support, interest visit and very 🆒 & technical chat 🙏
" Po dlouhé době jsme také zavítali za kulturou a tentokrát to bylo víkendové poznání za historií větrných sportů, převážně windsurfingu do největšího muzea zabývající se wind sporty na světě! 🏄Prohlédli jsme spoustu exponátů i těch hodně vzácných a jedinečných, s panem muzejníkem jsme se pěkně dlouho pobavili o vývoji a technických detailech, které mě zajímaly. Dokonce jsem mohla vyzkoušet jeden surf, příště to už snad bude na vodě a třeba se i ws naučím 🤟 Hlavně se ale těším na zimu, až budu moct zkusit sněžný surf nebo jednoho z prvních českých wingů domácí výroby. Windsurfing Museum Prague se nachází na zámku Stránov jen kousek od Mladé Boleslavi, takže by se dal naplánovat i pěkný cyklovýlet! "

P.S. Naše 5️⃣. muzejní sezóna je v plném proudu. Zámek Stránov je o víkendech otevřen a vy si můžete expozici projít s vypůjčeným 🗝️. Komentované "trochu Olympijské" prohlídky expozice plánujeme na 10.8. 2024. Máme připravenou spoustu vzácností a těšíme se na vás 🤙

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29/07/2024

🌊 Olympic 1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣4️⃣ - (part 2). The 2024 Olympic sailboarding races are starting today in Marseille. Will it be a close fight like it was 4️⃣0️⃣ years ago in Long Beach? Let's recall in detail those moments with the original 📰 SURFEN magazine 🇩🇪 report. Let's commemorate and remember 🎆 Of course I am aware that even after decades many friends here don't like Windglider. Let's dedicate this post to celebration of athletes and sporting battles of our first Olympics. Let's address the political and business battle between Windsurfer and Windglider some other time 😎🔫 Don't Shoot the Messenger, please ☮️🤙
🥇 van den Berg
🥈 Steele
🥉 Kendall

📷 Credits: SURFEN magazine 🇩🇪 9/84, Rostislav Ružbatský archives @ Windsurfing Museum Prague

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📰 Google translated text from 🇩🇪 without language corrections...

Pic 4 - pg 46
1st run
After a successful start, the field pulled up to the windward buoy in a wind force of just three.
In ninth position at times, Dirk Meier worked his way up to second place at the finish. Guillerot gradually increases his lead, the Swede also loses ground and ends up ninth.
Bruce Kendall, light wind specialist from New Zealand in second place, the favorites Stefan van den Berg and Klaus Maran remained below their expectations with fourth and sixth place.
Two hours after entry. During the race, Guillerot was disqualified for pumping. Meier moves up to first place.
2nd run
When the wind is very light, the regatta management initially waits for half an hour, but then starts. The first windward buoy sees the Thai and the Chinese, both lightweights, at the lead. Scott Steele and Stefan van den Berg both move forward, but the Dutchman has no chance of winning against Steele. The Thai Saard Panyawan can at least hold on to seventh place, while Dirk Meier, in 14th place, pushed himself out of the top of the overall ranking. Kendall takes the lead.
3rd run
When the winds are somewhat stronger, the American Steele dominates. Klaus Maran, who starved himself down to 65 kilograms of body weight in the run-up to the games, did not manage to catch up with the leaders in the third run either; he always remained behind van den Berg. With a respectable lead, Steele and van den Berg go to the last triangle, and The Dutchman takes the lead on the space strikes. He crosses the finish line first and is now also in the lead overall, although he has the same number of points as the surprising American.
4th run
Anyone who continues to hope for strong winds will be disappointed again: the worst sufferer is van den Berg, who is first overall, who misses the start and can then only move up to eleventh place (I'm slower than the light ones, they're on the cross).. always in the way").
Pic 5 - Pg 47
Scott Steele got off to an optimal start and was able to break away from the field straight away. The situation for Klaus Maran (6th) and Gildas Guillerot (16th) is becoming increasingly unfavorable. Your chances of winning a medal have become vanishingly small. Dirk Meier was able to hold on to fourth place despite finishing 20th.
He's just three points behind third, while Steele is now leading again. (His comment: Hopefully the winds stay light, as I can't control strong winds.")
5th run
Klaus Maran ahead of Steele, Guillerot and Stefan van den Berg. They maintain this order at around ten to twelve knots. Then Maran pulls away on the second cross and secures his first race win. Steele falls back to ninth but retains the overall lead. Dirk Meier comes twelfth and, 20 points behind, still has a chance of a bronze medal.
6th run
Gildas Guillerot sits down after a super start
Lead of the field, which he doesn't give up until the finish. Because the wind is picking up slightly, the American is having some trouble. Van den Berg takes advantage of this, he covers the American and surfs his way to second place. He has thus taken over the overall lead again, with Kendall surprisingly establishing himself in third place ahead of Maran. Meier's medaille chances are also purely theoretical.
7th run
Everyone knows their starting position: Guillerot and Maran only have a very small chance... for an Olympic medal, Kendall and Steele have to keep their deficit in the strong wind regattas within limits, and van den Berg wants to ensure victory with a good performance. One place behind Steele is enough for him. Maran can't cope with the stress and ends up ninth. Steele falls further back, almost risking his silver medal. Stefan van den Berg came third in this run and was able to extend his lead and win the gold medal.🥇

END

25/07/2024

🌊 Once upon a time, 4️⃣0️⃣ years ago... Olympic Dream - part 1 💚 She* was an unaffordable dream for us mere mortals: the NORTH SAILS "Vertical / Mylar / Heineken**". In 1983 She was selected as one-design sail for the very first Olympic regatta. She looked so 🆒 in the hands of my heroes🏅Stephan, Klaus, Scott ... Dream of a coveted sail became reality after many years... Today in our museum collection we have the NS "Vertical" in ~7 versions 🤗 This Mylar (totally delaminated) piece didn't race at the Long Beach back then, but whenever I see Her, I recall the Olympic games we weren't even allowed to watch on 📺 (L.A. games 1984 story to be continued - stay tuned) 🔜 🤙
*) I know correctly should be written with IT, but for me it is Her 💃 Forever!!!
**) We used to call this cut 'vertical' , North Sails officially featured it as the 'leech cut'; Btw. guess since when NS co-worked with a known brewery? 🍻🤔

📷 Credits:
1) Windsurfing Museum Prague
2) 🕸️boatgen(dot)com(dot)au
3) Georges Marie fb
4) North Sails 1984 brochure from Luca Grasso 🙏

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22/07/2024

🌊🎆 Our 1️⃣5️⃣ minutes of FAME (2nd edition)🎆👉 check SURF Magazin on-line 🤝 link in comments👇It won't change the history of windsurfing, but I must admit that it IS always nice when a famous magazine remembers us and writes about our event and efforts. And hopefully it will encourage other visitors to Windsurfing Museum Prague and next year's Old School Windsurfing Cup 🤙

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08/07/2024

🌊🏖️🏄‍♀️🍹Old School Windsurfing Cup 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ 🏄‍♂️🎸🍻⛱️🌊 LeMans beach start with 4 m 🇦🇹 longboards 🏋️@ the 4️⃣th fest of the last century sailboards organised by Windy Point with support of Windsurfing Museum Prague – the biggest vintage sailboard event in Central Europe 🇪🇺🇨🇿🤙
Thanks for pics 📷 Zuzana Ružbatská 👍 To be continued - Stay retro tuned...🤙

🆕 Update: Check our 1️⃣5️⃣ minutes of FAME 👉
SURF magazine on-line 🤝 https://www.surf-magazin.de/en/windsurfing/scene-and-events/windsurfing-museum-prague-retro-regatta-with-historical-material/

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26/06/2024

🌊🏖️🏄‍♀️🍹Old School Windsurfing Cup 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ 🏄‍♂️🎸🍻⛱️🌊 Enjoy some action pics from the 4️⃣th fest of the last century sailboards organised by Windy Point with support of Windsurfing Museum Prague – the biggest vintage sailboard event in Central Europe 🇪🇺🇨🇿🤙Finally windy this year 🌬️Thanks for pics 📷 Martin Minařík 👍 To be continued - Stay retro tuned...🤙

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Welcome to the first windsurfing museum in Central Europe. Key part of the exposition is our extensive collection of sails and boards and other equipment from 1974 to 1999. We are trying, above all, to save the original factory products as well as custom made and homemade constructions. We are interested in all kinds of equipment, documentation, brochures, photos etc. We would be grateful for any cooperation with anybody involved and interested in WS history. We appreciate any help with your photos, equipment identification, advice, ideas, memories or recommendations…

Visit www.windsurfingmuseum.eu/en pages for more info, please. Enjoy, stay in touch and see you in Prague soon, Aloha from Prague, tom