Toen Joop Nederpelt is one of the most influential personalities in the history of windsurfing. And 25 years ago, he was a pioneer of foil boarding. We now know that, but back in the day, it was not easy to understand if it was worth it. Especially, when you had to “attach” the hydrofoil to the heavy windsurf boards. Nederpelt was always busy thinking of the next big thing to do in windsurfing. Holland’s first windsurfer was responsible for creating the world’s longest windsurf board. His 18-meter windsurfer sailed away with nine… more
