104 AUGUST 2019
WINDSUP’ING PHILOSOPHY
After so many years of performance-oriented windsurfing, I sometimes
feel the need of a more genuine approach to my windsurfing. Especially
after I started stand up paddling and made it an integral part of my life.
The simplicity and exploration side of SUP were two elements that I felt
were missing from my performance windsurfing experiences. Luckily when
windSUPs came out, that element of pure enjoyment and exploration came
back into play. With a windSUP I can discover places either by paddling or
sailing, or just blast on the water having fun just appreciating the simplicity
of it all. For me, it is great to feel the wind in my hands and get back to
those days where windsurfing was just a summer game – a longboard and
Dacron sail and spending all afternoon cruising around the bay in front of
my family’s house in Italy.
Windsurfing has took me so far in life since those early days on the water,
but getting back to that feeling of effortless gliding and returning to my
roots in the sport is one of the coolest things I have experienced over the
last few years. One sail, one windSUP – roll on the rest of this long, sunny,
Portuguese summer!“HAVING FUN JUST APPRECIATING
THE SIMPLICITY OF IT ALL.”
PORTUGAL
South coast of Sagres bliss.
Franz kick-starting his windSUP!