Brands Starboard and FreeWing have recently come together to form a new one-design wingfoil racing class, the X-15. With the intention of creating a completely level playing field, where it’s predominantly rider skill that determines who is the best in class, the X-15 already has a number of events lined up around the world, across the year.
We spoke with Starboard’s Svein Rasmussen to get the full inside line on why it was created, how it works, and where it got its inspiration…
Hi Svein. So firstly, can you please give us a little background about yourself, and how you first got into windsports?
We have a beautiful coastline in Arendal, Norway. I started sailing with a towel and inflatable mattress in 1967, the same year Jim Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer created the windsurfer. I was deeply into skiing, meditation and karate / boxing, but always longed
