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Jim Drake 1929-2012 | Funboardmag.com | Il sito italiano di riferimento per il windsurf
Abbiamo appena appreso una triste notizia. Oggi è scomparso all’età di 83 anni Jim Drake, il co-inventore del Windsurf.
Le nostre più sentite e sincere condoglianze vanno alla famiglia Drake e alla Starboard.
Le nostre più sentite e sincere condoglianze vanno alla famiglia Drake e alla Starboard.
Questa notizia mi rattrista profondamente, se Jim Drake non avesse inventato quel fantastico piedino d’albero snodabile che permise la nascita del windsurf, la mia vita sarebbe stata profondamente diversa, sicuramente anche quella di tutti voi che amate questo sport.
La passione per il windsurf, tutte le incredibili esperienze che ho avuto grazie a questo sport, le amicizie fatte, i viaggi, le persone incontrate nel cammino, le lotte e anche le sfide, le sconfitte, la mia passione che è poi diventata un vero lavoro, tutto questo e tanto altro forse ora non esisterebbe senza la straordinaria invenzione di Jim Drake.
La passione per il windsurf, tutte le incredibili esperienze che ho avuto grazie a questo sport, le amicizie fatte, i viaggi, le persone incontrate nel cammino, le lotte e anche le sfide, le sconfitte, la mia passione che è poi diventata un vero lavoro, tutto questo e tanto altro forse ora non esisterebbe senza la straordinaria invenzione di Jim Drake.
Vi lascio con il commento di Svein Rasmussen e per oggi non ci saranno altri articoli pubblicati su questo sito.
Grazie Jim…
In memory of Jim Drake
“Jim Drake changed the lives of millions of people and will continue to do so.
Windsurfing has made people experience the wind, waves and water in new ways.
The sport has made converts travel and even settle on the opposite side of our planet.
The sport has made converts travel and even settle on the opposite side of our planet.
His spirit was always to include everyone and especially women and kids into windsurfing.
Jim and his wife Sam spent years with us in Thailand developing designs and strategies to
increase the popularity of windsurfing. He was always optimistic and especially happy to
challenge the status quo. His view on “one design” versus free choice of windsurfing gear
for the Olympics was well known. His designs, like the Formula 175, the worlds most winning
race board ever took competitive windsurfing to a new level.
Jim and his wife Sam spent years with us in Thailand developing designs and strategies to
increase the popularity of windsurfing. He was always optimistic and especially happy to
challenge the status quo. His view on “one design” versus free choice of windsurfing gear
for the Olympics was well known. His designs, like the Formula 175, the worlds most winning
race board ever took competitive windsurfing to a new level.
Jim was an early adaptor of paddle boarding and he has helped design a number of winning
designs like the K15. Some of his later designs are still being tested and his ideas on the future
of paddle board designs may soon be shared.
designs like the K15. Some of his later designs are still being tested and his ideas on the future
of paddle board designs may soon be shared.
He had so much more to give and reminded us on how precious each hour of life is.”
Svein Rasmussen and the Starboard family.
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