COBRA 40th Years - Flipbook - Page 4
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
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How it all began
From a Bangkok Garage to a World Class Super-Site
First Olympic Success - The Windglider
Bert Morsbach: From Surf to Vine
Rainer Ramelsberger
PART 2: IN PURSUIT OF WINDSURFING EXCELLENCE
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Klaus Simmer & the King Cobra
The Masters of EPS
Amara Wichithong Water Warrior
The Tandem
Reminiscing with Tor Bakke
Pierre Olivier Schnerb
Quality: Building the Foundations
Svein Rasmussen: Heading for Starboard
Paolo Cecchetti
RS-X: A New Olympic Benchmark
Bruce Wylie: Bringing the Thrill Back
Windsurfer LT
PART 3: INNOVATIONS IN SURFBOARD MANUFACTURING
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Kym Thompson: Still Living the Surfer’s Dream
Back to the Future With Malibu
NSP From the Beginning
Trent Pedersen
NSP Cocomat
Travis Grant & NSP
Hayden Cox
Innovation and Aesthetics - Haydenshapes Hypto Krypto
JS Industries - A high-Speed Hybrid
Quality: Implementing Lean
PART 4: ENABLING FUTURE MARKET TRENDS
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Hobie Mirage Eclipse - Drawing From the Database
Flite - Next Level Foiling
DSM: For Those Essential Extras
PART 5: SUSTAINABILITY
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Sustainability a Duty to the World’s Beauty
PART 6: MARINE
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Introducing Composite Marine International (CMI)
The Rogers 46
NARCA 17 Catch That Cat!
Flying Phantom Elite - High Performance or Pure Pleasure?
