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Lightweight At 3.37kg, this is an ultra-light Kevlar-coated sail suitable for all wave and wind conditions
Mormaii Lycra shirt Indispensable if you’re on the water a lot, this quickdrying shirt protects against wind and sun. mormaii.com.br
superglue Used – carefully – to close gashes and cuts, and a couple of drops can also be rubbed over palms, making a blisterpreventing film.
Wind power: Robby Naish squeezes every ounce of performance from his equipment
Board level windsurfing Robby Naish, the don of world windsurfing back in the game aged 50, also makes top-class kit
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Wave-breaker The Naish Wave 85l, designed for ocean waves, is relatively long and narrow at 240cm, but still easy to turn
Rip Curl ultimate titanium oceansearch Keeps track of tidal movements and wind direction on over 500 beaches worldwide. ripcurl.com
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Power and speed are the two things that Robby Naish needs to excel on the waves. Since the late 1970s, he’s been making his own equipment, with his father, Rick. R Naish Jr, now 50 and back competing in windsurfing’s top tier, after returning to the PWA Tour last November, uses larger sails and longer boards compared with most of his peers. When picking your set-up, he says to “factor in your own weight, ability and the prevailing wind and wave conditions. And never go for a board that’s too small.” naishsails.com