The combination of nature and technology is the challenge of the 21st century and Fanatic is ready for it, setting new trends in windsurfing board design, with the use of a complex CAD shaping programme!

Fanatic’s exclusive shaper, Sebastian Wenzel, has been able to take his vast shaping experience and knowledge, and categorize it completely in a CAD database. This database is the heart of Fanatic’s development. Being meticulously organised and having this vast amount of information at his fingertips, Sebastian is able to easily and accurately compare shapes, regardless of how small the changes. Plus with our various test teams feedback, Sebastian can see where to make the necessary changes, which will bring about the most benefit, not only for the board, but for the consumer too.

Sebastian explains:
“With the introduction of this revolutionary way of designing windsurfing boards on a computer, with highly sophisticated software three years ago, Fanatic has set the trend and the standard for state of the art shapes.

The software used to design our boards is standard today in industrial 3D CAD design and is capable of designing anything you can imagine. The drive was and is to design the best boards. The challenge was mastering this highly complex software.

The time, money and effort spent on this project are really paying off...BIG! And mainly to our customers since they get an innovative, high performance shape, that has a long history based on a solid data base. Data and experience collected over more than 25 years of designing windsurfing boards.

Not only do the shapes look perfect, they also perform a lot better. A lot of trial and error and human mistakes have been eliminated in the process of designing and building our prototypes the CAD way.

Modern technology for an unlimited future in windsurfing board design, imagine what is still to come!”