We are happy to announce the creation of the French open div II association, AFOD2. Its goal is to regroup french open div II sailors and promote the revival of this class of sailboards in France. Please see the french version of this post for more information and how to apply for membership. Thank you.
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ID2CA is now a full IWA member
Fantastic news for all open div II enthusiasts, the international division 2 class association (ID2CA) is now a full member of the International Windsurfer Association (IWA)! See here. Our IWA representative is Eric Bouillet from Canada. Great job guys!
The D2 come back
A great article in the french magazine Windsurf Journal on the come back of the open division II boards. In french, but google translate is my friend! Read the full article here.
A Div II class at the 2015 European Raceboard Championships in Cadiz, Spain
Hello Guys
After World RCB in Sopot, PL, June 8-13 we are now invited to participate to European RCB Championship in Cadiz, Spain in September 13-18… Again as a separate but full racing class…Get ready and show up massively !!
Additional information coming soon on IWA Website.
Stay Tuned!
Missing: a croconut tri-concave div II board
Dear all, Laurent T, a hard-core opendivist is missing his beautiful croconut tri-concave board, shaped by famous shapeur Pierre Audet from France. The board was last seen mid-February and was stored in the boat shed of his nautical club at Lamor beach, in Brittany France. Here are a few pics:
Have you seen it? if so, please contact us!
Many thanks
International Division II Class Association ( ID2CA)
We are proud to announce the creation of the International Division II Class Association (ID2CA) which will also be an associate member of the International Windsurfing Association (IWA). Our goals are to regroup windsurfers sailing Division II sailboards as well as to promote and develop again the Div II Class throughout the world.
A Division II sailboard is defined as a round bottom sailboard built to International Displacement Division Measurement Rules initially set by the International Board Sailing Association (IBSA) and approved by the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) from 1979 to 1992. An objective of ID2CA is the conception and production of new Division II boards and sails using new technologies, according to existing Class Rules (1979-1992).
Under Class Rules (1979-1992) two racing divisions are defined – Category A and Category B.
ID2CA have developed Class Championship Rules to define how their championship racing shall be organised, and these rules also include an Addendum to Class Measurement Rules (1979-1992) that introduce the concept of a Category C division within the Class.
Category A
– Boards built between 1979 and 1992, which are compliant with Class Rules (1979 – 1992).
– Type A sails: triangular ‘one-design’, short-battened sails with maximum sail area of 6.5 sq.m.
Category B
– Boards built between 1979 and 1992, which are compliant with Class Rules (1979 – 1992).
– Type B sails: fully battened with a maximum sail area of 7.5 sq.m.
Category C
– Boards that are not 100% compliant with Class Rules (1979-1992) but must comply with Class Rule dimensions and meet the Category C Addendum requirements.
– Open in design and use of materials; with maximum sail: size 9.5 sq.m for heavyweight men, 8.5 sq.m for women and lightweight men.
For more info please contact us :
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An Open Div II Class at the 2015 Raceboard World Championships!
This just came in!
The Open Div II class will be represented at the Raceboard World Championships in Sopot, Poland in June 2015 !
This is exactly 23 years after the last championships held in 1992!
See here for more information : Sopot Raceboard World Championships
Long live Open Div II!
The Open Division II facebook groups
There are now several Facebook groups related to Open Division II sailboards.
The original group created in 2009 has now more than 800 members, it is the official group for the Div II class of sailboards, you can join by clicking the “f” in the top right corner of the site. It’s with this group that the renewal of the Open Division II started. Mostly in French but also in English.
There is 5 groups dedicated to the US, Spanish, Italian, Greek and German Div II sailors:
IYRU International Displacement Division of Sailboards (Division II)
There is also 3 other related groups:
Open Division II – The Open Bar : where Div II sailors meet around a glass of wine, a beer, a vodka,..
Open Division II – The Market Place : are you looking for a board? a sail? that’s the place to be!
Open Division II – Back to the Future : want to discuss super open! well then jump in!
You are welcome to join any of them!
Welcome to all Open Div II enthousiasts
This is the place to be for everything related to the past, present and future of the fabulous Open Division II class of sailboards.
Although the blog is running, the site is under construction…
We will soon fill up all the pages.
Be patient and happy sailing!
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