Do you have a NeilPryde story of your own? Please tell us.
"I got it as a present from my neighbour. On my birthday I used it as decoration on the wall."
"This sail introduced my future wife to windsurfing. This sail was used in our wedding photo and windsurfing is our common passion."
"My dad bought them in the early eighties, My wife and I both learnt with them and we still use NeilPryde today."
"I learnt to sail with these three beauties on an old bombora tri fin. Unable to throw them out due to sentimental value they now take pride of place and adorn the ceiling of the family home for a week or so every year at Christmas time."
"I believe the sail was bought for a trip with my parents in their classic vw van to Weymouth speed week , where I was hoping to see Fred Haywood, typically there was no wind. There was a white limo which passed us and my dad insisted Fred was in it and that made my weekend. The sail has only been used once as our local beach has plenty of waves and I prefer to wave sail now."
"My dad bought this for my mum as a Christmas present (she didn't windsurf!). This was the sail I learnt to windsurf on - many happy memories. I remember my first jybe and my first waterstart were both with this sail. I could never throw it out, but sending it off to a NeilPryde museum would be the perfect way to part with it!"
"I learned with this sail at the windsurfclub. Then I got addicted to windsurfing. Now I have only NeilPryde sails from Slalom to Wave." 
"This sail was bought in the year 2000. It was used several times, I think 5 times since 2000 and then in the year 2009 my son received a sail in nearly new condition to make his next step from beginner to intermediate, then to the JP young gun 115 and the 2000 Zone!"
"It was the first sail of my father which he bought in a small surfshop in Flensburg (Germany). He told me that he bought it new and he is of the opinion that it was in the year 1976 when windsurfing grew in Germany."
"The sail originates from the equipment of my father's active competition career in the 80s. (not quite sure of the exact year of the sail) As his active career is now mostly over and I've been following in his footsteps by training to start my own, the sail is now part of my sails repertoire."
"This was my first sail in 1988, I bought it second hand, a very fast sail!"
"This is my Dad's trusty Pryde sail which he still uses (although it hasn't been out on the sea in the last couple of years). He bought it shortly after learning to windsurf in the late 70s and sailed it in conjunction with a Hifly 444. He can't actually remember what year he bought it but reckons very late 70s or very early 80s. Despite me getting him on my more modern kit he's been pretty loathe to ditch his kit. He's retiring shortly though and he's adamant he's going to be windsurfing regularly with me. A new Pryde rig would be a great way of getting him going again."
"The Sail belonged to the first portuguese sailor to go to the Olympic Games representing portugal."
"I bought this one from a local secondhand windsurfing market with my first board. Year was 2000. Today I use this sail only in winter time on ice and snow. Last winter this sail was on startline on WISSA games in Haapsalu. Good sail in cold weather conditions."
"This was our storm sail in the early 80's. At that time, our boards got smaller, so, our sails followed. We used it most in choppy conditions but some times on sea as well. It was a very nice sail due to the small boom. Gibing and duckgybes where very easy. This sail is still in good shape and can still be used."
"I think I'm the 3rd owner of this sail. I bought it from my sister's husband, he has used it a lot. I use it when there is low wind and used it in a race called NeilPryde Island Grandprix at Fuur, and Aakrogen with a final result 3rd place, and in Snaptun, Horsens. On the photo it's me and my sail - the 2nd person from the left - taken in Horsens, August 2008."
"I learnt to windsurf on this sail when I was a teenager in the early 90s. It was given to me along with a windsurfer one design, fiberglass mast and 3m tie on boom by my next door neighbours, who were always very into sailing and had been windsurfing with their kids who were about 10-15 years older than me, since the sport first came to Australia. Their kids had grown up and left home so they threw the windsurfer in with a Kayak my parents bought off them for my birthday. I hardly ever used the kayak - but I've been windsurfing ever since!"
"This was my first"
"The Austrailan Flag with the NeilPryde logo for Windrush is an early Pryde sail. This sail comes out once a year for the Australia Day celebrations, We have a few Windrush 1980's sails but this is the oldest."
"Here's my contribution. The sail was part of a windsurf package my parents bought in the south west of France. The board was a Dufour (with black trim) and it came with two sails. Recently I searched their attic in Belgium for the sails because I wanted to try them again with my lightwind (SUP) longboard at home in Sweden. I only managed to find the smallest of the sails and to my surprise it was a Neil Pryde. When I asked my parents when they bought it the answer was possibly 78 (the year my parents started windsurfing) but probably 79 (the year I started windsurfing as a six year old). Regarding year of production I can't say much but assuming it was stored somewhere for a while and then sat in the shop I would say it was produced 77, 78 or 79. The sail is still in good shape and hardly used, we mostly used the larger sail and soon went on to buy newer kit. I still windsurf as much as possible, a few times weekly depending on wind, family and ice. Having had many NeilPryde sails over the years and always being happy with them I am glad I can leave a contribution to your museum. I've also included a picture of me sailing the larger sail as a kid."
"We bought this Neil Pryde sail as one of the very first sails we owned back in 1980. We believe the sail model is from 78, or even earlier, and where then characterized to be a start-up sail. The sail has been key in getting the whole family totally windsurfing addicted. My father, his wife, my brother and sister, my wife and myself have all had great moments with that particular sail in the beginning of our careers. One of my first decent jumps was actually done using the sail. The picture is taken out at Fosen on the west coast of Norway were my father has his summer house and still windsurfs on every windy day. And there are a lot of them out there! The sail has a great position in our windsurfing family and we are happy to participate in the competition."
"This is the sail with which I discovered funboard! This is the sail I still use to go for a ride with my kids!"
"I believe this sail is about 1980 but do not have the exact date. It was originally used by Alvaro Tobon who later emigrated to the USA and left the sail in the first sailing club to be established on Lake Calima in Colombia. The sail was left in the club and when I mentioned to one of the few windsurfers who still sails in the original club, that I suspected that there were probably old abandoned windsurf sails in the club she produced this sail which she used to wrap up the equipment she uses today. We washed the sail, fixed up the battens and put a modern NP boom and mast on it and took it out for a sail using a Starboard Formula board."
"Long ago my grandfather bought the sail shortly after my father gave clinics. Now I'm a big fan of windsurfing, thanks to my grandfather and my father."
"I bought it as a secondhand sail during the war (in 1992). The market was pretty closed at that time in our area, and it was not easy to go to the Adriatic sea for surfing. I usually used the local lake on windy summer days. I remember one day a MIG21 roaring over the lake above me. I stayed frozen on the board. I am not sure about the production year, but when buying the seller told me he had it for about 10 years. The sail is still complete with the original external camber and vario-top. Only the original sailbag does not exist any more."
"7 generations of windsurfers were passed from this sail!!!"
"A special order since they did not have this one in stock. I have bought this sail brand new at Somers watersport in Roermond. Production year unknown. I have been using this in rough conditions in winds from 8 and 9 beaufort in the north sea. This in combination with boards I used to design and shape myself in those days. Really good fun!!! Unfortunately this sail is eating dust now. I swapped from wave sails to race sails. The RS is also good fun. Keep up the good work."
"I think it will be the oldest one. This contest has been a good excuse to see again a very good old friend. This was my first windsurfing sail and came together with a Dufour Wing board. I'm not sure about the year, I found that Bic bought Dufour in 1981 (mine is still Dufour, not Bic) and that the first Dufour Wing were white and black (mine is white and red), then probably mine is from 1979 - 1980. You are celebrating your 40th birthday, but I celebrate 30 years of my beginnings (not 30 years of windsurfing, I had to leave this a couple of times, but I have always returned). It seems that the sail is still sailable, every summer I say I will try to sail it again (I also still have the board), but the last time I tried it was about 15 years ago and then I hurt my finger inserting the daggerboard. The good old times for windsurfing, One sail, one board and a lot of fun I'm still using the sail bag for carrying mast feet, mast extensions, harness lines, tensors, etc."
"The first picture is my RAF Wave quiver (all 1987 and 1989 models) I have used these sails since they were new and continue to sail them today. They have been trashed in surf from Hatteras to Hawaii and are all still in great shape! I keep detailed logs so I can tell you exactly how many days I've sailed each one, and even the number of hours on the water. For instance, I've used my 4.7 (one of my favorites) for 163 days of sailing over the years. I won't let you have this one, but I could be convinced to trade one my 1987 5.2 or 5.7 for a new rig."
"My first fully battened sail: it was for me the best sail ever (I began in 1978)! I learned more than ever for years with it. I'm still learning today (you never finish!) using other NeilPryde sails."
"We use it for Icesurfing now. We brought it along from Hawaii"
"Sail is still in near perfect condition (no holes or tears) and is faithfully serving the 4th generation of windsurfers in our family."
"Last summer a big group of friends came together for the 1st edition of VOSKOTL aka Very Old School King Of The Lake competition. The field of competitors held more than 20 classic boards and rigs. With my brother I managed to win the speed contest on a Windglider tandem rigged with two superfast Neil Pryde sails. You guys had the speed back then already. Thanks for making us no 1. After all: The difference is winning!"
"I use it on my SUP, due to the durablity and bright color. Also use it on my landsailor. Rotates easy."
"My first high wind sail in Tarifa 1996 - now it is a skateboard toy for the winter in north germany (KIEL)"
"At the Age of 5 I started windsurfing with my dad and his NeilPryde sail, at the same lake Jutta Miller started windsurfing. Up to the previous year I competed in the RS:X-Class, but had to finish because of health problems. Now I do windsurfing for fun in my freetime. And my very first impression is linked to NeilPryde."
"First sail I ever bought, many good times with it. I once was at a bar with my buddy and his girl friend and after being somewhat under the influence I remarked how the color of the lights reminded me of my sail. They thought I was tripping but it was just my love of that sail that got me high ^_^"
