Tautologies you are alone here who wants to slow down the development of the raceboards and make hundreds in china in the same mold.
Do you want the kite raceboard become the same as RS:X?
Are you concerned that a local shaper can build a better board than North or Aguera within the same weight limit and dimensions?
There would be no problem in windsurfing equipment price if there would be a minimum weight and dimension rules.
I do not agree that most custom boards will be more expensive than IKA registered boards. There would be a supply of lower priced boards also which could be competitive and maybe available in spring.
The major difference between box rule and IKA registered desing is the sticker worth 400Eur so why not to sell it separately?
You can register any desing within box rules so why a board within box rules is banned from the competitions?
Major companies do not manage to supply boards on time anyway the same as custom builders.
So why there is an obligation for 30 boards to produce anyway?
I suggest to make it 10 boards for national competitions, 20 boards rule for worlwide competitions and 100 boards for Olympics.
Existing rules will not stop very different level equipment to be ridden in Olypics if they will be the same.
Custom board builders are a pain in the ass for the big guys because they are developing new desings and pushing it forward all the time and are able to adapt.
Big guys want to slow everythink down because they do not want to change their cooking technology and teach the labor again. The income is their goal.
When do you think the fins will become a registered design? Or there is no point because it can not be produced locally?
I agree with you Newind and support your ideas.
Let the kiteboard building be a passion and not only the bussines.