Finian Maynard joins NeilPryde Team

NeilPryde Windsurfing (NPW) today announced that the current record holder for speed, Finian Maynard, has joined the international team NPW.

Finian Maynard (KV11) joins NPW currently holding two world records for speed - 500m (48.70kts) and the nautical mile (39.97kts). Joining the team NeilPryde, Finian NPW strengthen the project to overcome the barrier of 50 knots, leading to windsurfing to a new level in the media. Apart from speed, Finian is also an experienced windsurfer in slalom and Formula Windsurfing will be noticed that in the competitions scheduled for 2006.
In the words of Mr. Neil Pryde: "We are happy to have reached an agreement with Finian. He is an exceptional sailor, and we believe that the combination of Finian with NeilPryde equipment may be the key to open the door of the barrier of 50 knots. "

Finian Maynard says: "This is a dream for me. The opportunity to work with Robert Stroj and the NeilPryde Design Centre together with other windsurfers Pryde team was an opportunity I could not pass up. I look forward to face this new challenge that I hope to this year 2006. "