Bruce Trotter
Who could have foreseen that this crazy new sport, which somehow combined surfing and sailing, would draw us all together and shape our lives
in the way that it did?
'Who would have thought this crazy new sport, which somehow combined surfing and sailing, would draw us all together
and shape all our lives the way that it did?'
Bruce Trotter, former grandmaster windsurfing world champion, celebrates the extraordinary world of windsurfing, its characters and the mateship that developed from grassroots sailing all the way to the Olympics – and even a crazy idea to windsurf across Cook Strait.​
'Bruce [Kendall], slim and strong, and forever young, his eyes nearly as blue as the New Zealand flag that he carried in is left hand.'
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Photo: Bruce Kendall, 20, wins bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Credit: Ross Land, Rex Auty Collection
Hearts break hardest at the top of the game: Bruce Kendall, right, comforts Aaron McIntosh who has just finished fourth overall at the 1996 Olympics.​
'Speed sailors are a little bit different. They like beer and they have a surreal relationship with time.'
