Jürgen Hönscheid

Jürgen Hönscheid (born 1954, in Sylt) is a German windsurfer. He became the vice world champion in tandem windsurfing in 1974, setting a land speed record in 1981; was a founding member of the Professional Windsurfers Association in 1982, and has authored several books on the subject including Heavy weather windsurfing : on funboards and sinkers, Brandungssurfen (1985), and Mein Arbeitgeber ist der Wind 50 Jahre Surf- und Windsurfgeschichte(n) (2008).

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