Just saw this link for Nelson factory boards on the windsurf journal web page.

Long-standing in-house shaper at Mistral, Mark Nelson has been making boards since 1981 from his base on Maui, Hawaii, making his living through his Nelson Factory range of surf, windsurf and SUP boards, that is, when he's not busy collaborating with some other designer "name" like Peter Thommen or Sean Ordonez...
Always an innovator in terms of board shape, this year Nelson has equipped himself with a computerised shaping machine that includes a 3D software, enabling him to create a "virtual" board before committing it to production.
A brilliant new tool like that is worthy of some considerable interest, so Nelson has also taken this opportunity to update and put on line his latest website dedicated to his art, choc full of interesting info, a video tour of his workshop plus some cool 3D animations to help you understand how and why his boards are shaped as they are !

More information : http://www.nelsonfactory.com

AND HE MAKES CUSTOM LONGBOARDS!!

Long Board / Race

Racing is back, and you need a modern performance board that will perform in light and variable conditions.

If your sailing area has consistent 5 to 20 mph winds, this is the biggest bang for your buck. Reaching upwind like an Americas Cup boat, blasting a reach, or or blazing straight downwind, course racing is one of the most demanding physical and mental, sports going.

Adjustable mast track, and dagger board, multiple light weight foot straps, custom designed and built fins and dagger blades, these boards have more options than Burger King.

If you are in the market for a custom Race board, lets talk!
Race Board


The Racing scene is growing again, and there are a few good options out there, some new, and some old, but no one is offering custom boards! If you have an idea, or you want a modified version of an existing design, we can make it happen!

Mark Nelson is shaping the new Mistral Equipe, check out the article 'Mistral Equipe III Development'. You can see the design similarities.
I think the price tag would probably be a little different between the new Equipe and Marks custom raceboard.

I like the idea of getting a custom raceboard, but you wouldn't be able to legally race it in the raceboard class. It would also probably have a lower resale value.