Boards with loose mast connections. Boards with static mast connections and boards with flexible mast connections. Sails in the most bizarre forms. Even sails with a human body as the mast and the arms as boom. The sails that were ultimately used (the Bermuda sail) were very similar to the historical lateen sail as it was used for the first time in Roman times in the Mediterranean. Meaning where the Mistral blows. Windsurfing or boardsurfing soon became very successful. And as is always the case, success has many fathers. However, it is certain that the brand Mistral was closely connected to these developments from day one. Mistral was the major innovator in the sphere of windsurfing starting from the very first real windsurfing boards (flexible fixed mast, lee board, Bermuda sail and a boom that is operated manually and using one's weight). Technological developments happened in quick succession. New materials were developed and tested, then rejected or applied. Windsurfing became an international sport. Mistral took the lead and became synonymous with windsurfing. Mistral even became the first official Olympic league.