March The first Japan Windsurfer competition held at Kamakura Beach. The first Hawaii Island Race, Kailua Bay. This was the beginning of windsurfing in Hawaii, soon to become one of the epicenters of windsurfing.   An early photo of Matt Schweitzer testing his skills in the surf at Sunset Beach, California.

Reports of the "Kailua Kids" in Hawaii and Matt Schweitzer in California riding Windsurfers in the waves circulated. And Larry Stanley's high wind dagger board was a must for sailing in high wind and in the surf. Manfred and Jurgen Charchulla in Bremen, Germany developed the first harness, adopted from the sailing world. A short time later, Pat Love created a harness and perfected it in Hawaii. The harness was a revolution for Windsurfer sailors. It increased sailing time on the water and made windsurfing in heavy winds possible. It was a key piece of equipment that enabled high performance sailing, and the development of high performance equipment. European Newsletter was developed. see newsletter

Competitors evaluate the wind at the World Championships. August The first "official" Windsurfer World Championships were held on Association Island, NY. read more Hoyle and Diane made a radical proposition to attract entrants: They supplied boats for the entrants to rent for a small fee. This had never been done before. Traditionally, competitors had to tow or carry, or ship their own boats to a regatta. This event drew 66 international competitors, and six years later, the number of entrants for the World Champion- ships swelled to almost 500 at the 1980 Windsurfer

World Championships in the Bahamas. It was the largest one-design class sailing race in the world. October The first wave sailing contest was held at Tourmaline Street in San Diego, California. read story November The first Japan Windsurfer Championships, Miura Beach 43 entrants. see results In 1974, 2,506 Windsurfers were sold worldwide. 1,586 in Europe and 920 in the United States.

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