Watersports manufacturer diversifies into new markets, processes
CW Top Shops honoree Cobra International reflects on its growth over 45+ years, as well as current work expanding its automotive and UAV capabilities, increasing energy efficiency and new SMC production lines.
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In its 46 years of operation, Cobra International has expanded from a focus on composite windsurf boards to a variety of applications in watersports, automotive, drones and more. Source all images | Cobra International
Cobra International (Chonburi, Thailand), specializing today in composite watersports products, automotive components and more, was originally founded under the name Windglider Thailand in 1978, out of a garage in Bangkok, Thailand, by Vorapant Chotikapanich and brothers Bert and Karl Morsbach.
Danu Chotikapanich, current CEO of Cobra (and Vorapant’s son), explains, “The early days of the company were all about building the finest composite windsurf boards. The Morsbach brothers and my father were passionate about creating Thai-build boards for the second Siam Cup in 1977, and expanding their community of like-minded water lovers by combining lightweight composite manufacturing with their spare-time hobbies.”