Water sport article joint and a method for manufacturing a water sport article joint

A wetsuit, comprising:

• a joint formed between a first panel having a first thickness and a second panel having a second thickness, each of the first thickness and the second thickness being substantially uniform along an entire length of the respective first panel and second panel, the joint comprising:
• an overlapping interface where surfaces of a first end of the first panel and a first end of the second panel are adjacent to one another, an edge of the first end of the first panel is offset from an edge of the first end of the second panel, the first thickness of the first panel is thicker than the second thickness of the second panel, and a thickness of the overlapping interface is greater than the first thickness and the second thickness;
• wherein the first panel is attached to the second panel by adhesive bonding and blind stitching, the blind stitching placed while the overlapping interface is bent and including a plurality of blind stitches each having an arcuate concave cross-section extending entirely through the second thickness of the second panel, a layer of adhesive of the adhesive bonding, and to an end point disposed within the first panel, the end point extending away and inset from the edge of the first panel and offset in a direction away from the edge of the second panel.