Curiosity got the better of me before xmas, I booked into a Jamie Mitchell lesson, 15 min after the start I was well and truly hooked!

Santa looked after me quite well, I found an 11 foot NSP and a Kia Kaha paddle under the tree

I find the NSP is a good starting point but I can feel a two board quiver will be in order down the track.

The best way of judging the performance of the board is in smiles, the pictures below were taken at my son's 6th birthday, a board cram and him and I on a run in the broad water.

My son's name is Laird, I have had a background in windsurfing and always admired the man liked the name. Laird is also a Scottish in origin like my late Grandfather, meaning wealthy land owner. If he grows up to be a wealthy land owning water man I’ll be one proud dad!



My kids are easy to spot, they are the ones without hats Laird and Abbi