We are a group of friends who for the last few years have been going away for windsurfing weekends about once a month during Sept to April each year. We go to places around NSW, like Winda Woppa, Smith's Lake, Lake Macquarie and Gerroa. we take turns to organise it. The organiser rents a holiday house or 2, and does most of the shopping. We take turns at making meals (nothing fancy), and Saturday night is a BBQ. We get there on Friday night, sail Sat and Sunday, and drive back Sunday night, or Monday morning.

We share the cost, and no-one makes a profit, so it works out at about $100 to $150 each, including renting the house, and buying the food and grog. The wonderful advice on improving your windsurfing is free (whether you want it or not).

There were about a dozen regulars, but people have dropped out, through other commitmens, or people going overseas. We are now looking for new people. We are not a club, just a group of friends,

It is a very mixed group, from all occupations, all ages, and all windsurfing abilities. Some are single, some married, and some in between. The only requirements are love of windsurfing, and having fun.

If you are interested, please reply and tell me something about yourself.

No.. its not a council proposal, but just for a minute think about it. Would you be prepared to pay, say $10, a day (say weekends only), for the privalage of parking and sailing at Kyeemagh ?- no different to parking at 'The Pond' or the beaches on the north side!

Yesterday was complete mayhem. Parking was a premium even though the bathes are closed. The BBQing/picnic crowd had completely over taken the area, and while its in their total right to use this area too, they did leave the park looking worse than a aftermath of a 3 day outdoor rock concert. I don't think Ive ever seen this area so crowded and abused!

Anyhow I was wondering how many people would still show up ther if they had to pay for parking. My experience in (my) council parks on the parra river foreshore, where meters have been installed, is that this quickly reduces the patronage to almost Zero!

Like I said, others have a right to use this area too, but a small fee for paking on weekends/public holidays would thin the crowd or at least reduce the number of surplus cars that access the area and at least pay for the clean up of the park after all have left - the mess was disgusting!

I know as sailors, we probably hogg the parking spots as much as or even more so than others (usually one car per sailor) - So I'd be prepared to pay - just to have some sort of order!

Its not a proposal - just a thought.