Anyone been to Fiji for a family/windsurfing holiday? Can you give me some advice about:
- whether I'd need to bring my own gear
- where to stay that's good for windsurfing AND is family friendly?

We've got two kids - 23 months and 1 month - and looking at going in July/August for a couple of weeks.

I've look at the Safari Lodge website, which seems to have a good range of gear, but doesn't look that family friendly. And it looks like there's nothing to do for non-windsurfers. Happy to be told otherwise though!

what are the winds like in fiji that time of the year? I'm tossing up between maui, fiji or maybe vietnam. I think maui is a frontrunner at the moment, looks like better winds.

Cocos is another great alternative... very child friendly as well,

Jez

Safari Lodge would be great.
Warren (The owner) has a 5 yr old as well, so it's already set up for kids.
Also, Nananu-I-Ra is a small island, no chance they can escape.
I'd highly recommend it.

Forgot this gem

Its not a resort style destination with a kiddy pool and Creche
...... but the staff will dote over your children - its a much more intimate holiday - With wind and gear!

VERNE said...

- 23 months and 1 month -

- its a much more intimate holiday -

and there we have it folks, OP and Davmen bothh used identical sentence breaks '-' which tells me they're probably same person.

What (the f#$k) are you on about Verne?

Edit - Oh I get it, you're a troll and I just fed it.

FormulaNova said...

I think he might have been referring.... to some suggestion....

that someone has.... used these topics for advertising and had....

a particular way of writing....

Because we both use a hyphen?? You are - literally - reading too much into these little characters.

Just for the record, the first that I realised one of the posters here did trips to Fiji was in the reply to my PM to him. Doesn't get more appropriate I reckon.

Nice picture of Troll Spray though.

VERNE said...

TristanF said...

FormulaNova said...

I think he might have been referring.... to some suggestion....

that someone has.... used these topics for advertising and had....

a particular way of writing....

Because we both use a hyphen?? You are - literally - reading too much into these little characters.

Just for the record, the first that I realised one of the posters here did trips to Fiji was in the reply to my PM to him. Doesn't get more appropriate I reckon.

Nice picture of Troll Spray though.

tristanf is 38 years old...
warren francis is 38 years old....

I figured you were just joking about someone else thinking this was Wazza. I still can't tell if you are or joking or if you think he is.

Either way, fair reports on what its like over there in Fiji are always good. I myself might try Cocos next, so its a warning on the weather for anyone else.

TristanF, take this all with a grain of salt.

Maybe I should market holidays for windy locations where I am not?

kato said...

Were You at Speedfortnight for big Sunday??? or the windless other days

Okay, you got me there Craig! I must admit that it was windy that day, and I was there. Somehow I missed out on sailing that day though... (lucky for me)

It was a bit intimidating to turn up on your first day and have 50knots(?) plus thrown at you, and I think I might have been overpowered if I tried my smallest sail, a 5.4m.

VERNE said...

tristanf is 38 years old...
warren francis is 38 years old....

What a coincidence - I know heaps of 38 year olds who are 38 too. Oops used a hyphen - we must be the Holy trinity.

I just don't get it Verne - What's your point (apart from maybe someone giving their home country or, god forbid, their resort a plug)? First TristanF (OP - I assume "original Poster"???) and Davmen are one and the same, then TristanF and Warren Francis are the same. With your superior powers of deduction, next you'll tell me everyone who has windsurfing as their sport in their SB profile is actually one person.

PS - Don't even know why I'm giving this the time it doesn't deserve either

PPS - Would love to holiday in Fiji with family one day too.

sausage said...

VERNE said...

tristanf is 38 years old...
warren francis is 38 years old....

What a coincidence - I know heaps of 38 year olds who are 38 too. Oops used a hyphen - we must be the Holy trinity.

I just don't get it Verne - What's your point (apart from maybe someone giving their home country or, god forbid, their resort a plug)? First TristanF (OP - I assume "original Poster"???) and Davmen are one and the same, then TristanF and Warren Francis are the same. With your superior powers of deduction, next you'll tell me everyone who has windsurfing as their sport in their SB profile is actually one person.

PS - Don't even know why I'm giving this the time it doesn't deserve either

PPS - Would love to holiday in Fiji with family one day too.

a member just emailed me this from another forum, more similarities and coincidences no doubt, you be the judge. hint; sausage has used PS and PPS as warren has on that forum...


PS - I think the mixed reviews are a result of an incident a few years ago when a magazine was invited to do a kitesurfing photo shoot - there are always 2 sides to every story and having been there I would ignore the whole thing!
PPS - there's an interesting blog of a person learning to kitesurf at Safari at http://tracytanguay.blogspot.com/ (scroll down about halfway), the kitesurfing instructors also teach windsurfing

Hi Guys

Just for the record I'm 41 now, But i was 38 years ago !!

And yes, we are very family friendly.

Any more info, PM me, Life is too short for seabreeze crap!

It's windy and i'm off Windsurfing!

Rgds

Warren

Hey guys get over it....why waste time and energy slagging someone off..everyones here to give advice and help about windsurfing one way or another...if all u can do is try to put someone down go somewhere else...keep seebreeze real.....! Maybe get out sailing instead of getting wound up with forums...

Nananu-i- ra is a great place to holiday...you are on a pacific island with sun,sand, wind and your family ..what more could u want !!! enjoy....

Warren..i will get there soon....i hope !! Cheers Kevin.