Underoath said...

Windsurfing is for pensioners who havent quite hit the nursing home yet.


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and cant get it up!

I love this post.

The similarity between the picture of the windsurfers and your avatar is astounding. Learning to windsurf, and a picture if a guy getting dragged by a kite. Both depict the learning stage right?
Difference is the windsurfers will progress thru a never ending learning cyle where there is new things to do. Where it take years to get good, and thus a real sense of achievement is realised.
But the dude in the avatar will continue to dangle under a bar. Sometimes swing his legs left, sometimes to the right, whilst in the air.
Bl00dy fascinating.

Dude, have you been on the sauce? I am guessing so, I hope you feel better tomorrow and have some respect and regret.

Talk is cheap, don'cha know !!
I bin toled that.

Mark _australia said...

Underoath said...

Windsurfing is for pensioners who havent quite hit the nursing home yet.


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and cant get it up!

I love this post.

The similarity between the picture of the windsurfers and your avatar is astounding. Learning to windsurf, and a picture if a guy getting dragged by a kite. Both depict the learning stage right?
Difference is the windsurfers will progress thru a never ending learning cyle where there is new things to do. Where it take years to get good, and thus a real sense of achievement is realised.
But the dude in the avatar will continue to dangle under a bar. Sometimes swing his legs left, sometimes to the right, whilst in the air.
Bl00dy fascinating.

Yeah it's a sweet photo, my avatar is one of my raleys over the Pt Walter sand bar........it was a good 30m jump with obvious risk, thanks for noticing.

Not everyone is a slow learner.

If that's is your only the argument as to why windsurfing is kickass..... I just lol

windsufering said...

if you have to come on a windsurf forum ummm get a life simple man

Got one the moment I starting using 5 lines.....

I went windsurfing today, what did you guys do???

I had to drop off my wife at the airport for a flight. Stopped off on the way home to La Perouse to say g'day to a mate who was windsurfing. It looked pretty good. If the wind moderates a bit tomorrow I'll give it a go as I've got to take it easy right now.

I think windsurfing is becoming more popular. I saw a fair few people out windsurfing today.

Haircut said...

Priceless

DrJ said...

Haircut said...

Priceless

Hairless

Over here (U.K.) the continuing good health of windsurfing is not a given.

The current absurd pricing structure of new gear .... boards £1,500+, sails £500+ etc, ...has had two main effects.
1) New board sales are in the doldrums, and all the windsurfers I sail with refuse to pay such prices, They are all buying second hand or older discount stuff, but that cannot last. When that supply chain is exhausted, what then?
2) The dealers who remain in business are on the edge, and having to diversify to survive, especially under recession conditions. (Bikes, kayaks, clothing lines, kites. S.U.P.'s etc.)

Whether or not newcomers wish to take up windsurfing the declining market structure (and dealers know it is declining) will effectively deter them, and push them into the growing 'band wagon' sports. Biking shop sales are BOOMING despite the downturn, and there seems to be more biking magazines on shop shelves than you can shake a stick at. It is a virile and rapidly growing market, whereas windsurfing seems to the young to be fading out.

Those who live in prime windsurfing areas (good winds and good surf on tap) are in denial at the real picture. As a long time water sports enthusiast (windsurfing 30 years and on the water more than most) I sense the stench of decline in 'our' sport. Yesterday was quite good 5.4 conditions yet only a handful (3 of us to be precise) turned up, and 2 of them spent half the day talking in the car park before rigging!

the reason it died is because school teachers don't windsurf anymore.
in the early eighties half our club were school teachers.
every wednesday they would bring half a dozen students to the lake and go windsurfing.

the final nail in the coffin was the introduction of the sputnik270.
everyone bought one then found they could not turn without doing laydowns.

jh2703 said...

I went windsurfing today, what did you guys do???

Exactly.

I took a neighbour's daughter who was interested in trying SUPing. 20yo and already obviously in need of a sport. Went out with her at 7am, dead calm, she went far and had fun, good for her (I read a book, she's boring to watch).

Then wind picked up to a mere 13-14 knots. Decided to do freestyle longboarding whilst swapping equipment with a friend who had shorter board and huge sail. Frankly it was border-line, but in the end we both had fun. (Had not played water switcheroos in yonks).

Bunch of guys on the side, waiting for the non-wind to pick up.

Typical Great Lakes day - borderline, some have fun, others don't.

saw these prices on speedsurfing forum,not a cheap sport.



BRAND NEW, never used, Severne Reflex II (2011)

7.8 retail € 969 --> now €775

7.0 retail € 909 --> now € 750

6.2 retail € 869 --> now € 725



With 1 year warranty!!!!

petermac33 said...

saw these prices on speedsurfing forum,not a cheap sport.



BRAND NEW, never used, Severne Reflex II (2011)

7.8 retail € 969 --> now €775

7.0 retail € 909 --> now € 750

6.2 retail € 869 --> now € 725


With 1 year warranty!!!!

I guess they have to pay for Bjorn!

I think windsurfers have to take there blinkers off and look around there are a lot of brands out there that make good sails and and much cheaper.

I dont live in a windy place [Newcaslte] I have one waveboard and 3 sails and sail more or less 2-3 days a week in summer. Sailed the first seabreeze of the season last week and it was more fun windsurfing than all of the surfing I had been doing all winter.