cheers for the kind words.
i was a bit nervous when i first got there to see a 1-2 foot swell rolling through the learners area. (mental note - mid to low tide is great for learning)
soon as the tide dropped it flattened out and things were all good. all up 8 girls had formal lessons and about 6 kids after that hit the water to learn the ropes.
everyone i spoke to said they are now hooked.
i am stoked that today worked out so well. i will definately organise more in the future.
Big thanks to Starboard for sponsoring the event and providing the ladies giveaways. without them the day would never have gotten off the ground. Because of them we now have 10-12 new windsurfers hungry for more time on the water. It's great to see an investment in womens windsurfing achieve such a great outcome.
Also The Starboard sponsored kids rig we received at xmas time for the club's gear library was used today. without the rig the kids wouldn't have been able to hit the water. The rig has now gone to a good home. qldsalty will be using it to teach his kids. a little bit of karma there cause qld salty also uses starboard boards.
once done the kit will be returned to the library for the next borrower.
Due to the large interest shown in todays event i had to call in some extra help on the day for gear and instructors.
caloundra wind and surf and SurfFX lent us their learner gear and KA72, Haircut and Pete helped with the lessons. chairman helped by bringing the SurfFX kit up from the goldcoast for us to use too. thanks to you all!
lastly thanks to haircut and Dylan for taking all of the photos and of course all of the members for joining in.
The venue was a new location for the club and we will be back again. it's a great place. it would also be good for racing events.
there are a few more photos in the seabreeze gallery and mor ecoming over the next few days. also i'll get the review up asap.
