What to say your sailboard is when flying ?:(

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waveboy1
waveboy1
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26 Jun 2015 1:16pm
Curious to know if there is any tricks to baggage discounts when bringing a board back from interstate flying ?what Airline is best ?etc,etc?

Smithy
Smithy
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26 Jun 2015 1:35pm
I remember flying Qantas to Maui I was advised to always refer to it as a surfboard and not a sail board. Never paid excess in 5 trips. We also used to leave the board away from check in, point to your "surfboard", get a baggage tag and take it to oversize counter. Don't know if you can still do that.

failing all of the above, take up kiting, get a "golf" kiteboard bag never pay excess again...
sotired
sotired
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WA, 605 posts
26 Jun 2015 12:49pm
If they hear the term 'sailboard' and they don't really know what it is they will say its too long, because the old documents have sailboards with '1-piece' masts.

If they look puzzled, its a 'long surfboard'.
cauncy
cauncy
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26 Jun 2015 10:53pm
Generally they feel sorry for you and give you a submissive look and wave you through, then as you look behind they're talking **** about you with the gay hostess
sotired
sotired
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WA, 605 posts
27 Jun 2015 7:12am
cauncy said..
Generally they feel sorry for you and give you a submissive look and wave you through, then as you look behind they're talking **** about you with the gay hostess



I tried traveling with kite-gear once, but it was the gay cabin steward that was trying to talk to me.... what's with that?
dan berry
dan berry
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27 Jun 2015 8:03pm
Paddle board served well for years.
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