I went on a lot of downwinders last season with Joe and his upwinder van, It really made the season for me, my mates who I usually kite with were all working different schedules and I couldn't get anyone together to do downwinders but when i heard about the upwinder i got on it and was doing downwinders almost every free day I had which turned it from an average season to an epic one, We even did a lancelin to wedge island downwinder a couple weeks ago which was simply amazing
Its a great "share the stoke" sort of vibe on the bus and the pre session and after session banter definitely adds to the fun.