you want.
4 boards.
5 wave sails
4 freeride sails
3 speed sails
3 std dia masts
2 skinny masts
3 booms
2 mast extns for each dia mast.
4 bases
2 fins for each board

the rest of your money, will just be wasted.

best winds
Tony L

Then never ever try new stuff, cause then the word crap will take on a whole new meaning.

Mate...go to a different shop pleeeaaase!

U don't need 2 differnt masts for 2 sails unless ur getting a 10m and a 4m sail.

This sounds awfully like a Neil Pryde shop...am I right?

Tell me what u want to achieve with ur gear and I'll give u good advice as to what u should be looking for...

Paul.

kitingkook,

Haa, haa, yes you are right. I have been waiting for an email like yours.

But since it is going to cost about $4,000 to get everything, I don't want to stuff it up. (Bringing up a family of five on a single income with a Sydney size mortgage.)

Anyway, have pretty much worked it all out, with much thanks to this forum. Tomorrow I'm off to get a new set of roof-racks, following week-end I'm taking a demo board home to confirm my decision, and should be kitted out the next week! Licking my lips just thinking about it.

Thanks all,
Harrow.

Whatever you choose you will have fun Harrow,
Just check out some secondhand prices so you know what you are getting into.

You can buy new 05 boards for about $1200 if you look hard enough. REAL Second hand you can get one for $500 or less.
http://www.windsurfingperth.com.au/boards/used.html
just check out the above link to see what type of deal ur getting.

I would say you don't need two masts if your sail size range is close together.

I got one mast (An old Fibre spar (6 yrs old)) which is 410cm (i think) and that does me from a 3.5 right up to a 5.7. I spent $80 on a decent mast extension.

You dont need to spend gazillions. Why dont you spend two grand on a nearly new setup and spend another two grand next year when you've worked out what you really really really need.
Only a top pro could tell the difference. And they are usually stoned.

I really really really need a new starboard Evo. But i'll be buggered if I'll let the ****heads take two grand out my pocket for one. Got my eye on a nice second hander for $800 though :).

Must...control...urge...to.......buy

.....whatever ya buy just make sure they throw some WIND in with it for free or else it's just a whole lot of expensive crap.......

Tony, have you been looking in my garage

I'm happy to buy new. I don't begrudge anyone making a decent living, and besides, the second hand gear has to start somewhere.

I treat my stuff well, so I would expect it to last me basically forever. In the past I've bought 3 boards second hand, and one new. The first three still look 2nd hand, and the last one still looks new.

(Anyone want to buy an Astrotoy in as new condition. )

mkseven,

I thought I'd already driven everybody nuts getting advice on my upcoming purchase.

I'm thinking of a JP X-cite 105 litre (FWS), ~5.7 camless freeride sail (such as NP Saber or NS Natural), 50% carbon mast. I figure I'll get something like a 6.8 a little down the track.

I'm 65kg medium skill flatwater sailor, who will have the occasional go in the ocean when the swell is < 2 ft.

Regards,
Harrow.

Hey Harrow,

I use a 430 mast on a 5.8 (0 extension and the turban extended about 5cm) and on a 7.4 (with 22.5cm of extension). I reckon that's pretty good range, and am thinking about filling in the gap with a 6.5 at some stage. However, with the amazing range of modern sails, the gap is nearly covered, by powering up the 5.8 / depowering the 7.4, but not quite the same as a neutrally set up 6.5. However, the 6.5 would definitely be a luxury, not a necessity. Also, with your weight, I don't think you'll cover 1.6 sq m gap between sails as comfortably as my 100kg does.

I'd actually reconsider moving up a fraction in sail sizes:ie:
Buy a 430 mast to rig a 6m and 7m comfortably.

or

go the other way and buy a 400 mast to rig both a 4.8 and 5.8 sail.

(PS - be a man and go big - modern sails depower wonderfully)

The choice will depend on how/where you want to sail, and what board you choose.

If you're really good, you'll then buy a boom which supports both sails at it's minimum/maximum extension. Then you'll have a great, economical setup (until the bug bites deeper and you want a third sail).

Eckas