AUS 814 said..
Amazing , so 300 for the next nationals

Amazing prediction, particularly in view of border closures and restrictions among the states at present.

Except that they aren't just for racing, but you already knew that right?

Jethrow said..
Except that they aren't just for racing, but you already knew that right?

Are they good for just cruisin' around?

"But wait, you want more ?"
You can even iron your bell bottom pants on it,
but wait,
you still want more ?
If you buy one now we will throw in a second one for free. Just pay separate postage and handling.

KA360 said..

lotofwind said..
If you buy one now we will throw in a second one for free. Just pay separate postage and handling.

Oh, That explains it. So it's not a 45% increase in price from $2000 to $2900.
It's a 50% discount .....when you buy a second one.

Amazing powers of intellect and reasoning.

Mark _australia said..
Whats an LT anyway?

I also did not know and was frustrated with this thread - so I checked it out and got this:

The Windsurfer LT equipment is fun and accessible for the whole family. Whether you are a seasoned windsurfer or just getting into the sport the Windsurfer Class is an idea way to practice and improve your sailing in a fun and social community. The equipment is simple. The official 5.7m sail is suitable for almost all sailors in most racing conditions and it?s simple rigging parts make assembly significantly easier than most modern racing equipment.

windsurferclass.com/

windsufering said..



A Father teaching son moment ,

in before Aus 814 " Amazing "

" So amazing " ??

AUS 808 said..

AUS 814 said..

windsufering said..



A Father teaching son moment ,

in before Aus 814 " Amazing "

" So amazing " ??

I think the kid's lost interest & is watching a windfoiler

Maybe

Your laughing at kid learning to windsurf !
OK, enjoy growing your fleets LOL !

@Plywoodboy

I club race mine in Sydney.
I also take it away on my 30' cat. I can rig the sail on the front tramp and enjoy cruising around the bays. It's also been a tender, a SUP and an introduction to fellow weekenders interested in the new "old" board.

So yeah, it ticks a few boxes for me...

Windsurfer LT Clinic - July 2020 - Nick Bez (AUS)

2019 World Champ Nick Bez provides tips and tricks to get the most out of the LT. Covers preparation and board setup through to technique and tuning. Advice and ideas for all LT sailors looking to get the most out of their gear and have maximum fun.

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Nick Bez is interviewed by the famous photographer, windsurfer and writer Jonathan Weston:

www.amazon.com.au/Maui-Glory-Days-Return-Impact-ebook/dp/B07TSLBM9J

www.mauiglorydays.com

Gestalt said..
Great video. I learnt a lot from it so thanks for sharing.

The video touched on kids from 12 and up using the gear. It would be fantastic if a class compliant kids rig was available. The 4m sail rigged on the lt mast and boom is too heavy for kids to use full stop.

The kids in qld on the lt are using 3.8m rigs. Like severne redback and the prolimit rig.

It would be great to see a 4m Superlight kids rig developed. It needs to be more than a triangle cloth sail on lightweight wave mast as that's still too heavy over 8-10 kn.

Something with low aspect, lightweight cloth or film and alloy mast and boom would do the job.

The little orange LT 4m training sail is fine for getting fairly light kids going, my young bloke would have been about 35kg when he started and had no problem with the weight of it. Just rig it quite flat and it pops out of the water easly.
The 4m school sail does get pretty flappy in the leech when powered up as it only has the top batten, but the flappy leech didn't bother him, just looks crappy

The beauty is you can pretty much use any old mast and boom. They will grow out of it pretty quickly so no use spending much money or over thinking it. by 45/50kg they can handle the 5.7 sail alot of the time and change back to the little sail when it blows.
kids pick up windsurfing quickly.

Gestalt said..
i wish i had the same experience. i can't imagine my son using the 5.7m just yet.
on a 4.0m triangle sail in over 8-10 knots he struggles to uphaul.....let alone flare gybe. on his wave sail he's doing heli tacks and trying rail rides in the same wind and able to sail in the ocean in 15 knots.

from what i was told they had a pretty healthy kids fleet at the nationals. i'd be keen to know ages. could just be the kids in my circle.
for my son and his mate the thought is if they want to race in any weather and do freestyle on class legal kit it simply isn't possible.

Cruiser division !

The cruiser division is designed to get or keep people racing, if your kid can't uphaul a junior sail, no problem use any rig that he can uphaul.i think the age was 13 upwards.

windsufering said..
The cruiser division is designed to get or keep people racing, if your kid can't uphaul a junior sail, no problem use any rig that he can uphaul.i think the age was 13 upwards.

that's one solution.

another would be to have a class legal rig for kids aged between 9-14 years that allows true one design racing and freestyle. a solution more in keeping with the LT philosophy of a do it all one design board for everyone and a solution that would go a very long way to boosting the grass roots junior numbers.

kids rigs, kids wave sails etc satisfy weight and ease of use and for now are the best choice, but they are not really working efficiently upwind and downwind in light winds because the draft and shape is not designed for that purpose.