Hey guys, as an ex-pat, my wife was pointing out that not being in
Australia makes me 'jumpy' (really, aggro).

Anyways, here is the result:

http://broadbandsports.com/node/18672

Am land-locked in North America. Freestyle on an old-style Windsurfer in flaky winds on a river somewhere, the next best thing after being there...

PC.

Yes it's crap equipment. All old stuff. Board takes water a bit. Booms too long, which makes the sail floppy. Sail delaminating and real baggy at the mast. Mast was cracked, I had to plaster it.

Still, I paid $25 yard sale, and it gives me something to do in the 10-15 knot range, plus I can teach on it, do social, etc. Some of the moves - duck tack, back-to-front, front-to-back, are about the same on short boards, so useful as well. And uses more muscle than just planing in the harness, a lot more. Good for shape.

Waaaayyyy too many guys here don't show up below 20 knots. And guess how good they and their quivers are when they do go on the water, once every 2 weeks...

...perhaps a new forum is required, for "boardsailing"?