Hi, I'm a beginner windsurfer from the lakes district in the US, just wondering what sort of board you could recommend....

Nah, just kidding. I am a beginner/intermediate living on the Gold Coast and I'm wondering if anyone ever sails in any of the numerous lakes on offer? They look so inviting, no chop, no giant cruisers with myopic captains to run you down (I windsurf off Hollywell), no 6 knot tides and probably shallow enough to stand up in. I feel I could be landing my gybes in a day or so if I could only find a really good, beginner-friendly lake.

Does anyone know of any that don't have sharks patrolling them? I suppose water quality would be an issue too.

This one looks particularly appealing, except for its proximity to the river (bities):
www.google.com.au:443/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=-27.882708,153.309445&spn=0.013997,0.027122&t=k&z=16&om=1

Oh yeah, I found this, kinda cool: http://www.howtoons.com/toon/the-beaufort-scale/

P.S. Thanks haircut for my first windsurf lesson about a year ago. I'm hooked.

hi michael,

i am pretty sure i met you last summer at the train. i remember cause your last name is the same as the guy that shapes nsx sailboards.

anyways, i don't know the spot your refering to but you may find that it's a liitle gusty. sometomes you need a good stratch of water for the wind to touch down and sort itself out.

see you at the train again in summer most likely.

before you all jump on the this must be Rob Swift bandwagon, Michael is real, and for the record, tr0p0 is real too

great to see you are still alive Michael i was wondering where u had been sailing all this time - and welcome to the guilty till proven innocent windsurfing forum

Back to the train it is then.

Elmo - yeah I get "Dr Death" at work. Let me know if you ever want an easy way out

If anyone on the coast is thinking of selling a reasonably late model board around 130 litres but hasn't advertised it yet I'm looking for one. All I've seen is this one all the way over in WA: www.seabreeze.com.au/Members/Classifieds/Gear/2006-RRD-Avantride-140-140-litres.aspx?id=yn0p&search=EjQ0DoWvNYhPy5CM%2fwV30A%3d%3d

tea tree lake is an awesome spot to sail. The water is black so it's always warm as soon as the sun comes out plus the amount of tea tree oil in the water is really good for your hair Which would be really cool if I had any