Hi All,

Rideyo, let me have it! Wat cha think?

(For those on the East Coast or out of reception range the full episodes will be available on the web shortly).

Not sure, someone is doing the conversion for me. Just has to finalise his website.

Repeat on Sat morning 11.00am.

Great job John,
It was great to see Reg explaining board design. Very entertaining
Good editing and very brave to put yourself in front of the camera. Interviewing is a pretty tough art.
Can't wait for the next one.

As a country boy I'm waiting for my family to tape it so I'll get all six in a coupla months.

Not having seen it but I agree with hardie's tips. In addition to his, any chance you can get Sonia Vinci and Rebecca Twigly on it doing errrr anything at all is fine, on the beach

Pls pls pls make sure the web one is downloadable not like that youtube crap. I'm still on slowband, but I use GetRight so I can download 30-40meg for a half hour show (?) over a few nights in pieces and still end up with a movie.

Girlfriend and i watched the show and we both enjoyed it and she is not a windsurfer.

I agree with the geography part, a little more direction as to where exactly it is would be good.
I didnt like the music at all, a bit too hardcore for a monday night!
Also probably not a good idea to carry out an interview next to the road.
Maybe a section showing how to do some of the moves that your guests are good at/known for.
But will be staying tuned next week for the next exciting edition.

I only saw the preview and it looks great.

If you want broad appeal with enough specifics for the genuine sailors, take a leaf out of the SBS show 'Top Gear'. A bit of comedy, some weekly gimics (like the cool wall, or speed tests and challenges) and segments on peripheral gear (like cool windsurfing vehicles, accommodation, accessories) and you'll have the sponsors lining up!

Congratulations on the show.

Here is some feedback:

-Get rid of the retro siren sound at the beginning when "WINDSURFING" appears.

-Music is way too grundgey, needs to be more upbeat and cheerful.

-Interview locations need to be selected with more care- away from traffic and sheltered from wind.

-A location map would be helpful.

-Show beginners when discussing beginners, not kitesurfers. More footage of beginners will help to make the programme accessable to the mainstream audience, which has to be a good thing for our sport.


Good luck.

A segment on kiddie's windsurfing would be good too. safety has about 12 kids there on a weekend, and if you advertised a shoot, you might get more kids show up, this might encourage more youngens and their parents to get into the sport.

Can anybody explain to me why is it good idea to get more people into the sport?

That I don't get. Good for the shops for sure but I can't really see the benefit for regular sailors.

Do we really need more people on the water? Just have a look at some recent posts on the forums, people not knowing the rules etc.
We seem to be having problems fitting into the existing spots with kiters and not to get in each others way. So influx of beginers is supposed to make it all better

Enough said!


BTW: Congratulations John, I thought the show was well done!

Well done John,

Anyone who puts in the personal time and effort for the enjoyment of the public who truly enjoys his / her hobbie is nothing short of a bloody top effort.

You will tune your show by reading all the constructive feedback at your own pace, in no time you will have a very slick show with plenty of people wanting to give you a hand and be in front of the camera.

I agree with most of the comments previously mentioned and by the way, if there are no newbies around then the shops wont stay open just because you want to sail, Shops need income and are not a charity.

Share the water, sail smart and if someone is doing somthing wrong all the time and a seasoned sailor can see what he/she is doing wrong, break the ice by asking if the guy needs a hand..... Any newbie who takes offence will be berrated off the water by the people who know better, newbies need that advise, they will crawl back soon enough when they realise that Perth is a small town and the bloke who tried to help you will more than likely be right next to you rigging up in the car park next time you go for a sail.

Well done and keep it going.

Cheers GT

Great show, good footage, I liked the music, good interviews but agree that wind noise during interviews makes it sound a bit like my home videos. Maybe Ben Severne could talk on sail design instead of Reg ?

Just a quick comment on the music- Of course it is preferable to use local musicians and there are AMCOS restrictions when it comes to broadcasting recordings, but Perth has a healthy music scene and there is a lot of much better local music available that would have been more suitable for the programme.

When all else fails,----- read the MANUAL!!!!!!

Does it do analougue???? If it's only digital you won't get it, ch31 hasn't gone digital yet.

Monday nights are the bee's knees now.

You need to compare yourself with something like Crusin. They are mainly dealing with static images, with people who like to show off their cars, and have been doing it for years. You are dealing with quick short action, with people who don't want to advertise their spots, and you have only just started. You came out first time and came up to spec as far as I am concerned.

Oh, and hello to Reg