HEY HEY FOLKS,


My name is Erin and I am a noob! I would love to learn more about windsurfing... I live in Tassie - can anyone hook me up? I need to know what board to buy...where I can learn... what sort of other gear so I need etc.... basically anything you old salty dogs know, I wanna know too.

Like I said I have been a competitive sailer all my life right from sabots, sabres, lasers, thru to single handed and double handed yacht races on board 24 ft Robb Legg trailer sailer.... I love the water, have dabbled in kayaking but found the clubs to be too policical for my liking, I just wanna be out on the water and have fun.

Hi Erin, welcome aboard! Tassie is alwways windy, so something is in your favour.

Lets us know how you go, a few Tassie locals on the forums!

Tassie eh.

May I recommend a really buoyant board to cope with weight of the wetsuit you will need.

I was down there a few years back and couldn't resist a dip in the beautiful clear water at Cosy Corner (NE coast somewhere). Anyway, it was so cold that it felt like something was biting at my skin.

Once I managed to get some circulation back so I could breathe and use my arms and legs again I swam to shore never to make that mistake again.

Seriously though there is a lot of great starter gear around now and it will help get you up and running in no time. Start with a relatively wide and buoyant board so you have a nice stable platform to learn on and get yourself a nice strong but fairly small, non- cambered sail. Strong because you may be using it as a trampoline for the first few outings, non-cambered because they are easier to use at first.

Some of the newer start boards are also quite quick and you may be able to find one that allows you to use it right up to intermediate level by simply changing your fins and sails.

It can be a little frustrating starting out but stick with it as the rewards just keep getting better and better as time goes on and with your love of the water you are sure to enjoy it.

Hey guys

what about weight v's height etc... how do I know what board to get... and more importantly where can I buy it from?

The most people I have seen at Rosevears sailing on one day was four, but only three on the water at the same time

Used to be only one fella there regularly when I was around, about five years ago... Perhaps Jimmy

There are a few other people at Low Head... Be back in Tassie on Friday Not sailing though

BTW, don't crash into the nice new pulp mill on your (future) board

Ha ha ha... That is funny... The Examiner a newspaper... Nice one BTW, I can joke as Launceston is my home town... and that newspaper is only matched by Tassies other papers, The Advocate and The Mercury... Then again, The West Australian, while a lot thicker, has not got much more content... OK, getting a little off topic...

Anthony Perkins in Port Sorrell might be able to point you in the right direction (if he is still around). There was nother guy in Hobart, think is name is Barrenger...

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I take it EZZY's are popular down there lolololololololo

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Yeah, just had another look at the photo, it seems strange that at least 6 of the 7 sailers have Ezzys, and 5 are wearing identical things. The sailor having a stack may have the same gear as well. Where's Jimmy, "Please Explain".
I'm not sure about Northern clubs, but I think down here the Sandy Bay Sailing Club might do intro to windsurfing courses over summer.

Ever Thought of moving to QLD

Dont listen to em Erin, Tassie rocks, and softies need warm water!

LOL @ everyone...

Hey Jimmy... where you hail from?

I am 158 cms and weigh 60kilos... its ALL muscle baby...

I would LOVE to try it out first to see if I am any good... I used to water ski and sail so I think windsurfin surfin will b awesome... I am after an adrenlin sport where I wont get too injured....

although after some of the pics I have seen of some accidents maybe its not as soft as i thought...


and yeah - i think anyone who bags out tassie are the people who have not been here.....

i have sailed most places in aus and believe that bass strait is the toughest as is the west coast of tas.... damned scary man.

have sailed in qld.. was a member of the hervey bay royal yacht club... pretty tame up there - dad and i actually went sailing in cyclones to make it feel more like tassie weather... only little cyclones tho.

so what other gear do i need - where can i buy a board from here .... tamar marine?

Launceston is a loverly spot, some great beaches not far from there as well. Spent a few weeks there with work once. Not much to do after 7pm in town though.

What?????? Not much to do in Launnie after 7PM.... u must of not been in the right area???? We have some awesome pubs and clubs!!! If your into drinking... etc.

Most of the girls here are pretty easy... there are only a few of us girls left with morals.... lol no offence to anyone - but i speak only the truth.

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Originally posted by SouthernGirl

What?????? Not much to do in Launnie after 7PM.... u must of not been in the right area???? We have some awesome pubs and clubs!!! If your into drinking... etc.

Most of the girls here are pretty easy... there are only a few of us girls left with morals.... lol no offence to anyone - but i speak only the truth.

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I must have been hanging out in the wrong places.

I went to the cinema, the power went off after 20 minutes in...was a **** movie anyway, then I went to a restaurant, up the hill heading east, had a nice steak, but I reckon it was freako counrty music night, lap guitars and banjos not my thing. Had a few drinks at the club just off main st, near police station - was early so nobody around......I swear I saw a girl wearing a Michael Jackson glove, yes only on one hand!

hi s,girl there is three of us that sail georges bay at st helens nearly every sunday , nice warm clear water and very safe regards bazz

SouthernGirl. Get a Starboard GO board. One listed on seabreeze in SA. Do not buy anything old on the basis that it is "suitable for a beginner" As a beginner you need everything going for you- and old junk that no one can sail is no good. The GO boards hold their value very well because they are usefull as an intermediate board also and most people seem to hang onto them because they are a good product, even just to hang onto when you want to reach someone else to windsurf.

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Originally posted by SouthernGirl

What?????? Not much to do in Launnie after 7PM....

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Pre-John Lees, Launnie was all about the brawl... I have never seen SOOOO many punch-ons in my life... EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT at the taxi rank and lard shops WTF u lookin aaht, ****

Not sure about the pubs and clubs... Clubs Launnie has clubs WHAT What's good these days... they always came and went... The Oak, Sims, Royal on George, The Battie/Baty/Batty, Irish Murphy's... and then there was the saloon bar, the playroom and twaines (or whatever it was called)... ha ha ha ha.... And if you were really in it, to win it, the good ol' country club casino...

See you Friday Launnie Glasses for disguise after these comments...

Hey Erin, do I know you I remember (just) 3 Erins from Launnie...

EDIT: Checked out your profile... Nup, have not met you in L'ton...