yep the gear has become an issue for me, surfing wins hands down, simplicity, I love my windsurfing, but I hate lugging a car load of kit around with me, last year I dragged my board, 3 sails, boom, mast, fins, etc etc 3000km and never used it once, but I had my surfboard and surfed heaps of times, so next road trip, the windsurfing kit stays at home. This is my opinion, for me right now surfing wins, even when the southerlies blow on the goldy, I seriously almost rather head to snapper or greenmount and catch some waves.
A buddy of mine who only surfs looks at all my windsurfing kit and says " the hassle v's fun factor just doesnt seem to add up".
So the answer for me now is quite simple, I dont even bother about windsurfing unless the wind is up above 20 knots, thats the reason Im not seen as often around the local windsurfing spots.
However, if on the goldy we got higher wind levels on a more consistant basis windsurfing would rule, but Im soooo over standing around waiting!
