or even invite the poor relative.....yeah yeah us poor rellies always get left out when the family gets together

anyone got ten bucks i could borrow??

Our sport is great. It lifts the soul better than any church, it raises the sailor's conscience into alignment with the 2 more gentle elements (wind and water), it strengthens and stretches the body without a gym, it challenges the whole person and pushes them to overcome fear and limitations, it teaches patience, it teaches humility, it makes you feel alive, and sometimes it makes you swim. It's pretty well zen when you think about it, but its f***kin great fun.

And it doesnt hurt any fish or animal (appart from the sailor now and then), there is no entrance fee (appart from equipment costs), you don’t get booked for going faster, its generally not too competitive, we don’t get in the way of traffic (like cycling), we don’t pollute, there is no conceited "I'm so cool" culture like in surfing, and although footy is alright we don’t role around the paddock having a cuddle. What more could you want aside from what you get when you go home...

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Originally posted by Revhead

Our sport is great. It lifts the soul better than any church, it raises the sailor's conscience into alignment with the 2 more gentle elements (wind and water), it strengthens and stretches the body without a gym, it challenges the whole person and pushes them to overcome fear and limitations, it teaches patience, it teaches humility, it makes you feel alive, and sometimes it makes you swim. It's pretty well zen when you think about it, but its f***kin great fun.

And it doesnt hurt any fish or animal (appart from the sailor now and then), there is no entrance fee (appart from equipment costs), you don’t get booked for going faster, its generally not too competitive, we don’t get in the way of traffic (like cycling), we don’t pollute, there is no conceited "I'm so cool" culture like in surfing, and although footy is alright we don’t role around the paddock having a cuddle. What more could you want aside from what you get when you go home...

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Who are you wise man of science?

Yeah hats off to Elmo who relly goes hard and is always so stoked no matter what... never complains
And simpathy to Grumpy Bum who actually composed himself quite well considering he ELMO'D his brand spank-me-new board
And to Miller who drives for a living had to spend a 2 hour round trip just to use his flat water gear
Don't worry Miller I feel your pain only I dont have flat water gear and had to struggle with my wave stuff
And to the Hardie who is just stoked to have tuned his formular board just the way he likes it
Oh yeah and for our Poor Relative who is struggling for his next meal. Please keep him in your prayers and feel free to make a donation to the homeless fund. Or you can just visit him down the ally beside Myer in the city.
This is his family portrait on CHRISTmas eve. Notice he is all alone.
www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=2921
Peace brothers

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or even invite the poor relative.....yeah yeah us poor rellies always get left out when the family gets together

anyone got ten bucks i could borrow??

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My dear sweet reli, yes you are part of our spiritual family, your psychological profile is pathological enough to fit in perfectly, however the sport you practice, has the ability to shame us, faster, higher, further etc, therefore no invite........ I am narcissistic enough to want to maintain some semblance of ego integrity

Ahhh, our sport is soo great, it also teaches us cleanliness!

good to see you guys are having a blast..

hey greenroom,,, glad to see you've gotten onboard with the whole social sailing wanderers concept and even made it out on the flat stuff.......


does this mean you have joined the dark side and are currently doing over the local shops looking for some formula kit]
don't worry, i won't tell anyone you've been sailing flat water....

Hahaha no Gestalt I'm sorry I wont be purchasing any sails with cams, booms with adjustable outhauls or boards that are wider than they are in length
I wasnt too keen at first so I hung back on the beach while the others rigged up and got out there.
I honestly didnt feel motivated. I just dont know how people can do it day after day? Wouldnt they want some variation? Its just not for me seriously but once again hats off to those who CAN go fast and have the drive to do it
As for me my drive are the waves and sometimes we cant have it all the time
But yes I do like the social side of sailing as we keep pushing each other to see who can carve up the best wave and out do each other with the number of turns on the one wave
Please Gestie I beg you dont tell anyone I was windsurfing in offshore on flat water... at all costs we must not post it on a thread in a public forum

Sweet Elmo you were flying
I wouldnt have traded that session with you guys for anything (well maybe for some waves hehehe)
It was only a couple of k's around the corner on that same water that I nailed my first gybe
BTW Elmo my formula gear is 86L and 5.7m

sorry, but the best companion for a fish is a barbie! yum, yum!