OK lets try another tack.
What if we hit the schools say 7th grade and up with some cool and radical wave/freestyle videos, shown in sport time.
Would this attract some attention to the sport?
Then you need to follow up with an introduction program of demo's and lessons etc, discount rates for schools maybe.
A mid week excursion from school to watch a bit of wave/freestyle would be cool and exciting surely, some of the local hotshots could donate some time.
Any better ideas?
Have we got any teachers out there to imput some thoughts.

Paul Kelf

WWA should firstly rename to Windsports WA, team up with Wind shops and hit up Mr Gallop for funding to distribute a definitive guide of locations (with sponsorship from accom etc ) to main regions of interest designed specifically for overseas visitors.

(DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE "BEACH THAT SHALL REMAIN UN-NAMED" OFF THIS LIST)

Rough ideas of how much terrorists are worth to economy will rattle their cages. (remembering that 56.3% of statistics are made up on the spot!)

WHEN YOU SPEAK TO MR GALLOP, PLEASE REMIND THE PR#CK HE STILL OWES BUNBURY AN ARTIFICIAL REEF!!!!

my point is:
Have you ever tried to surf on a tiny board first off, or tried to cut a bit of would with a crap saw, etc etc,
If you dont start people on the right track,with the right gear they actually get put off the sport?

Also have you noticed that every tv show for some reason is doing specials on kite surfing. With Channel 10 on board surely we could create a tv show, Windsurfing in WA, which could follow the racing scene a bit. on 30 minutes a week, surely the more people they can help get into the sport, the more value/return they get from the sponsership.

I dont think gear availibility is the problem. Its more the fact that we need to get the fathers to encourage their children into windsurfing,. eg father son lessons etc.

enough for now.

Thank you Simon.
Matthew Kicks butt. I am scared about how good he will be in a few years time.

This shows what good gear can achieve.

i really enjoyed the windurfing party on saturday at the orient, just letting you know that your efforts were appreciated,

thank you.

DONE
I would love to help this guy out,provided the shop hasnt sold yet
I have my old wave board that i could do for $200
I now have a JP wave 65 so my old board to me in now redundant,

My mobile number is 0405 354 384
call me and we can organise something.

regards
Chad Silver

Simon,

I have an old Mambo glass wave board in good condition that you can have FOR FREE. It's approx 250cm and would be maybe 70-80L. I can drop it off if you like next tme I'm up that way.

Getting gone!!!
Seaton

Simon, i know that iain at sails and windsurfing centre has a 2nd hand bombora, i know this because it is mine :)

Hi from geraldton,

Yes also here in gerro we have found that there are not many children or young adults taking up windsurfing. However during our latest meeting (GWC) we came up with two good ideas.

1. Kids who most likely take up watersports are those who are confortable with water,waves and so on. A group who you could approach and we have approached in Geraldton are the Volenteer Rescue Cadett Services. In matter of fact we have done a swap where they help us with the safety side of the Geraldton Blast Competition and we give them free windsurf and kite lessons. Next lesson next week in Dongara!!!(Sat 27 March) by me. Our commitee has given the dumbs up to giving lessons on a regular basis so everybody of the commitee has a go in giving lessions.

2. We have asked Tim from the G-spot to give us a quote for a whole new starting kit, because the above mentioned kids are so keen to go sailing. The cash to fund this kit is partly comming from the Cadetts Service, partly from the Club and hopefully partly from the sponsors. As the Geraldton Windsurf Club partly owns the storage room at the Geraldton Volenteer Sea Rescue, we decided to use this room to store the new kit. In this way kids can bike to Point Moore with one of their friends and use the windsurf kit.

We will see how it goes in the new season, I love to see some young guns on the water kicking butt. And Stone's son is a start (But he also still has a long way to go) Want to keep informed of wat is happening in Gerro? log on on www.geraldtonwindsurfclub.com

Ps: And for those young guns who reacted on this subject and are keen to race. Yes we are looking at organising the Blast on a date that does not clashes with your exames. So no excuse this time, ask a lift from John Gulich or Steve Stratfold and get over here!!!

"Surfing is life, the rest is details"














President of the Geraldton Windsurf Club

So Hardie
Adopting your number one enemy hey
Interesting, VERY INTERESTING[}:)][}:)][}:)]

Respect

Cliffo

BC

You're awfully kind Hardon but I'm sixty four , ex national champion of Kazakstan, and absolutely bloody loaded

Mcfly

IZ more rispek due to Sheik mcfly, iz very honoured elder kazaksatni champion , maybe should mintor meester Hardman, so he can some manners learn.

Boraki the Kazakstani

I hope the wind blows soon. This thread has gone a little off course from the original "What do you want from the WWA". I think you guy's need a sail!
For my 2 cents worth, a race to Rotto and a Super-X comp.
Have a good one

any more ideas

i didn't read every post in this thread but most of them.. and now i am slightly sleepy.. but besides that..

what gets kids excited, and just about everyone actually. is action packed stuff. and explosions. so if your talking about a TV show, then i don't think racing would be the best thing to show (for the entire 30min) i think wave sailing and big airs, and big stacks, and fast freestyle moves. play on the whole extreem thing.

also have you (the WWA or who ever) thought about making some poster say with someone doing a big table top or a frame by frame loop and just printing out a bunch go around town and put them up. of course with some words to say what it is..

also when you are out sailing. always try to do cool ****, i don't even think you have to be good. i'm not good and when i sail i try to do new things, every now and the you will pull off something really cool and maybe someone watching will go yeah thats cool i want to be able to do that..

also cause it seems that a lot of people are more concerned with the gear they use then sailing. when you are talking to n00bs that have crap gear don't tell them how crap there stuff is.. be supportive of how **** there gear is. but offer advice on how to select good equipment and where to get best prices and what to look out for

I LIKE WATER