I'm 24, any other young guns from NSW?

I started when i was 6 (now 14) and its so small in SA, i havnt seen someone under the age of 25 sailing in SA for that whole time. Other than my brother but he isn't as into it as i am. Average age at boggy lake would be over 30-40 i reckon. Same at goolwa. Seems to be heaps bigger in WA and theres a few young windsurfers around there.

Bubs

All you guys that get out of school. How do you do it. My parents would never allow that. Your bloody lucky for that.

Bubs

I been windsurfing since i was 15, i am now 33 and every time i get on the board it always feels like i am 15 again !

Love windsurfing

to jordo,

no that pic isnt me although i hope it will be soon.
the go is great in winds under 18kts but over 18kts and its out of control. i was very lucky to get my s.f.'s i just caught some tourists from maui at pelican point and was able to buy two of the sails off them. the other s.f. i bought from alberto at windshack.
and i do wear a wetsuit, a radiator and boots but it still seems freezing cold.

good luck and good wind,
Jet

nah firies an old bugger. went to his 50th.

i started when i last year, any way, bubs, i think the whole thing of getting out of school to go sailin has somthing to do with refusing to do anything untill you get your first sail in, aka, dont get out of bed, and than eventually your parrents get sick enough of listening to you complain they let you do what you want im workin on my parrants atm with letting me get half wensdays allthe time, because i have double study after lunch, and getting to school late on fridays, but i think i will do that anyway, so i dont go to extented form

My brain feels like 15
My joints and tendons around 56

I'm 13, started windsurfing at 12 on a 220L wally board and a 3.2m trainer sail. Now I have a 117L Starboard Starsurfer and usually sail on a 6m sail (actually want to get a new one). I had to get a job as a Mc slave to afford my new board though.

its good to see so many more young people getting into it! ive been sailing since i was about 11 and was by myself untill i dragged a mate into it! you definatley need some one to push you to learn stuff together!

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117ltrs is that your smallest board because that seems realyl big for a 13 yearold, or do u only get really lite wind where you live, and cant use a sinker?

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Lol, no the smallest board I sail is 100 litres *gasp*. The reason I sail on a bigger board is because I can use it in lots of conditions. (I'm poor and can only afford one!)

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------ and im getting better and better, and faster

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So when you going to join the gps team challenge????

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------ and im getting better and better, and faster

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So when you going to join the gps team challenge????

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still a bit off that,

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------ and im getting better and better, and faster

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So when you going to join the gps team challenge????

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still a bit off that,

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Jord, your Uncle A.C. starts work with me Monday You might as well join in, I am going to pester the crap out of him until he agrees to join in and register as part of Pinnas.

At Dobroyd Aquatic Club in Sydney, we've got about a dozen or more guys or girls from 8 to 15 years old who have their own gear. Most have their one Junior Ones (ie Wally One Designs with a rig under 4.5m), but in some cases they just have their own small rig that goes on their parent's board. There's also a dozen or so kids who sometimes windsurf on borrowed gear.

Illawarra Yacht Club in Wollongong has about four teens racing longboards (more of them are moving to Wallies/Junior Ones this year) and a few more learning.

Down in Yarrawonga, there's a very strong junior programme. The guy who runs it is getting five new Wallies this year, to join his existing boards.

And when a new kid's rig gets delivered to Darwin soon, we'll have kids on Wallies or J1s from top (NT) to bottom (Hobart) of the east coast.

Why the Wally? The Australian Windsurfing Association (which is basically run by Speed/Formula sailors, not Wally sailers) chose the J1 version of the Wally as the kid's board because it's cheap, super tough, and the kids can sail it in all conditions. With a Barracouta 3.5 or 4.5, it goes pretty damn well in the light stuff and the kids can handle the big breeze - about four times last year the DAC racing was canned for too much wind but the top kids went out and had a ball! And it's great for kid's stuff like just messing around without being too serious.

The Barracouta 3.5 and 4.5 rigs look old school but they work brilliantly on the Wally board. They also work okay on a shortboard, so if kids want to get into slalom/waves/freeride etc they can just pick up a free old board from somewhere and learn shortboarding with their Barracouta J1 rig. Some may argue that a widestyle board is better - if so, we welcome them setting up their own programme. We just believe that simple and cheap gear that kicks ass in light stuff is vital if the sport is to get anything like its old strength back.

Yachting Australia has chosen the Bic Techno 293 OD hybrid as the Junior/Youth board. It is hugely popular overseas. YA and the Techno programme can take care of the pressure cooker for the elite, we Wally sailors are happy just to get kids out there and sailing.