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robdddd
robdddd
TAS
167 posts
TAS, 167 posts
10 Sep 2014 9:54pm
Hi everyone,

quick introduction

I have recently moved back to Tassy after 19 years in WA and hope to get out sailing soon.......as soon as I finish my house Renovation in Lauderdale so we have somewhere to live!

Checked out Dorans today (just a look) and it brought back memories of learning, but the water looks cleaner these days.

Hope to be on the water in the next few months... Still scared of the water temperature as I am used to sailing in shorts or a spring suit.....need to invest in a wetsuit.

rob ford
FoS
FoS
TAS
1664 posts
FoS FoS
TAS, 1664 posts
10 Sep 2014 10:05pm
Het Rod great have you back, althougb I probably wasn't around then.
Go and see damo @ jsails, just around the corner, he'll sort out your wetty and some booties for the oyster shells
robdddd
robdddd
TAS
167 posts
TAS, 167 posts
10 Sep 2014 10:27pm
FoS said..
Het Rod great have you back, althougb I probably wasn't around then.
Go and see damo @ jsails, just around the corner, he'll sort out your wetty and some booties for the oyster shells


Thanks, feeling old now!



geared4knots
geared4knots
TAS
2649 posts
TAS, 2649 posts
11 Sep 2014 8:34am
Rod.
the water is actually amazingly warm for this time of year, i think the temp has gone up a bit in the last few weeks.
Great weather helps!!!
Dont sail at dorans or Cremorne without booties, the oysters are still there!!

Relic
Relic
TAS
838 posts
TAS, 838 posts
11 Sep 2014 8:36am
Don't feel old Rob. At least you have kept up your sailing while you've been away for 19 years. I came back to windsurfing a couple of years ago after nearly 20 years not sailing The pain was enough to make me feel old. Glad to say that's past now. I feel young again. As "The Preacher" says; "Windsurfing is the fountain of youth".There's a great community of windsurfers Old School and new who are very welcoming, don't take themselves too seriously, love a laugh and are in it for enjoyment. Excellent all round.
See you on the water.
Kazza
Kazza
TAS
2344 posts
TAS, 2344 posts
11 Sep 2014 9:58am
Hi Rob,
Ahh slowly all the Fords are coming back to Tas :)
Karen here (Whistler/Banff ski trip with the Battens).
Amazing to hear you've been windsurfing all this time in WA, you must be a pro now!
Have you still been skiing too?

PS I live in Lauderdale too.
alanshort
alanshort
TAS
152 posts
TAS, 152 posts
11 Sep 2014 10:53am
Hi rob I started again after more than 20 years off
Plain good fun
robdddd
robdddd
TAS
167 posts
TAS, 167 posts
11 Sep 2014 10:11pm
Kazza said..
Hi Rob,
Ahh slowly all the Fords are coming back to Tas :)
Karen here (Whistler/Banff ski trip with the Battens).
Amazing to hear you've been windsurfing all this time in WA, you must be a pro now!
Have you still been skiing too?

PS I live in Lauderdale too.


Hi Karen,

That was the best ski trip!

Susan and I have returned with three little boys, (5 year old twins and a 3 year old) . Susan has a job and I am a stay at home dad. Technically I am on long service leave from my work in Perth and they are interested in keeping me on contract basis after that, checking drawings and reviewing proposals etc ( I'm an Architect)

Not a pro ..... Kids have limited sailing opportunities.... WA is great for sailing but I will need to learn to jump on the opposite tack or only sail Goats on a NE/sea breeze

Keep an eye out for a Subaru Outback with WA plates ( it's lifted and bullbar and usually towing a pod trailer)

rob







buzzy
buzzy
TAS
2433 posts
TAS, 2433 posts
11 Sep 2014 11:39pm
Welcome back to Tassie Rob. Nice to hear we have another sailor keen for Goats
geared4knots
geared4knots
TAS
2649 posts
TAS, 2649 posts
13 Sep 2014 12:11am
better keep an eye on the northern guys Rob, they have some great port tack days.
if you wait for a good sailing at goats... seabreezes now start at 4 instead of 1 , reliable... not any more... all old wavesailors now bought slalom gear ... yes!!!
anyone who returned from west, eventually went back..

not all that bad, we have a good social scene!!!

welcome back and hope you bought some good wind..




buzzy
buzzy
TAS
2433 posts
TAS, 2433 posts
13 Sep 2014 12:29am

welcome back and hope you bought some good wind..






Or a couple of cartons.......my 15 cans seem to have disappeared.......
Flouro1
Flouro1
WA
991 posts
WA, 991 posts
12 Sep 2014 10:54pm
Anyone seen the real Flouro there's
Someone that looks like him standing
around not drinking for a week ,to sick
to sail ,before that going to work and not
posting dribble on the forum this not normal
The stand in is even bigger w--ker
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