hey dude,

well probably best to do a 6 Hour course at SHQ on the weekend (3 hours Sat 3 Hours Sun).

From there on, you really have 2 options buy some kit, or do some hire's?

Where do you live?

Cheers Steve

Hey there and welcome to the forums.

Thats a big question you ask with a bunch of answers, depending on a bunch of things.

But to start with some simple answers and give you some ideas, you can spend a fair bit of money on a modern (short wide) learners board, or spend alot less and get an older long board but you will want to sell it once you get a bit better (3 - 6 months depending on how much w/surfing you get to do), either way you probably want one with a centre board.

Rigs, a good option may be to start with a fairly small cheap second hand ( about 2 - 5 years old) wave sail around 4 sq mts, coz they are built pretty tough, and im guessing a bit coz your a light weight at 50 kgs, but you should be looking for days with around 5 to 10 knots of wind to start with and as you get better it would become a stronger wind sail as you get heavier and improve.

But have a good look through the forums here ther are heaps of threads about beginners gear, start to get familiar with some of the equipment around and it will give you some good ideas about what to look for, but of course dont be afraid to ask questions.

get your self a windsurfer one design second hand alot of people have learnt on them and have become very good sailors who knows you might be a gun and olympics could come your way

windsufering said...

get your self a windsurfer one design second hand alot of people have learnt on them and have become very good sailors who knows you might be a gun and olympics could come your way

Ignore this.

Hey xtremesail, if you can get to Ocean Grove on the 13th we are having a bit of a learners day.

Check it out the posts from Nick Moloney.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=61078

Gav.

sflack said...

hey dude,

well probably best to do a 6 Hour course at SHQ on the weekend (3 hours Sat 3 Hours Sun).

From there on, you really have 2 options buy some kit, or do some hire's?

Where do you live?

Cheers Steve

Hey Steve, if he becomes a Windsurfing VIC member SHQ can lend him a learner board for free right? I read this somewhere (maybe in a post) so I would love to clear up if this is True or False.