I am at a decision point where I need to decide if I continue to keep gear for flat water and bump and jump sailing as well as my wave gear. I am into wave sailing 90% of the time and only get onto the light wind flat water gear when I'm desperate and the wind is light or easterly.

So the question is... do other people into wave sailing have all the other gear too or have you cemented in your dedication to wave sailing by only having wave gear and doing something else when the wind doesn't suit?
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I find for me it has really worked to have a pure waveboard and a BIG freestylewave.

The FSW with a 6.5 - 7.0 and 34cm fin for flat stuff when desperate (and they can be pretty fast!) and then same board with 25cm wave fin and 6.2 on a 12-15kn grovel day when there is some waves but not full on DTL stuff.

Maybe make your big board dual use?

One simple theory which i tend to agree with...
Wavesailing without planing: can still be awesome.
Flatwater sailing without planing: whats the point? (unless you're learning to sail)

Can still bog out in winds that most slalom guys wouldn't be planing in anyway.

just a thought

No such thing as 100% wave sailor.

Most of the really good guys go out whenever it is windy whether there are waves or not. I guess that is how new school freestyle was invented. Kauli, Richardo, Brazino, etc all are expert freestylers.

My suggestion = get into freestyle or bump & jump or get a kite for really light wind days when there is no swell.

I think is good to do as much wave sailing as possible but other disciplines such as slalom or freestyle are great too. it all depends on conditions , i have wave gear but i also keep race gear and a kite for flat water speed and gybing for when ther is no waves or low wind ,i cant do many freestyle tricks but i think the more you windsurf the better you get so i wouldn get rid of freeride gear it has its adavantages , and like someone wrote before the best wave sailors do freestyle or racing as well as waves.All windsurfing is great , kitesurfing too but only in low wind:P

Geraldton has waves???

DEpends how much windsurfing you want to do?

For me there arent enough good down the line wavesailing conditions on offer throughout a year, and I need to sail regularly, so the flat water gear gets me sailing at least 4x per week. Great wavesailing conditions have happened a couple of days in each month in perth this summer, that would drive me insane. I need heaps of Time on Water, work out what your needs are?