OI!! W.A. windsurfers

Why are landyacht crews such a bunch of tight arses? Why don't they go out and buy some new equipment instead of always asking/begging for old gear? Seems like the supply of old gear is drying up and some of them will have to take the lock off their wallet.

Personally, i don't have a problem with it. I donated a cammed sail to Chook's school project earlier this year and he was very grateful. If this can assist kids in obtaining a trade or skills than can use in the work force Kudos to them.
I picked the sail up from the Rockingham tip for $10 so it was money well spent imo.
If these scout kids can use old sails and kit to have a bit of fun and adventure then i'm all for it.

Sure its great for stuff to find a second life rather than throwing it on the tip. I've got no problem with that. However the landyacht crew seem to make it a point to never buy new equipment.

Is it a cultural issue, ie you will be laughed at if you turned up with a new sail on your landyacht, everything must be recycled? Whereas in windsurfing most people are a bit jealous when they see someone else a new board or sail.

Easily explained.
There is no such thing as "off the shelf" landyacht sails, masts or booms in Australia.
The only readily available commercially built landyachts are Blokarts- a fine piece of engineering, but with a price tag of around $3000ish+ for a base model, I hardly think a School or Scout group will lash out and buy a fleet.
Besides- we are encouraging these kids to get "hands on" in building, sailing and maintaining thier landyachts- and not just buying another toy.

This is why we scrounge up all the old, knackered, damaged and unwanted gear we can.
I see no sense in forking out big amounts of cash for a pile of brand new masts- then having to modify them so they work and survive on a landyacht. Much better to collect old or broken masts and rebuild/repair them to our specifications.
Or buying a new sail- then unpicking the seams, recutting the shape then re-sewing it, better to collect an old sail- or blown out sail and reshape it.

When you first started out with windsurfing, surfing or whatever you do, did you fork out big wads of cash for the lastest brand new gear- or start with borrowed gear, someones old stuff, or cheap second hand "gumtree" bargains.
I hardly expect a newby to landyachting to fork out thousands of dollars for a Blokart or custom built landyacht- when they might find the sport doesnt suit them after all.

Its not being tight-arsed, just practical.
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having said that- I am tight-arsed due to being perpetually broke

Good explanation of why second hand gear is preferred for land sailing SN. Goodluck with it.

I've got a couple of 140-190 booms you can have. Aluminium, both had two years of hard sailing and were retired because the grip was starting to come off and I figured that was a good sign that a new one might be a good idea. Pick up from Nedlands.

Great friday laugh was had, thank you

Bit behind the times. Racing kites are going cheap right now. There ain't no Olympic glory for kiters in the foreseeable future.

In the speed stakes wind surfers have ripped off kites and land yachts have ripped off kite buggies.

Kites are about harnessing wind energy and sails are about modifying and maximising wind energy.

So unless this bull crap egotistical rivalry between kite and wind surfers is no more than ariel acrobatics, there is no argument.

So sorry to spoil your jeering party.