Cheers, just wondering whether anyone had sent a windsurf board with a courier.
Measures are roughly 290 x 70 x 15 cm and total weight just <15 kg.
AusPost do not send anything that size. I have received a quote from one courier at 320 $ which seems excessive. Thanks for any input. 
I've used this site to send a board. Easy to get a quote and seem to be competitive on prices.
www.transdirect.com.au/
If you are going metro to metro, based on that size, then you should pay about $80 door to door. If you get stuck PM me.
Just make sure it's packed properly. 3 layers of bubble, carboard on nose, tail and rails and in a carton. You can probably get a carton from your winfsurf shop.
Dont forget to take into account the rocker of the board when measuring the thickness.
A bit off topic , but I tried to send a 6m sail to WA from Cairns to get fixed. It was going to cost $300 return. And to send it to Airlie Beach was $160 return.
I didnt send it.
I've used transdirect for a board before no problem. Depot to depot minimises risk a bit, if you can arrange it.
Lots of bad press on customer service but my dealings were pleasant enough!
Good luck!
Would be good to have a equipment hitch-hiker thread. Going Sydney to Melbourne with room for some extra gear/beer?
Might work.
A store in QLD posted a surfboard to me in Sydney for $35 last week and it arrived overnight, so $320 sounds like a huge rip-off. Sorry, I don't remember which courier they used
Select to expand quoteSeaSkip said..
I've used transdirect for a board before no problem. Depot to depot minimises risk a bit, if you can arrange it.
Lots of bad press on customer service but my dealings were pleasant enough!
Good luck!
Would be good to have a equipment hitch-hiker thread. Going Sydney to Melbourne with room for some extra gear/beer?
Might work.
yep - transdirect are good when things go smoothly, but completely useless when they don't
one piece of advice, make sure the labels are really securely attached and legible
i had a board and a sail shipped. the sail went well, no issues, but the board got lost and transdirect didn't want to know about it. the were impossible to contact and didn't follow up when i did get someone on the phone.
also worth pointing out, transdirect are not a shipping company, they subcontract the work to Toll IPEC and someone else. I'd go direct to Toll IPEC next time and not use them
a few years ago the cheapest way to freight a sail from SA to brisbane was Greyhound Freight. if you can pick it up at the depot it saves a heap as well.
If you can get it delivered to a business address, I'd recommend Australian Air Express.
I bought a board and had it shipped from Townsville to Melbourne for $75.
I remember there was an option to have it sent on a backfill run rather than express which took longer but saved $$$.
I couldn't fault the service- to the point that the truck driver transported the board in the passenger seat because he didn't want to ding it!
Select to expand quoteDibbsy23 said..
e-go.com.au
E-go must be in dare financial problems , because recently for every original quotation they do send me adjustment note that double the cost at least.
If item is too small they do simply put on pallet and measure
and weight that lot.
this for example shipment Gold coast to Cairns cost me almost $500 for mere 100 kg depot to depot !
Select to expand quoteSputnik11 said..SeaSkip said..
I've used transdirect for a board before no problem. Depot to depot minimises risk a bit, if you can arrange it.
Lots of bad press on customer service but my dealings were pleasant enough!
Good luck!
Would be good to have a equipment hitch-hiker thread. Going Sydney to Melbourne with room for some extra gear/beer?
Might work.
yep - transdirect are good when things go smoothly, but completely useless when they don't
one piece of advice, make sure the labels are really securely attached and legible
i had a board and a sail shipped. the sail went well, no issues, but the board got lost and transdirect didn't want to know about it. the were impossible to contact and didn't follow up when i did get someone on the phone.
also worth pointing out, transdirect are not a shipping company, they subcontract the work to Toll IPEC and someone else. I'd go direct to Toll IPEC next time and not use them
actually the more i think about this, the angrier i get with Transdirect
its almost impossible to get someone on the phone when your goods go missing, they took my money, then that was it, relationship over, no responsibility or care whatsoever, no return call, didn't reply to emails
don't use them, there are enough other choices you have
Select to expand quoteMacroscien said..Dibbsy23 said..
e-go.com.au
E-go must be in dare financial problems , because recently for every original quotation they do send me adjustment note that double the cost at least.
If item is too small they do simply put on pallet and measure
and weight that lot.
this for example shipment Gold coast to Cairns cost me almost $500 for mere 100 kg depot to depot !
Macro, you are aware that they will be using cubic volume aren't you? And if the object is difficult to handle they will be expecting it to be tied to a pallet.
Didn't someone already mention that you should take the initiative and design your own "pallet" or transport skid that would reduce this effective volume and need for the courier to just whack it on a pallet?
