Is this board any good?

I spotted this board and gear on a local swap and sell site, and was hoping one of you guys with an eye for this sort of stuff could tell me if it's any good or just junk. It's for a mate just thinking of getting into the sport who weighs around 100 kg. Also is the price about right??

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150434863239947&set=oa.309073752447835&type=1&theater

Cheers for your help

Old style slalom board. Narrow and not for beginners. Most likely to put someone off the sport forever.

At 100kg he'll need something wide and forgiving.

Thanks guys,enough said.Looks like I ll just dig a trench in my SUP and go that way,

fun old style slalom board but must be fast! and looks faast! good price if you asked me well whatever the sails are though..nevertheless if you can't get the best of the 2012 why not! we all started one way or another on these style boards and never complained then..a 7.5mtr sail would be too big for it though but still....

as a heavyweight of 100 kilos, i put a post on my blog about heavyweights and windsurfing

http://joewindsurfer.blogspot.com/2011/05/heavyweights-and-windsurfing.html

i started on a big longboard and just recently returned to the longboard world with a purchase of a Fanatic Ultra Cat which i love

now there are big short soft boards, SUPs, etc
if starting short board and over 100 kilos - get over 160 liters / 80 cm width
strongly suggest a soft deck
that JP Funster looks like a great starter - always the big question - is it a keeper or can it be sold ??

I'm pretty amazed you actually got up on my board, up-hauled the rig and then sailed off. Sure ya fell off in some pretty impressive ways, but mate, to get up and sail on in under an hour on the ocean is unreal.

I'm sure on your SUP you'll go even better- being used to it and all. Hopefully some one on here can give you some tips on a rig size etc. I reckon (and remember I know nothing), a sail around 5 meters would be sweet. Too big and it will rip you of the board. Too small and you'll be crawling along. More than welcome to put my rig you your SUP and play around when ever you want.

Good luck with ya quest. I want to see you tearing up those lazy waves that roll around the jail wall I plan to join ya when I get the basics sorted a bit.

Cheers mate.

I keep hearing all this stuff about how awesome Trial Bay is - mythical stories of huge crews of sailors from Syd who used to come up every year to enjoy it in the 80s etc, but I remain unconvinced! I agree with Phil that it's a great place to learn in light winds, but as soon as the wind picks up it doesn't seem so flash.

I've launched from the boat ramp at the wall in a big NE and had to wallow out miles through the wind shadow only to find it super gusty.

I've launched from the 4WD access and found it super gusty - from glassy nothing to tail walking overpowered in an instant. And lost a sail panel to a nasty shore dump that came with the thumping NEr.

Had a crack launching out the front of the surf club one day that ended in frustration as well. Although in its defence, probably not enough sail that day.

And I'm not convinced there's anywhere good to go in a S or SE.

I keep looking hard hoping to pick up some secrets, but I've never seen anyone else sail at South West Rocks.

I want to believe - I really really do. Please convince me that it really is awesome and that I shouldn't move to Port! Please tell me what I'm missing??

Windsurfing was very popular back in the 80s and early 90s on Trial Bay.

There was a windsurfer and cat hire business that operated off the beach. A regular crew used to come up from Newcastle and down from Coffs. The Coffs crew came down for the westerlies as there are not many decent or safe places to sail an offshore wind around there.

Windsurfing was probably better back then because there wasn't as much sand in the bay and around the point. You can see how much the bay has silted up by looking at the speed limit signs. They are high and dry now but used to be in the water.

Yeah mate we are so lucky to live here mate,even got a fellow sailor in Coffs giving me some gear.Loving this community,
yeahhhhhhhhhh

PhilSWR said...

Mobydisc said...

Good to see a few locals windsurfing at SWR. When I close to there and windsurfed on the bay there was a local crew of a few of us. However the last few times I've been there, no one was windsurfing.

Good luck with it. I think there is a thread somewhere about being able to bolt in a mast base into a SUP like that with minimal modification. No need to stick in a finbox mast track.

Ideal sail size for a SUP seems to be around 5.5m to 6m, wave or freestyle sail. The bay would be an ideal spot for SUP windsurfing on a day when a big swell wraps around the point and rolls into the bay.

I'm really surprised at the lack of people wind surfing up here. The bay is like the perfect play ground. Great shallow corner for learning and waves on the point for carving. And pretty well all winds are on-shore. Hey, I even drive my 4WD right to the waters edge to un-load the gear. Not allowed to leave it there though

Anyway, I'm hearing you about nobody sailing. I've lived here for 20 years and would be lucky to see 1 or 2 out per year. I've only seen 2 this whole holiday period!

Seems to be a bit of local interest starting to generate now. Let's see if it grows

I found NE seabreezes, especially strong ones to be really fantastic wind for windsurfing at Trial Bay. The wind generates a swell that wraps into the bay. Great for jumping or gybing on. Its also a quick and easy sail out into open ocean for sailing across big ocean swell, something thats pretty difficult to do anywhere else nearby because winds of that strength generate huge dumping shorebreaks on most beaches.

Its a buzz blasting into the bay on high tide, jumping the waves. Also easy to get upwind using the waves to help. Fun also to do some riding down the line.