follow up from from
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/Entry-level-beginner-Board-and-rigs/
got my first board , thanks to johnno @ belmoral sailing school
got a viper with a 6 m sail
i am so pumped
got home and ready to go for my first sail
is it safe to sail at 9 pm lol
Took the new toy out
6 hours later I am now a windsurf
Think I need a smaller sail
Good onya mate
did you buy that from Mark Paul
yeah showing my age here
not sure if you realise but that boom and sail was made by Bombora
the had a plastic wave board called the (New Toy)
the updated version of the Tri Fin) funny
my first boom was exactly the same one.
Colour too
get out there and have some fun
can't beat that feeling of hanging back getting in those straps and harness
for the first time
There was no leaning back , just alot of falling in
1 hour in I was ready to place it on eBay , but some bloke show me what I could do with it
He was ripping it up and I was like " I want to do that "
;)
If I had tried it before buying I would have never tried it again. Got a lesson from a work mate on a dam and here I am after 20 odd years and loving it. Hang in there 
Hey billyboy, try these they seem a bit dorky but as technique goes, they're pretty helpful.
thanks guys
great vid
question
i thought 80 wide viper would be easy to learn on but gees , i am really struggling with it
would a 101 funster be better
every one old me that the 85 cm starboard go and viper were the way to go
But omg , i feel like getting my hobbie cat and using it as a out rigger ,
We all fell in a lot when we were learning. An 80cm board still wobbles. Somewhat forgiving but not too much. That's good. It lets you know where you can and can't stand, and how much you can lean so you don't get into bad habits.
Ideally you'll have 10 - 15 knots of wind so you've got something to balance against. If it's less you have to hold up the sail and balance your self, if it's more you have to fight the sail until you learn to control the power.
Don't give up. Keep trying. This is not a difficult sport, BUT it takes lots of practice.
Read, watch and ask lots of questions. Understanding how it all works is a big part of it.
thanks again
i think my biggest problem was the 6.4 sail , was just to powerful for me to hold
how wide would the boards be in the movies , ^ they wearnt even moving when they walk around them
billy boy
it is not the sail unless you are really little
that sail should be fine to learn with - maybe rig it tight to spec = less grunt
the issue as someone mentioned already is: do NOT go out in 20 knots of wind with lots of wave and chop
what i learned over time was : teach and learn in LITE winds !!!
less falling in which means happier sailor and less energy loss !!!
smaller fin may mean you can hang closer to shore with on-shore winds
work SMARTER and NOT harder
think of the old men AND women who play golf and make it look so easy and effortless
BRAINS and NOT brawn
ENJOY !!!
If the Ebay add idea comes in you head again, go get some lessions. Never give up!!...lol
Plenty of people learned on board around 80cms wide so keep at it. A sail that big might be a bit of a struggle however it will be a good size later on. From the sound of it, it was a bit windy on Saturday morning.
Any tips on foot strapping
After been out my feet a hurting heaps, guess from the movement with balancing
I was bare foot, but think I should get some boot ,
Does any one strap there feet ?
Don't worry about boots (unless your feet are really killing you), you will loose a bit of "feel" for the board. They're just hurting / aching because it's all new to you. Give them a few days break and jump on the board again. You'll get use to it soon and they won't hurt.
I remember when I first jumped on a sail board (not long back mind you), I asked the bloke teaching me, "Which muscles are gunna get a work out?" and he said with a smile, "All of them!" And this includes your feet.
Might be an idea to buy an instructional DVD to help you. You can always go back to it and watch the next chapter as you progress........
went out again today
getting the hang of it
i can tack but i find i always fall in when gybing
feet still hurt after 5 min
could some one tell me the different and why u need a rear fin
i notice that when i didn't have one on , i just keep going around in circle
do longer one give u more speed and short make it easy to turn ?
