Top Gear gives windsurfing a try. Didnt seem real pleasent there i must admit.
nobody will be along shortly to sell Jeremy on a longboard..
"whatever you're doing right now, it's more fun than what I'm doing"
Yep.. 4 knots in the rain, in a lake in England (where it's Frrrrrrreeeeezing)
Somebody send the man a ticket to Dahab where the rest of England's windsurfers go!
Just wondered as you made a jibe that windsurfing in england is cold/rubbish and everyone goes to Dahab.
I windsurf but took it up in OZ (I'm english haven't been home in 2 years). Now from the magazines It sounds like everyone in Britain windsurfs and the lakes and sea are full of people blasting about. When I was living i at home I never saw anyone windsurf once?!!
So just wondered what was the real situation
The real point is Top Gear is a car show. If it hasn't got four wheels and goes from zero to one hundred in less than 5 seconds they will bag it. Its part of the show and that makes it enjoyable.
Whenever Clarkson and co try anything besides driving cars, especially if it doesn't have a big engine, things start burning, falling apart or collapsing. Windsurfing gets off pretty lightly in that clip.
Thanks for posting it, I haven't seen it before.
> ... windsurfing is more popular ... because ... people are land locked
> and can head to lakes, resevoirs and old quarries to get a fix
I agree with that. Here in North America, there is almost more activity (in volumes) for that kind of sailing - land locked, lakes and rivers - than fancy wave jumping we always see in magazines. Probably because it makes the sport more accessible, but whatever works.
Regarding UK, I wouldn't use the ebay argument, it's mostly crap and charms in there 
, however yes indeed from the various fora, there seems to be much and varied activity over there. Windsurfing looks very healthy for the pommie b...ds.
I've been sailing in the South East of England for the last 20 years, somethimes seems cold bleak and wet in winter(head for the resevoirs with showers), but still can have some awesome days on a 5m on the sea, shoreham, hayling island.. and would you believe it the sea temp can get up to 18degrees!!!! you can sail 4 months in shorty there..(big deal u say?)
I believe the diffirence is not just a Uk phonomenon but a Euro one, jump on a plane to Malaga and sail in Tarrifa or off to Fuerteventura thats what keeps the sport alive in the UK.!!
still sailing here, in Melbourne seems great and i have spoken to alot of really great people here as fanatical about the sport..waiting for those summer sea breezes
what do you mean? what could possibly be wrong with sailing when it's -3 with wind chill
That said, I used to enjoy the 40kt+ days which seemed to come through pretty regular in winter
That video was great, love that show, they kind of made us out to be extreme.. but they do need to give him a proper lesson...
