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DavidJohn
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5 Aug 2017 8:49am
Imax1
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5 Aug 2017 8:59am
That is fantastic

And the sherry is going to taste sooo good after the sesh.
BSN101
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5 Aug 2017 7:01am
Amazing
AusMoz
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5 Aug 2017 9:41am
Champion!!!!
olskool
olskool
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5 Aug 2017 1:13pm
Sweeeet. Sailing at age 81. She knows exactly where the REAL RICHES in life are found.
da vecta
da vecta
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5 Aug 2017 2:07pm
Some people get it. Others don't.
Tardy
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5 Aug 2017 12:46pm
What a champ ..pretty fit for 81 ..
Paddles B'mere
Paddles B'mere
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5 Aug 2017 2:52pm
One of the coolest windsurfing videos anyone has posted on here, tell me that's not where we all want to be if we make it to 81?
joe windsurf
joe windsurf
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5 Aug 2017 1:00pm
Das sollte meine Mutter sein
Im November ist Sie auch achtzig ...

Helga mentions the importance and luck in staying healthy
My mother used to tell me all the time when I was young.
We don't realize the truth in that until we get "old"

"Live each day to the fullest. You never know when you're gonna go."



"if we die at what we are doing, at least we are having fun"
ecstasy is better then fear



i take inspiration from the young and old !!

stehsegler
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5 Aug 2017 1:30pm
The inspiring thing about all these videos is that while their body's look old the spark in their eyes and sound of their voice that of a young person.
decrepit
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5 Aug 2017 3:30pm
In my time, I've been told that I'm "too childish," and "too old to be a surfer".
What ever you do don't listen to these negative voices! Don't let the kid in you die.
Subsonic
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5 Aug 2017 3:47pm
decrepit said..
In my time, I've been told that I'm "too childish," and "too old to be a surfer".
What ever you do don't listen to these negative voices! Don't let the kid in you die.


The one time I met you decrepit, you were the most excited windsurfer on the beach. I hope I'm as agile as you when I'm your age.
elmo
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5 Aug 2017 4:11pm
decrepit said..
In my time, I've been told that I'm "too childish," and "too old to be a surfer".
What ever you do don't listen to these negative voices! Don't let the kid in you die.

You and Dot need to slow down you're running to many rings around us young'uns
azuli
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5 Aug 2017 6:36pm
Very inspirational
Meg1122
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5 Aug 2017 7:03pm
That's so beautiful, too many get lost in what life is really about and making the most of it. I'd bet on her death bed she'd be remembering awesome, windy days and that feeling of freedom not what model of car she owned or how big her house was. Most people loose sight of what really matters.
sailquik
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5 Aug 2017 8:37pm
decrepit said..
In my time, I've been told that I'm "too childish," and "too old to be a surfer".
What ever you do don't listen to these negative voices! Don't let the kid in you die.


Yep! +1
MarkSSC
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6 Aug 2017 6:49am
I think that they they have answered the question about what 'too old is' ....just keep going
Mastbender
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6 Aug 2017 5:50am
Check out this thread, windsurfing Octogenarian
www.iwindsurf.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32784&sid=a6ca2b890041c773813d1ada6622739d
musorianin
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6 Aug 2017 10:50am
My only retirement plans are for work...
bhc
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6 Aug 2017 2:27pm
I think 80 as the old 60
waricle
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6 Aug 2017 7:39pm
I ran into an old windsurfing mate John Rumford, on a cruise a couple of years ago. I hadn't seen him for around ten years and asked him if was still sailing. He said "Not so much these days, I took up kiting instead."
I asked him how old he was now and he said "81"
John was a famous speedway rider in the 50's And 60's as well as an A grade tennis player in the 80s and 90s
A great mentor too.
sboardcrazy
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7 Aug 2017 9:52am
Great! I doubt I'll still be sailing that old..
Alwyn our local is an inspiration. He has finally admitted the 2-3' chop at Coal pt is a bit much but at 82 he says he hopes to have several more years sailing at Budgy.
I was out one day at Budgy and someone flew past me and then I noticed them flying back upwind.. It was Al!
I lent him a GPS one day and he got 28kts but I'm sure he has done more..
He says his balance is a bif iffy for gybing these days but he's amazing!
Here are some photos
2016 - probably 81 years old?
The yellow sail is him sailing at Peely in 2016 the pink one off Coal pt 2009 when he was probably early 70's.
How do you delete a photo or order them? Sorry I posted one twice..
















Above - Al's on the RHS.




WaynoB
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7 Aug 2017 12:29pm
Nice photos Sue +1 for Al, he is a true gentleman and a legend. It is not uncommon to see him flying around Budgie during the warmer season.
PD
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9 Aug 2017 11:36am
Good photos of Al, Sue. Nice of you to post them. This is such an optimistic thread for those of us wondering how long we've got.
MikeyS
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9 Aug 2017 12:55pm
PD said..
Good photos of Al, Sue. Nice of you to post them. This is such an optimistic thread for those of us wondering how long we've got.


Hah! None of us know how long we've got, so we might as well make the most of the uncertainty and never miss the opportunities. To sail, hug the wife and kids, or whatever.
kato
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9 Aug 2017 8:09pm
Subsonic said..


decrepit said..
In my time, I've been told that I'm "too childish," and "too old to be a surfer".
What ever you do don't listen to these negative voices! Don't let the kid in you die.




The one time I met you decrepit, you were the most excited windsurfer on the beach. I hope I'm as agile as you when I'm your age.



Wait until you meet Sammy
, not old but very leapy
sboardcrazy
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12 Sep 2017 4:37pm
Found a few better ones of Alwyn probably in his late 70's






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