I recently took my 19 year old son out windsurfing for his first attempt on a funster. After two days he's gybing and making me look rather amatuerish.
Now Im fitting the footstraps and getting a harness organised (thanks Elmo) so he can get planing.
I now notice he's spending time watching the movement in the trees and advising me of the wind potential, with a greater degree of accuracy than I've managed in the past...not a difficult task.
So after buying a larger sail and some associated gear I think I've created a monster
Really looking forward to seeing him up and running. Think he's got the need for speed.

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pepe47 said...

I recently took my 19 year old son out windsurfing for his first attempt on a funster. After two days he's gybing and making me look rather amatuerish.
Now Im fitting the footstraps and getting a harness organised (thanks Elmo) so he can get planing.
I now notice he's spending time watching the movement in the trees and advising me of the wind potential, with a greater degree of accuracy than I've managed in the past...not a difficult task.
So after buying a larger sail and some associated gear I think I've created a monster
Really looking forward to seeing him up and running. Think he's got the need for speed.

SENSATIONAL!!!!!!!!!

19 ??
What took you so long??
Did you only just discover you had one?

I guess it's taken a while to convince him that there's more to life than world of warcraft or anime. However, it's in my interest not to antagonise him because he's the only one local who can fix my computer when it stuffs up.

Your in for a belting from the little women now She was all aglow last weekend, telling me how much fun she had on it, now the young guns taken over

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mineral1 said...

Your in for a belting from the little women now She was all aglow last weekend, telling me how much fun she had on it, now the young guns taken over

Don't worry miners, it'll only be temporary, he'll be wanting Dad's boards very soon!!!!

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decrepit said...

mineral1 said...

Your in for a belting from the little women now She was all aglow last weekend, telling me how much fun she had on it, now the young guns taken over

Don't worry miners, it'll only be temporary, he'll be wanting Dad's boards very soon!!!!

He can have the rockets when he pries them from my cold lifeless hands [}:)]

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pepe47 said...
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He can have the rockets when he pries them from my cold lifeless hands [}:)]

But won't he be at least one size smaller than you??? You can't ride 2 boards at once!

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pepe47 said...
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He can have the rockets when he pries them from my cold lifeless hands [}:)]

But won't he be at least one size smaller than you??? You can't ride 2 boards at once!

You've just talked me into getting a 135, you silver tongued devil you
Reg will be pleased

I was thinking more in the lines of a smaller board, not a bigger one.

Wondering if the 125 would'nt suit him. As he progresses he'll obviously want to go down in increments.
Elmo's happily lending the mistral for a freeride tryout.