I was just watching Andre Paskowski's last film, Beneath the Surface, and heard RN giving his thoughts on the rewards of windsurfing:

For the people that stick it out and actually put the time and the energy in and become passionate windsurfers, I think the rewards are like no other sport in the world. What you gain from that physically, emotionally, spiritually, as a person is irreplaceable.

From my perspective this is a note-perfect distillation of what I have gained from (and enjoyed about) the windsurfing lifestyle. I'm wondering what others here think.

100% spot on!

My knee has being playing up recently and just coincidentally i have barely sailed for a month.

Just a coincidence as natural cures have no merit according to some.

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Pcdefender said..
My knee has being playing up recently and just coincidentally i have barely sailed for a month.

Just a coincidence as natural cures have no merit according to some.

What the hell? Who said that exercise was "a natural cure" that had no merit?

Conventional medicine and science - aka the stuff that works and not the conspiracy theory BS - accepts and promotes the fact that exercise works to reduce and control injuries.

As to the original question , yes , he's like the Chuck Norris of windsurfing.

all i know is its a waiting game ,and totally addictive ,

Robby is king!! This is so true. Ambition is to keep it going till the end.

anyone catch robby's recent slalomX vid..... makes the pool noodle between 2 buoys look a little silly.

Thanks for this, new to the sport i hadn't heard of him.
Came across this while searching for info on the movie. Sad, but no one is getting out alive.
He leaves a good legacy.
www.seabreeze.com.au/News/Windsurfing/Rip-Andre-Paskowski_7472494.aspx

I'd say Robby is right. I don't know what i'd be doing now if i wasn't windsurfing.
Just getting started, and i see that there is no limit or boundaries to windsurfing. With time and skills developed, a deep connection with nature can be had.
To me it seems like a fast progression thing, but it can last almost a lifetime because wind and water will always offer more as soon as the sailor is ready.

As a comparison, i have been surfing my whole life and am a surfer with barely average skill.
I've been windsurfing about 3 years, and i'd think about average skill allready.
That is pretty exciting to me, as Robby says, stick with it and the rewards will keep coming.
That is what's got me about windsurfing.
All you have to do is learn a little, get some gear and get to know it, turn up, grab your balls or tits, and hang on.
Surfing to me has a multitude of barriers to getting good, unlike windsurfing.
I love surfing, it is magic, but try getting one of the best waves at the best places in the world and see how you go. It is like a lottery due to a multitude of reasons.
Windsurfing seems more direct, the wind and water invites, and you just accept it and get it.
In my first year of really giving it a go on higher performance gear, i've gone to a few of the best spots and got rewards like i never imagined. Like a new lease on life. Very exciting. (*high performance wont always mean highest rewards i think, i'll always love my longboard and the subtle sweet rewards that gives)
Even at home, there is grand setups just waiting and begging me to get good enough to play with. 46 years old and a frothing grommet again

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Shifu said..
I was just watching Andre Paskowski's last film, Beneath the Surface, and heard RN giving his thoughts on the rewards of windsurfing:

For the people that stick it out and actually put the time and the energy in and become passionate windsurfers, I think the rewards are like no other sport in the world. What you gain from that physically, emotionally, spiritually, as a person is irreplaceable.

From my perspective this is a note-perfect distillation of what I have gained from (and enjoyed about) the windsurfing lifestyle. I'm wondering what others here think.

Much as I admire Robby as a sailor and a person, he hasn't done mountain climbing, round-the-world sailing or other sports and pastimes. I love windsurfing deeply, but it's still playing on the edges of the ocean. Sports that take you away from easy rescue and away from civilisation may offer you more in many ways. Other sports where success is down to personal grit and getting your psyche right may also offer many other gifts; I'm not a golfer, for example, but I admire the way they can handle pressure, while other sports offer a more level playing field to talented people.

Heretic!!!!

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Shifu said..
I was just watching Andre Paskowski's last film, Beneath the Surface, and heard RN giving his thoughts on the rewards of windsurfing:

Is there anyway to buy that film from a streaming service?

thing about windsurfing, or surfing, snowboarding, etc, individual sports that you can do to the max recreationally (because it's about competing with yourself in the end) make them different to sports that lack any point unless they are competitive--golf, tennis, football, etc. that's why we love them and why people who don't do them just don't get it. imo

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