I am a Russian girl (21) and I am here to learn English. But I am a mad keen windsurfer and have brought my windsurfer all the way from Russia! I live in Surfers Paradise and don't know where to go :( Is there anyone who windsurfs near here, I would love someone to show me good places to go and some local knowledge. I hope someone can answer and I can use my windsurfer at last.

i reserve this spot for a clever response once i think of one

This is a good starting place to look

http://www.windwanderers.com/Locations.html

this time of year you are most likely to get westerly winds NW, W or SW, or due southerly winds

it really only leaves you with a few limited options locally for reliable wind, that being

Wellington Point - 1 hour Drive

Victoria Point - 50 minute Drive

The Shearwater - 12 minute drive but will really only work if wind is blowing in opposite direction to tide


There are other spots that can sometimes work in winter but just not as popular

Cheers

thanks dafunk, thats a comprehensive list of info

i was out at oxenford water sports club near the tavern
i rekon it would work in w winds
shortish runs though
but flat as
any thoughts?

yeah just had a look at your link
its heaps better nice one

u know i actually looked at that on a couple of occasions when the wind was howling through and it was capping like crazy

Theres course racing at Paradise Point Sailing Club every Sunday at moment, using old long boards. There are a couple of spare boards that can be borrowed and used with your rig if interested

Hi Lana,
Lucky i saw your post. There are a lot of predators who lurk around these windsurfing forums looking for vulnerable travelling windsurfers to take advantage off.
I would not take their advice. Send me a personal message with a recent photo and your mobile (cell) phone number and i will be your personal windsurf guide, body guard and friend.

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boardboy said...

Hi Lana,
Lucky i saw your post. There are a lot of predators who lurk around these windsurfing forums looking for vulnerable travelling windsurfers to take advantage off.
I would not take their advice. Send me a personal message with a recent photo and your mobile (cell) phone number and i will be your personal windsurf guide, body guard and friend.

Dont listen to Boardboy . He is one of those predators he speaks of. Pick me ! I have a masters degree in English teaching and have been a professional windsurfing instructor for twenty years. I also have a large mansion right on the windsurfing beach with hundreds of boards and sails and plenty of spare rooms with free vodka for all. If necassary I will marry you and fly your whole family over here to live.My Auntie is the Prime Minister of Australia and will speed up the immigration process for you all...See you soon .

^^ Pfft.......I won the Irish and Canadian lottery 5 times and that was only yesterday on my email. I PM'd you (100 times)

Lana is a semordnilaps for............
[this has to be a gee up doesn't it??!]

Dont listen to Sausage Lana . He has a dungeon under his butcher shop and no-one ever sees him get a meat delivery. Sure he has millions of dollars but people often find jewelry in his mince !!!

Ya gavaru pa Ruski, Kasajalenyu ochin ploxa. Ya dumu tbi znayesh kak gavaru pa Engliski ochen harasho, I ya toji dumu tbi ne pravda ; )

Shto tbi dumish?



P.S. Skolka stoet?

... and just so I'm not appearing a complete killjoy here is how things work in Russia:

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dafunk said...

i was out at oxenford water sports club near the tavern
i rekon it would work in w winds
shortish runs though
but flat as
any thoughts?

Is that the big lake thing, next to the river? Driven past a few times and looks very sailable.

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evlPanda said...

... and just so I'm not appearing a complete killjoy here is how things work in Russia:

Panda,
Well doesn't that just suck i gather you send the water utility a bill

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Lana said...

I am a Russian girl (21) and I am here to learn English. But I am a mad keen windsurfer and have brought my windsurfer all the way from Russia! I live in Surfers Paradise and don't know where to go :( Is there anyone who windsurfs near here, I would love someone to show me good places to go and some local knowledge. I hope someone can answer and I can use my windsurfer at last.

Every so often the Ukraine Freestyle Association meet on the Gold Coast. You are welcome to come along if you wish.

Now lana I have recently aquired an appartment at southport that overlooks the broadwater. It is the best place for windsurfing here on the gold coast. Many of the men who have answered are not from the gold coast. you should ignore them. They are being facetious. (This means insincere or not truthful, vodka struck, or a potato head)

I have an enormous .......... range of spare sails booms and masts. Some of them are a little old, like me, but can still be fun to ride. Many of us here are a little like that.

Dear Lana. Sure the broadwater is a nice place to windsurf but there is a Hitch. You should stay away from him. He does have enormous stuff but I'm sure its size would be
unappreciated by a girl as young as your self. My gear however is of average size.(thou a bit crusty)

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dafunk said...

i was out at oxenford water sports club near the tavern
i rekon it would work in w winds
shortish runs though
but flat as
any thoughts?

Is that the big lake thing, next to the river? Driven past a few times and looks very sailable.

yes good to hear im not the only one thinking of it !
the wind might funnel thru there or something?
non tidal ?
by the map , wsw wind would give biggest runs
whos getting there first ?
if you see a kitesurfer on the m1
i was first !!
still have me sailboard though

Hi Lana,

I am glad you found the forum, although if I had of know you were so pretty I would have advised you to not put a long distance photo on the avatar, lucky you are not wearing a bikini or you may not have got any relevant information.

The links to the locations are good and as has been mentioned you are here at the wrong time of the year on the tail end of a very crappy season. Never the less we all still love to get out whenever it blows and if you keep an eye on the weather map www.seabreeze.com.au/maps/qld.asp and this forum as soon as the arrows go green everyone will be talking about where they are heading. Personally whenever there is a westerly blowing I go to Wellington Point because you get a good run and there is a great crowd there.

Can you let me know what type of windsurfing you are into, your skill level and what gear you have. This may help to better determine where you head and in what conditions.

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dafunk said...

evlPanda said...

dafunk said...

i was out at oxenford water sports club near the tavern
i rekon it would work in w winds
shortish runs though
but flat as
any thoughts?

Is that the big lake thing, next to the river? Driven past a few times and looks very sailable.

yes good to hear im not the only one thinking of it !
the wind might funnel thru there or something?
non tidal ?
by the map , wsw wind would give biggest runs
whos getting there first ?
if you see a kitesurfer on the m1
i was first !!
still have me sailboard though

have seen it and thought the same but appears there are bouys running the length of it could be wrong. Hard to see travelling at speed trying to avoid all the crazy drivers.

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AUS718 said...

dafunk said...

evlPanda said...

dafunk said...

i was out at oxenford water sports club near the tavern
i rekon it would work in w winds
shortish runs though
but flat as
any thoughts?

Is that the big lake thing, next to the river? Driven past a few times and looks very sailable.

yes good to hear im not the only one thinking of it !
the wind might funnel thru there or something?
non tidal ?
by the map , wsw wind would give biggest runs
whos getting there first ?
if you see a kitesurfer on the m1
i was first !!
still have me sailboard though

have seen it and thought the same but appears there are bouys running the length of it could be wrong. Hard to see travelling at speed trying to avoid all the crazy drivers.

What's this got to do with Lana?

noone is doing anyone else on here OK! this is exactly the kind of mixed message that is likely to cause confusion to our new found friends from overseas who have decided to learn english here!

In these times of no wind we should just focus on our equipment and ensure that it is ready to go if and when the opportunity arises!

HA HA HA, the op is a fake man.

But Lana if you are legit, I'm sorry, but I can't help you because my wife would roast my berries for breakfast... lol

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hitch said...

noone is doing anyone else on here OK! this is exactly the kind of mixed message that is likely to cause confusion to our new found friends from overseas who have decided to learn english here!

In these times of no wind we should just focus on our equipment and ensure that it is ready to go if and when the opportunity arises!

Of course you are right Hitch. I intend to get out my big one, decrust it, then put a hole in the end through which I will insert a screwdriver. This will make it easier to get off.(the mast)

Hey Lana, you seem to have excellent written English for someone who is learning the language.
If you are a mad keen windsurfer, I would guess you would be a world champion. In that case, I am putting my hand up for tuition.

Having just got back from a super masters soccer tournement in Bangkok i am sorry but i am always suspicious of lovely women now....................need to check your credentials!Make sure Lana isnt Larry!

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Jeffrosail said...

Hey Lana, you seem to have excellent written English for someone who is learning the language.
If you are a mad keen windsurfer, I would guess you would be a world champion. In that case, I am putting my hand up for tuition.

yer, excellent written English for a windsurfer!

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Jeffrosail said...

Hey Lana, you seem to have excellent written English for someone who is learning the language.
If you are a mad keen windsurfer, I would guess you would be a world champion. In that case, I am putting my hand up for tuition.

yer, excellent written English for a windsurfer!

Yep. And a Russian windsurfer?? I think this got a few very funny replies! I enjoyed the reading of them. Should be more of this sort of (funny) stuff.

Dearest Lana There are a few doubters on this forum but I for one am not one of them. My old longboard is ready and waiting should you wish to take it for a ride. I even pulled it out, dusted off the the cobwebs and gave it a polish in anticipation. Hope to see you Sunday