My 14 year old daughter and I are coming to Australia in June/July and want to include some windsurfing as part of our adventure. I am "old and fat and slow" but can water start and used to sail in the gorge (Hood River-USA). She can beach start and is in the harness OK, but not yet in foot-straps. Our destinations are flexible in Australia. We would love any Northern recommendations, where there is gear rental available as close to a good spot for windsurfing, where it is decent wind and safe for beginners. Not wave sailing. The pictures are what we are used to:
Here is a link to hire windsurfing equipment on the sunshine coast in Queensland
goldenbeachhire.com.au
Unfortunately winter in Australia is our off season for wind and rental place likely to be closed you could contact them though they may be able to help. I've got an old 150ltr mistral freeride board and 6m sail you would be welcome to use. Golden beach is my local windsurfing spot. Further north (approximately 1600km) north from Sunshine coast in tropical north Queensland there is good trade winds that time of year.