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How not to attract beginners to the sport

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Created by geared4knots > 9 months ago, 18 Dec 2012
geared4knots
TAS, 2649 posts
18 Dec 2012 10:29PM
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A guy came down to me tonight looking for a uni joint.
He had just purchased a 'beginner' board locally. Never windsurfed and naturally full of enthusiasm to get on the water.

The person he purchased the board off said that the board would sink down below water when uphauled and then rise up to the surface as it got going!!!. Board and rig 'sinker' from 1983.
Well there goes another potential windurfer
That gear should be on the tip.

Jezstrt
TAS, 1471 posts
18 Dec 2012 11:33PM
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Name and shame that is poor form[}:)]

azzzza
TAS, 104 posts
18 Dec 2012 11:53PM
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so give us a clue...Lauderdale area? been sailin for years, but now needs a bit of dough to put towards the camper? not making light of this....i cant believe anyone ever learnt to sail on on old heavy slippery rounded deck piece of **** archaic crap, whoever is selling it should be paying someone to take the crap! by the way i have for sale a bombora dromadery, hi fly 660 and tencate 26 footer with timber boom

houston
TAS, 3173 posts
18 Dec 2012 11:56PM
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That is poor form, is there anyway we can help him out, I might have a spare 5m sail I could donate

buzzy
TAS, 2433 posts
19 Dec 2012 7:26AM
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Did he buy it from a guy in Lindisfarne/Geilston Bay area

geared4knots
TAS, 2649 posts
19 Dec 2012 8:34AM
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I did tell him about the club boards should ( more like when!) he become frustrated.
Actually it was a old windsurfer from way back , who doesnt windsurf anymore and probably thinks thats still how things are!. Still should have known better as he would of learnt on something a bit more suitable than that!

deejay8204
QLD, 557 posts
19 Dec 2012 11:02AM
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houston said...
That is poor form, is there anyway we can help him out, I might have a spare 5m sail I could donate


Good on ya for offering, Anyone else out there willing to offer some help to this poor guy. What that person done to him is wrong. I started out on near 30yo Wayler and I loved it. Just sold it to a likewise vintage enthusiast and now have moved up to slightly newer 15-20yo gear.

If I was in Tas I would be more than welcome to help teach him on what ever vintage gear he has or will have.

Do you know what sort of board it was? what it needed etc other than a Uni joint?

AUS02
TAS, 2039 posts
19 Dec 2012 10:37PM
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That's no good. Maybe we could sell him the WT BIC Techno cheap? Not a 'learner' board either, but for anyone who is keen they could still learn pretty quick on that I reckon?

geared4knots
TAS, 2649 posts
20 Dec 2012 8:38AM
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I gave him my car and $10,000 cash to help him out.

no seriously, i think we will see him again ,we are all a freindly bunch willing to help out.

RumChaser
TAS, 629 posts
22 Dec 2012 3:04PM
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Well that's a coincidence, I offered him Damien's car too. Said he wasn't that desperate.



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