Hey Seabreeze-goers,

I've been living, working and fishing in Melbourne for a few months now, but the long hours spent working and not catching fish have made me crave something a bit more exciting.. so I decided to give windsurfing a go. I've so far clocked 7 hours (6 hour course and 1 hour hire in sandringham) and although I haven't even been out in 10 knots, I'm hooked just by the thought of getting some speed and (one day) trying some of the epic moves I see on youtube and here on seabreeze!

At the moment I'm just going solo but I could be pretty keen to find a group around a similar level to progress with, so if you're keen give me a shout out! I will mostly be going out on weekends and on the east side of the bay.

To all the ex-newbies, I was wondering if you have any gear you want to flog off relatively cheap? I'm looking for a board between 120 and 140L (im 65-70kg) and I've been recommended to get a sail around 5m2. I've heard starboard and JP are good beginner boards, are there any other brands I should be on the lookout for? My mate recommended that I buy a new mast and boom, but I would like to try and get a complete set up for under 1.5k. Do you guys think this is possible? And do you also agree about buying a new mast and boom?

Hope to be ripping it up with you all soon!

Felix

Wouldn't worry about new boom and mast at the level you're at. Better to get a second sail so you can spend more time on the water with a larger wind range.

Agree with 0709.
And have you checked out Windsurfing Victoria yet? Heaps of fun sailing, Stephen, Cologne and All are great.

Cheers for the advice guys! Ill definitely check out windsurfing Victoria