Aloha dear fellow windsurfers!
I'm going to visit your beautiful country in winter 2009/2010.
I'll be staying for 7 weeks in Melbourne and one week on the gold coast.
Maybe I will even move to Australia in the future since my girlfriend is from there...
I'm 65 kilos and I do the water (and beach) start, both footstraps and harness +planing on a 100 l JP FSW board. I prefer conditions in the range of 4 to 6 m sails, flat or choppy water. I'm going to go down in board size to about 85 l shortly.
I'm from Sweden and given the circumstances I feel lucky if I get to come out on the water once a month (if you spread out the sessions over a whole year, that includes winter season which I do not sail because it's too bloody cold for me).
My two favoutite spots in Sweden are only 30 min away by car.
So, why do I write all this stuff. Well, I'd like to ask you about windsurfing in Melbourne in general. How does it work to combine windsurfing and an ordinary 8-5 work? What can I expect from Melbourne in terms of windsurfing?
What spots do you recommend for me? How often do I get to surf? How far is it from the city to the best spots?
I'd appreciate if you could tell me a little about life in Melbourne in general as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read this! Bon vent!
Best regards Micke
Thanks a lot Windaddict for your reply! I really appreciate the useful info.
LOL, meant of course summer 2009/2010. I'm not used to the winter in summer and summer in winter thing yet =)
Seems like a great place to live! The work / windsurfing combo here in Sweden is sometimes an unsolvable equation unless your working hours are very flexible, Melbourne sounds like a dream!
I'll be staying in the northern suburbs (Essendon), so St. Kilda Beach is the closest spot right?
I've seen some posts about shark spottings. How common are shark attacks? Is it something I should be worried about, i.e get an armoured wet suit or so =)? No for real, is it a problem?
Cheers
