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Forums > Windsurfing Wave sailing

Who's our next star in the sport ?

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Created by Gerowaterboy > 9 months ago, 17 Jun 2016
Gerowaterboy
WA, 145 posts
17 Jun 2016 5:46PM
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With Pozo about to kick off and jaeger hopefully doing us proud again is there anyone coming up to represent us into the future or are we all just gonna talk about the good old days. You would think with our great climate, wind, waves there would be a heap of young fellas busting it , but even in maybe the windsurfing mecca of oz (gero) no one seems to be the next world beater, apart from the constant push of young euro's travelling the globe and kicking butt wherever they rig up.

geared4knots
TAS, 2648 posts
17 Jun 2016 9:42PM
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Is that a positive or negative ?
Get out there , you might be the man.

OceanPitch
QLD, 237 posts
18 Jun 2016 4:19PM
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Esperance ripper, Felix Spencer is trialling in Pozo..

Gerowaterboy
WA, 145 posts
18 Jun 2016 6:16PM
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ha ha, too old too scared too fat

Mark _australia
WA, 22810 posts
18 Jun 2016 9:25PM
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you have a point though
we have Euro young'uns visit to train all the time - where are our young'uns?
I wonder why they are not interested..... seems still that windsurfing is the euro dream.

stehsegler
WA, 3479 posts
19 Jun 2016 8:33AM
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Mark _australia said..
we have Euro young'uns visit to train all the time - where are our young'uns?


To busy kiteboarding?

MarkSSC
QLD, 639 posts
19 Jun 2016 11:14PM
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Nahhh. They are too scared that you old guys will show them up.

Freestyle440
WA, 23 posts
20 Jun 2016 11:05AM
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Do we even have any young-un local kite talent? Most kiters I see are mid 20's+??

KA360
NSW, 803 posts
20 Jun 2016 11:12PM
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Some kids in NSW might be there in a few years time....

10 year old Elli loves her wavesailing.





14 year old Alex







14 year old Kye



14 year old Rhys




whippingboy
WA, 1104 posts
21 Jun 2016 9:00AM
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From my experience the kids needs parents prepared to fork out the $$ and give them support, plus live near good conditions.


I met this guy years ago in Gerro who got his little tackers into it, he even shaped them boards. Turned out pretty well


AUS1111
WA, 3620 posts
21 Jun 2016 10:15AM
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There is a worrying lack of response to this thread, with the exception of KA360

My young bloke is fairly keen, but far from "next star" status, since he is only 9. Will keep pushing...gently Fingers crossed.

Al Planet
TAS, 1546 posts
21 Jun 2016 1:03PM
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There are quite a few on the water down in Tassi though it was such a light wind summer I don't have any high performance photos. Hopefully next summer will deliver more consistent breezes though everyone had lots of time on the water and lots of fun so that's the main thing.














PhilSWR
NSW, 1104 posts
21 Jun 2016 1:42PM
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AUS1111 said..
There is a worrying lack of response to this thread, with the exception of KA360

My young bloke is fairly keen, but far from "next star" status, since he is only 9. Will keep pushing...gently Fingers crossed.



I'm in the same boat Aus1111. My young fella (10) had his first go at windsurfing a few months back. I asked him what he thought of it, and the word "Awesome!" was the reply Back into again this spring. Hopefully he will inspire some of his mates. KA360 is leading nicely by example.

As for future champs, who knows. So long as some kids take it up and have fun, that's good enough for me.

Here's some footage of my young fella Ryan and a friend, Tyler, with their first go at windsurfing.

bigdaz
NSW, 323 posts
21 Jun 2016 3:14PM
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Looks like Severne have the young gun market all sown up.

whyner
NSW, 762 posts
21 Jun 2016 4:10PM
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My young bloke is six and can now sail.

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Though I'd rather him be a pro surfer.




DunkO
NSW, 1147 posts
21 Jun 2016 9:25PM
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Double overhead,

At first I thought that was you out last Monday,

Ripping



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