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Created by pepe47 > 9 months ago, 18 Feb 2010
pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
18 Feb 2010 3:26PM
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I recently took my 19 year old son out windsurfing for his first attempt on a funster. After two days he's gybing and making me look rather amatuerish.
Now Im fitting the footstraps and getting a harness organised (thanks Elmo) so he can get planing.
I now notice he's spending time watching the movement in the trees and advising me of the wind potential, with a greater degree of accuracy than I've managed in the past...not a difficult task.
So after buying a larger sail and some associated gear I think I've created a monster
Really looking forward to seeing him up and running. Think he's got the need for speed.

hardie
WA, 4129 posts
18 Feb 2010 3:40PM
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pepe47 said...

I recently took my 19 year old son out windsurfing for his first attempt on a funster. After two days he's gybing and making me look rather amatuerish.
Now Im fitting the footstraps and getting a harness organised (thanks Elmo) so he can get planing.
I now notice he's spending time watching the movement in the trees and advising me of the wind potential, with a greater degree of accuracy than I've managed in the past...not a difficult task.
So after buying a larger sail and some associated gear I think I've created a monster
Really looking forward to seeing him up and running. Think he's got the need for speed.


SENSATIONAL!!!!!!!!!

pweedas
WA, 4642 posts
18 Feb 2010 4:14PM
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19 ??
What took you so long??
Did you only just discover you had one?

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
18 Feb 2010 8:18PM
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I guess it's taken a while to convince him that there's more to life than world of warcraft or anime. However, it's in my interest not to antagonise him because he's the only one local who can fix my computer when it stuffs up.

mineral1
WA, 4564 posts
18 Feb 2010 8:40PM
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Your in for a belting from the little women now She was all aglow last weekend, telling me how much fun she had on it, now the young guns taken over

decrepit
WA, 12761 posts
18 Feb 2010 8:50PM
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mineral1 said...

Your in for a belting from the little women now She was all aglow last weekend, telling me how much fun she had on it, now the young guns taken over


Don't worry miners, it'll only be temporary, he'll be wanting Dad's boards very soon!!!!

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
18 Feb 2010 9:43PM
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decrepit said...

mineral1 said...

Your in for a belting from the little women now She was all aglow last weekend, telling me how much fun she had on it, now the young guns taken over


Don't worry miners, it'll only be temporary, he'll be wanting Dad's boards very soon!!!!


He can have the rockets when he pries them from my cold lifeless hands [}:)]

decrepit
WA, 12761 posts
18 Feb 2010 9:47PM
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pepe47 said...
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He can have the rockets when he pries them from my cold lifeless hands [}:)]


But won't he be at least one size smaller than you??? You can't ride 2 boards at once!

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
18 Feb 2010 10:00PM
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decrepit said...

pepe47 said...
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He can have the rockets when he pries them from my cold lifeless hands [}:)]


But won't he be at least one size smaller than you??? You can't ride 2 boards at once!


You've just talked me into getting a 135, you silver tongued devil you
Reg will be pleased

decrepit
WA, 12761 posts
18 Feb 2010 10:33PM
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I was thinking more in the lines of a smaller board, not a bigger one.

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
18 Feb 2010 10:59PM
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Wondering if the 125 would'nt suit him. As he progresses he'll obviously want to go down in increments.
Elmo's happily lending the mistral for a freeride tryout.



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