Dear helpful windsurfing people
I an looking to learn to windsurf this year but i burn very badly
I have found a long sleave rash shirt in a surf shop but need something to protect my legs .. preferably full length .. i don't really want to wear a wetsuit on Perth as i will cook !
is it safe to wear a normal pair of light cotton trousers ? i'm just a but concerned they will flap around and get caught
idealy im looking for a pair of "rash trousers" does such a thing exist ? if so where do i get them !
Thanks in advance
Sunscreen? How about those long suits snorkellers wear to keep stingers away?
Or a thin wetsuit? You won't get as hot as you might think; falling in the water will help with that, and the wind will tend to cool you off too.
yeah get an XXXXL kids 'fullbody rashie-suit' from Kmart.
theyre available in all the rad fluoro colours!!!!
DUDE - its called sunscreen WTF, rashpants hahahahaha
Hairy legs and sunscreen don't go together easily I find. I doubt there's a non-ridiculous way to solve this problem, but it may be worth being unfashionable to avoid sunburn.
You could try a 'stinger suit'. Basically a really thin wetsuit. Plenty in the tropics wear them, so you should be fine. If you get a little warm, go for a short swim 
Cheers,
H
I have a full length rashie neck to knees that I got from a dive shop. Windsurfing shops for some reason do not stock them. MAybe try a wetsuit shop also. In melbourne I tend to wear it under my 3 /4 summer suit at the start and end of season when the water is a tad cold. I have seen stinger suits in QLD that are much the same
Take a look at..
www.stingray.com.au/stingray-the-original-sun-protective-clothing-company-in-australia/?intCatID=5
JB
How about a pair of those skins pants? They will help your muscle recovery as well.
I haven't tried them, but they might work.
Hey Ruth
I'll say sorry about the initial comments from the fella's regarding the sunscreen, pants etc...on behalf of us all
We sometimes obviously fail to click on the person's nick name to determine who you are and how new you may be to the whole sport etc...
I'm pretty sure there are some thin (ie 1 mm) female wetsuits available which just have like a singlet top and long legs. I wear a short leg wetsuit with no arms and never get hot in Perth
a speedo swimming suit, like what grant hacket wears. Then if you fall in and sharks come you can just out run them swimming.
seriously though, I would say the advice of a stinger suit will be the go. Check out your local dive shop.
What time of the day do you windsurf? Most people generally go from around 3pm-8pm in these parts, so the UV is minimal.
Actually I find it's only my thighs and the tops of my feet which cop much sun when I'm windsurfing (and arms and face of course) so if you wear long boardshorts and put sunscreen on your feet, that will probably do it.
The stinger suits are like an all over rashie. Can you get them outside Queensland?
taranwen - I was out in my full length rashie this arvo. It cost me about $100 bucks from WA Dive Academy. Of course the real cost is putting up with all the piss taking 
Apparently this arvo I looked like a participant in a niche genre of German films 
But skin cancer aint so funny so it's worth it 
