new to windsurfing

one thing dont be scared to pull down hall on and have fun

Step 1. Become a top selling instrumental musician and sell about 75 million albums worldwide (looks like you've got this one covered...)
Step 2. find a place to hire windsurfing gear or borrow some from a friend
Step 3. start on a wide board and small sail on flat water
Step 4. fall in the water lots, get some advice or take lessons.
Step 5. become addicted, base your whole life around wind predictions...

Note: Step 3 would probably be the best way I've seen people start windsurfing.

G'Day Kenny,
If you love speed, then you'll find speed sailing a buzz, It's not too hard to do 30kts, (about 55km/hr), once you get some experience and can find some flat water and reasonable wind.

There are several ways of learning, probably the easiest, is to take lessons on good learning gear, (big wide and stable, it's not good for going fast, so not much point buying it, unless you develop a taste for light wind cruising along the way).

If there aren't any schools near you, then there are books or videos, to learn from. If there's no where to hire gear near you, then either buy something big secondhand and learn to uphaul first, (stand on board and pull sail up with strap, and the conventional method). Or get a board that will be you medium wind board in the future, (about 20litres above your body weight in Kilograms) and learn to beach start (step onto board at the beach using the sail to help get you up) and water start ( in deep water using the sail power to pull you onto the board), on it. This is a harder option and less conventional, (used mostly by wave sailors teaching their mates) but if you're following good instruction can be much quicker.

So a lot depends where you are, and what local support there is.

hey kenny, i loved your movie, great stuff. anyway, you have probably been seeing kiters down at your local. windsurfing is to kiting, is like what boogieboarding is to surfing. ie kiting is the future.

please, do yourself a favour, kite.
if you agree, heres a link.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/forum.asp?forum_id=10

Don't be disheartened by the responses Kenny. Like sailing conditions, you have to pick your time to post. Friday night is random night. People on here go to the beach after work, have a good sesh, have a beer, pack up, drive home, have a another beer, put their stuff in the shed, have a few more sherberts, then they get on here !

Ja

"Welcome back Windwarning how long will you last before you get sh1tcanned this time."

i believe that hello is a troll and used to be windwarning >>as said above!

so its obvious sarcasim guys.

ive bought this really old kit for $45 full set-up (so what i was told) can someone please tell me all the equipment i need so i can check if i really did buy a "full set-up".

cheers

you should be able to tell how old i am by my avatar...yes i really am kenny..yes that is me in my avatar.
p.s i would prefer not to tell everyone personal info straight-up..u can guess my avarage age, average weight etc etc..

ive been so happy since i bought my kit, cant wait to try it out

pp.s thanks again everyone for their information.
regards.

i can describe it to you.
most of the sail is a baige/pink (aweful colour,) and a bit of pale green, red and blue.

the line is getting blurred between bruce, windwarning and kenny.

depends on your gear?
id say about 10 knots would be a good starting point?
i wouldnt go and try learn in less than that, you could probably do 15 knots?