Gears needed for a friend of mine.

Hi folks,
A friend of mine got a bit jealous seeing me cruising on the weekend, and thought he would like to give sailboarding a go. Thing is im lightweight, 63kg and ride a 85L sinking board, and he has no experience, weight around 110kg. I'm not sure he could even get on my board really...

So I thought of dropping a note here if someone has a bigger rig he could buy (cheap), get for free or borrow for a few days, just to see if he can get his head around it before he invests into a better one.

I don't think old board is an issue. Just as long as it floats.
I got a spare mast, sail and boom he can borrow so we are good on that, but he would like his own kit if possible.

Im hoping someone just got a garage full they need to clean up or they got too many gears at Christmas and want to get rid of their old junk. That would be much appreciated.

Also... I got no idea what a 110kg person would ride as a beginner... any advice to help him out please? Is a 120L too small?

Cheers

Starboard Go 170 litre at Airlie Beach in the buy and sell, perfect for your mate

The bigger, the better. I have a few beginner boards for sale. Happy to give him a try. I will be at lake Cootharaba next weekend.

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tonymatta said..
The bigger, the better. I have a few beginner boards for sale. Happy to give him a try. I will be at lake Cootharaba next weekend.

Hey m8! That is great, can you tell me more about them plz? How many Ltrs, how much? I would love to come to cootharaba this week but the wind forecast looks pretty bad (4-10kts)... Im assuming he would need a good 15+kts to get a descent fun... and all I got is a 6.5m sail. But im willing to look it up still. Hey cheers everyone btw!

I go to weyba a lot... sometimes north shore from cotton tree or golden beach... I live in Mapleton, so weyba is easy access.