Many thanks to everyone in Australia who joined me for the INtuition Windsurfing Coaching Courses during the last three weeks- freeriders in Safety Bay, wave sailors at Lancellin and Wedge Island, the Sydney gang at Jervis Bay and the Melbourne crew at Inverloch- awesome groups, loads of fun and very productive for everybody.
I enjoyed the company of about 80 Aussie guests in total at some of the best windsurfing development locations in the world and will definitely be back in January 2014 to help encourage everyone to new windsurfing heights and drink more of your remarkably cultured red wines.
Special thanks to, in no particular order, Jimbo, Jonah, Louise, Uncle Tony, Nick, Euan, Lancellin Lodge, Darren and Wendy, Dougy Fresh, Inverloch Windsurfing Club, cousin Cimmie, Big Mick, Dan, Simon, Julia, Natasha, and Anne at Windsurf and Snow- huge thanks for your generosity, support, drinks cabinets and making my trip to Australia such a good time.
It's been emotional....
Guy Cribb
Man - you thanking us. It was AWESOME Mr Cribb. All I can say is Arse, Hips to be Square, Rock out and watch out for the Drop Bears and Hoop Snakes. Catch you next year for something even bigger and better at Inverloch
Yes "THANK YOU" Guy, It's the best few days I've had windsurfing since I started about 5 years ago. It's was also my first ever lesson....But what a lesson, So much to take in over 2 days but it's all coming back to me every time I hit the water.
It was great to meet some of the seabreeze celebrities and put faces to the names, I wish it could only have been longer and I'm looking forward to the next...Where ever it is (Gerroa)
Things I got out of it...
30 inch lines
Harness on the hips(with a fixed bar)
Pull down on the boom(for almost everything)
Get your hips square and push your arse out
Sail tuning(downhaul)
...And much much more but these have made a massive difference to the way I sail.
"Rock Out"
Thanks again.
I think Guy doesn't need advertising , and he has given out enormous knowledge and help for FREE on his website
Not flaming you Mark and I can understand your cynicism but sometimes you need to meet the person before you make comment. When you do meet Guy you will understand this is a genuine comment and not a plug.
Thanks heaps Guy!!!!!!!
I'm still buzzing from the Inverloch session, and can't thank you and Doug enough!!!
So many good tips and advice.
I AM DEFINITELY DOWN FOR THE WAVE CLINIC NEXT YEAR!
I'm with you Mark. No matter how nice the guy is, a pimp is still a pimp.
There are many site sponsors who provide lessons and one on one coaching and they would have the ability to pimp their services. Mr. Crib, the nice guy that he is, is still advertising without being a site sponsor.
^^^Why does Guy have to advertise to show appreciation on the most popular ws website in Aus? He would just have to raise costs to cover addition overheads...I see it as a genuine thanks using the best medium to get the message across.
Good on you Guy!
Mark and westoz - pull your heads in!
^^^ geez I didn't say it was a big thing, it was just by way of observation.
No doubt many people saw it and said "oh I didn't know Cribby did clinics here I might have a look into that...."
Not starting an argument Sailhack but to say thanks he could email participants and sponsors, that would be the 'best medium' ......... putting it on here does look a bit like pimping.
Yes he's a top fella but he is just as big a 'brand' as Seabreeze or Severne or Starboard.
Great clinic..only got my first decent 20kts yesterday to try out some of the tips..Unfortunately I'd just broken my boom and spent 1/2hr swimming and being rescued by a cruiser. I was too tired to sail long or well but what a difference!
Love the locked down feeling with the stance and the way I felt like I ate the chop for once and it didn't eat me..Gybe entry tips must be working too as the chop didn't seem as nasty..
Already scheming how I can get to the next one.
Anne..not a very flattering pic of you ! great photo though..
All I can say is good riddens to Mr Cribb.
My arms are sore, shoulders and legs the same. Lost my voice from yelling out "arse" and Vroom Vroom and probably from laughing so hard. Especially when he fell for the Drop Bear scam Learnt heaps for an intermediate windsurfer and know the advanced windsurfers picked up a lot as well. And we had him instructing/talking windsurfing 18 hrs a day. Wahoo!
Been a tough week getting back into work.
No - Thank you Guy and look forward to your return to Inverloch in 2014.
It's great to see Guy coming to Australia. I went to a Guy course in Morocco in 2007 and it was awesome. Guy is not a marketing machine who is 'getting the maximum value from his social media interactions and strategic brand value'... If you met him you'd realise that he'd see that as far too hard.
Likewise, it's also great that Mark Australia is so defensive of the Seabreeze business model. I'd hate to think what would happen if people could just randomly post windsurfing content without it being thoroughly checked for the slightest commercial interest first... The global multi trillion windsurfing industry would be spamming all 87 of us out of existence....
Thanks Guy,
Awesome few days and definitely the best dollars I have invested in windsurfing since I started.
I would also like to place an advanced booking for next year
i think it is worth noting he is a seabreeze user and has posted on these forums previously, not just for publicity.
i think all that attend would be grateful he has gone to the effort.
I feel like I just walked into a mid-west USA church and screamed "I hate Jesus"
Sorry. I apologise to all unreservedly.
No more observations, I know my place.
Back to the cellar for more self flagellation.