Hi all, here are some snaps of the fantastic facilities available to the people of Singapore. It's all built from government funding and has a licensed bar as well. If you do go down for a quiet drink beware of the guys in the last photo as they will lead you astray.
Thats pretty awesome Geoff. Over there the government does the right thing, lock up and cane druggies, make chewing gum illegal and setup decent windsurfing facilities.
Maybe we should ask Lee Kwan Yue to run Australia for a few years and fix the joint up.
With more and more people like myself living in units in Sydney, there is a huge opportunity for someone or some organisation to offer similar facilities in Sydney. Its difficult having windsurfing gear when living in a unit. The NSW government won't do anything coz it would actually be helpful to the community and wouldn't involve poker machines, papal visits or football fields.
The only problem is some idiot would vandalise the joint on a Friday night here.
That looks great! I do have to say there is a bit of trust going around, if all the gear there are privately owned and not rental gear!
Yeah the gear you see are all privately owned. They do lock up some of the gates at 6pm everyday, not that it really helps because people can always climb over the fence or go through the pub entrance if they want to.
Heard of miscellanous items going missing, maybe a boom or mast but that's about it. I guess only a windsurfer would steal the equipment, but it would be stupid because the community is so small here, you can easily be spotted using someone else's gear if you do so.
hey how come there's no photos of that massive storm & people windsurfing last weekend?
Hi Fionc
I actually landed just as the rain squall was coming through. I was seeking shelter from the storm and watching you guys and girls flying around but by the time the rain went I'd had too many beers and forgot to get some snaps of the sailing.
Jethrow
YEAH! Nice pics, Jethrow!
That's me in the Heavy Metal T-Shirt.
Slay-ER! Slay-ER! Slay-ER!
*ahem* Yes, if this was in Australia it's have to be locked up with barbed wire fences and cameras, otherwise all the gear would end up in Cash Converters...
...and hey, look at Johnny-boy's great big silly-looking board. Hahahahaha!
looks fantastic. Pity about the lack of wind. (and dont you get shot for having long hair? ) 
John with the formula board is talking about coming down for the Australian champs after Christmas and I said we'd have to organize for some of our guys to go up there if they have an event.
Equipment looks fantastic, however what are the conditions like?
Flat water?
Wind?
Time of year to go?
Launching area
This thread is my "Pryde" and joy...I'm determined to keep it alive!!!
Comments, please!
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yeah sometimes we sit by the beach sleeping/reading/talking/eating all weekend without a sail. Other times you get a nice warm aching feel all over on monday, or even a sniffle as a result of a raging storm over the weekend. But windsurfing here is pretty much a waiting game....even the charts are not very reliable.
And the ironic thing is, there is usually no wind when there is a race.
Hi Willy, Jethrow etc, do you know a sailor over there called Ken? He has a wife Katie, who went to school with my wife - they come back to Hobart every now and then, Ken has a board and rig here for when he comes down, but I haven't met him yet as I've been away working in the bush when he has been here. If you know him, tell him I'm looking forward to a sail with him when we finally meet.
