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Forums > Windsurfing   Western Australia

Learning to windsurf

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Created by jonaho 3 months ago, 20 Nov 2024
jonaho
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20 Nov 2024 10:28AM
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Gday everyone just starting out windsurfing and have brought some cheap gear to start out with where is the best spot to go to learn. Cheers

Maddlad
WA, 895 posts
20 Nov 2024 10:37AM
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Probably Pelican Point in Nedlands on the seabreeze mate. Look up J.H Abrahams reserve in google maps.

ptsf1111
WA, 279 posts
20 Nov 2024 12:28PM
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Welcome! Where do you live? That might help when suggesting spots and in general you're after flat water and on shore winds. Might also be good to get a few lessons to speed up the learning process.

What gear did you source?

jonaho
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20 Nov 2024 2:56PM
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Thanks for the reply located north of the river and got a 5meter sale and the boards about 80 liters. Will definitely look into getting some lessons supper keen to learn

ptsf1111
WA, 279 posts
21 Nov 2024 6:21AM
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The board is probably way to small to start out. Depending on your weight, most adults learn on a 160-220 litre board and then go down to 125-150 and gradually further down as they progress. Sub 100 litre is probably very challenging and frustrating to sail for a beginner.

The sail might be ok. The Safety Bay Windsurfing Club runs lessons in if you're interested and we also provide suitable beginner gear to jump start your learning journey and make it fun instead of frustrating. Look us up on Facebook or Google for our website. Think Royal Perth yacht club also offer lessons if that's closer to you. Anyway, just trying to make sure you'll have a good learning experience so suggest to learn on a big board and take a lesson.

You can keep the board for later or swap it for something bigger after your lesson.

decrepit
WA, 12411 posts
21 Nov 2024 10:16AM
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What ptsf1111 says is true for most people. But if you are young fit and very keen. You can learn another way.

The standard way is on a big floaty stable board, you learn to uphaul on.
The fast way is on a smaller board you learn to water start on.
The standard way, you can be going slowly on your first lesson, you can learn in easy steps, keeping within your comfort zone. Starting in light wind that's easy to manage.
The fast way is much harder with failures at the beginning, water starting is counter intuitive and you need very good instructions to keep you on the best learning path.
Higher wind is needed sooner, you can start in light wind on the beach learning sail handling, but to progress you'll need enough wind to lift you onto the board.
But you need to find somebody to teach you this way, you'll just get frustrated trying by yourself.



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"Learning to windsurf" started by jonaho