buying board!

QuestionQUESTION: I weigh about 175 pounds and have about 7 years of summer windsurfing experience. I can water start and plane and am looking to head into

JP X CITE RIDE

QuestionHey Windlover,      I weigh about 82kg and have decent sailing experience. I can water start and plane, and now most of

learning to sail

QuestionHi Patrick, This site is fantastic! The answers to previous questions have been really insightful. I have a similar story - looking to buy my fir

FINS!

QuestionQUESTION: My board, a JP X-cite Ride 120 2007. It comes with a 38cm stock fin made by JP Australia (Freeride 38). I weigh 180 pounds and im looking

difference between windsurfing and surfing

QuestionI am 10 years old and I am doing a project on windsurfing for school.  Please could you give me as much informtion as possible in telling me w

Explosion or Screamer?

QuestionHi Patrick.  I am an intermediate windsurfer looking for a board for my great 5.5 Naish Sail rig (my only sail size and will probably stick wi

my equipment

QuestionHi I started practicing windsurfing about 4 months ago. I am 58 and 170lbs I just bought a fanatic shark 160L board (from 2005), a 6.4 North Sail,

Windsurfing rig purchase

QuestionQUESTION: Years ago I owned a Fanitic Cobra and loved the stability and relative speed for the time that board was popular. Would like to have the

Board purchase

QuestionHi Dean, Ive been sailing for 5 years now. Harness, tacks, getting better at waterstarts. I want to go to newer style board. I presently sail a 200

attatching the Uphaul

QuestionHi Windlover, this looks like a great site for novices like myself, i have done the beginners course and loved it and now i have my own equipment t

First board and rig

QuestionI am a complete beginner in the Midwest (Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota) looking to get into windsurfing. I am 5-9 and weigh 218pounds. An online r

Information requested on used Mistral

QuestionHello, I just purchased a used Mistral, such a low price, I could not pass it up. It came with board, 2 piece mast, worn sail, and a big bar. The b

Upgrading Board

QuestionMr. Dean, I have been sailing a 2001 Techno 283 Board. 283 cm long - 69 cm wide - 153 Volume. I want to get a newer style board. Im 180 lbs 6 feet.

windsurfing 2

QuestionPatrick, thanks for your response. I realize that 125 would be better but do you think the Radar 140 has any value as a transitional board? Is it

no responses?

QuestionI have sent two e-mail questions in the last weekand have received no answers. Are my questions not getting to the experts? Just wondering if this

Advise for semi-starters

QuestionQUESTION: I weigh about 170 lbs, I have taken a windsurfing course years ago  and I have practiced it for a number of years on a very (!!!) ol

Windsurfing Footstraps

QuestionI own two boards a Bic Techno2 and a older Mistral XLE neither of which have a rear/centre footstrap position,previous boards that i have used did

windsurfing 3

QuestionPatrick, Thanks for your remarks on the 140, sounds reasonable. What do you think of the follwing new boards with regard to my weight, wind and ch

windsurfing gear for novice

QuestionDear Patrick, Im interested in advice on what windsurfer to buy and where to buy it. Im not that experienced: just fooled around for a few summers

Buying gear

QuestionQUESTION: Patrick, Im a novice windsurfer.  I spent 3 weeks in Maui 5 years ago learning how to windsurf.  It was on a friends board, wa