With windsurfing it is more or less same as with any other sports.
You can learn very fast to a degree that will be more than enough for most
recreational and vacation windsurfers, but it can take really long to master
it.
In next few posts I'll try to go through
my personal experience and learning process which I hope will help you start
and progress faster. And yes, this is not a guide for kids.
My current level of windsurfing is ,.. Well
I have no idea how to define my level of windsurfing. Let say I can't always
execute a carve-jibe :-) I'm still learning and I hope I will be learning for a
long years to come.
But let us start with the beginnings.
I started windsurfing really more by
accident then by choice about good 4 years ago. It was my ex who complained a
lot about going to the seaside and how there is nothing to do, etc. and lets
buy a windsurf so she could windsurf ... me, I'm in love with the sea and
everything connected with it. I don't imagine any other vacation than something
related to the sea. Tried it many times ... did not work. I just have to get my
dose of salt each year I guess. It charges my batteries like nothing else, and
my daughter loves the sea as kids generally do, so windsurf it was.
So what to do now? I had no experience in windsurfing. Did some
back when I was a kid but that was a good 30 years ago. Technology has probably
changed ... Where to buy? What to buy? How to buy? Actually if you are a total newbie
you really don't have as many questions at all. If you have some money you go
to a surf store and they will advise you on what to buy and you will almost for
sure make your first mistake :)
To be continued!
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