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grantmac017
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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ANYONE can "handle" a 66-70cm wide longboard, people used to learn on them afterall. |
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joethewindsufa
Joined: 10 Oct 2010 Posts: 1190 Location: Montréal
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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newer beginner boards are MUCH wider - BIC Nova, Fanatic Viper , etc |
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swchandler
Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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I believe that folks these days are brainwashed into thinking that boards need to be very wide to be viable for learning windsurfers.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. I'm with grantmac017. I taught myself to windsurf on one of those impossible longboards from the mid-80s, and the effort wasn't even close to being tough to pull off. |
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coachg
Joined: 10 Sep 2000 Posts: 3552
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 1:17 am Post subject: |
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Yes, yes, yes. And you can still use a horse & buggy for transportation today.
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GURGLETROUSERS
Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 2643
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 3:46 am Post subject: |
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Yes, but a horse and buggy is FAR inferior for sensible transportation than a car, which suggests that you are claiming that the narrower old longboards, equally, are far inferior for learning on than the modern 'easy' short and wide.
I would suggest that those of us who learnt to windsurf, off our own initiative and without instruction, on those same 'difficult'old long narrow boards, honed our skills, and got far more satisfaction out of our progress than if we had meekly followed the modern route of 'ease' and instruction.
It all boils down to how people wish to tackle the obstacles thrown up by life! (We call it character building!) |
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swchandler
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 4:48 am Post subject: |
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I guess the question can be asked whether newer wider boards makes for better windsurfers. Frankly, I don't think so, and it can be argued that real progress is hampered by playing down the value of balance in learning the sport. |
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techno900
Joined: 28 Mar 2001 Posts: 4164
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 8:16 am Post subject: |
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The issue is beginners staying with the sport. Will the average beginner on a narrow long board stick with it, or give up because of the difficulty. I think the wider boards give the average beginner more early on success and may likely keep them progressing in the sport.
I have talked to dozens of folks that "gave it a try" back in the old days and had little success and never did it again.
Do we only want committed "gung ho" windsurfers, or do we want the numbers to grow?
I was self taught in 1984 on a borrowed original windsurfer and a Hi Fly 500 (my first board), then my second board, a Mistral Superlight in 1985. |
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joethewindsufa
Joined: 10 Oct 2010 Posts: 1190 Location: Montréal
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 8:44 am Post subject: |
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^+1
why did kitesurfing get so popular so quickly ??
easier and transportable
let's make learning easier and move towards transportable
(or have more decent rent centres - i would rent foil setup) |
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grantmac017
Joined: 04 Aug 2016 Posts: 946
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:10 am Post subject: |
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But the poster isn't a beginner, he's been doing this a couple of years and wants some sub-planing performance. |
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coachg
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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My point was you two have become those old grandparents lecturing their grandchildren. "When I was young we walked three miles in the snow to get to school". Classic nostalgia
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