> Just returned from a whirlwind trip out to the Columbia River 
> Gorge over 
> Labor Day weekend, mostly to visit family near Portland.   Since I am 
> getting into wind surfing I took the opportunity to visit the 
> windsurf 'mecca' of Hood River and decided it would be a 
> great time for me 
> to take a real windsurf lesson from a pro.

Three things change your world in windsurfing: the ability to use the
harness, the ability to get back in the straps and actually point those toes
and push the resistance, and the ability to waterstart. Sounds like you're
well on your way! (I have yet to accomplish the all-elusive fourth: a
carving jibe.)

I've got to get back out on the water...

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