--- Sharon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Just returned from a whirlwind trip out to the Columbia River Gorge
> over Labor Day weekend

Sounds like a cool trip.  After a 5 year absence from the board,
I pulled out my windsurfer this summer.  It was great to be out again,
at first I could hardly remember how to put the thing together.  But
it was a little depressing to see how the sport of windsurfing has
virtually disappeared in large areas of this country.  There is not
a single windsurf shop in SE Michigan, an area with 5 million people
or so (and a bunch of lakes).

As far as equipment choices go, make sure you get stuff that works
well for an average weekend on Lake Cayuga.  That's the big trap in
windsurfing, you start focusing on high-wind days, and then you
find you only go out a couple of times a year.  Also you need gear
that you can share with friends (and kids of friends).  I wouldn't
really agree with Marc's advise.  Get stuff that allows you to go out
on nice days.  You should have at least one board which is
floaty and has a big sail, so you can enjoy a beautiful afternoon
on Lake Cayuga, even if there is only 10 mph or so.

PS- some windsurfers make decent surfboards, a nice bonus!

My two cents.

Mig


	
		
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