Equipment

Repairing a damaged windsurf board is no easy task unless you have the right tools & know how. One website that really goes into all the detail you would ever need is www.boardlady.com.

The best place to start with learning how to repair a windsurf board is to understand how they are constructed, that way you know what it is you will be dealing with before you actually start digging around a repair. Get to know everything from the “EPS” expanded polystyrene cores right through to the reinforcements of either fiberglass, Carbon, Kevlar® or combinations thereof. The ‘board lady’ has a page dedicated to board construction right here: Windsurf Board Construction.

You can get a menu to access information about everything from the tools required to adding non-skid to your finished product…Windsurf Board Repair Menu.

A good example of the basic steps involved in repairing a damaged windsurf board can be seen in this visual YouTube clip:

Happy repairing and happy windsurfing!

We have just released our 2011 Used Windsurfing Equipment price list and pretty much everything is for sale at 50% of normal retail price! Every season the Poole Windsurfing school takes delivery of the latest windsurfing equipment, so at the end of this current summer season we can sell on all the used 2011 kit. Having only been with us for a few months the used windsurf equipment is in great condition.

We have everything from used beginners windsurf boards & sails through to top of the range advanced used windsurf sails. We have some of the leading brands in windsurfing, RRD & Goya Windsurfing. Both these companies are market leaders in quality, innovation & regularly win the magazine tests for best windsurf board or best windsurf sail.

We also have some great used windsurf booms from Amex & used windsurf harnesses from Pat Love. Basically, if you want the cheapest yet best quality used windsurfing equipment available then we can help!

Buying second hand windsurfing equipment can be a real mine field, due to the technical nature of the sport. At Poole Windsurfing, we can offer retail independent advice about what second hand windsurfing equipment will be right for you. Have a look at our article on Windsurfing Equipment Needed? A Buyers Guide to learn all about how to choose your windsurfing equipment.

Also, we have a specific article aimed at those new to the sport, who may have just finished their beginners windsurfing lessons and are looking to buy some used beginners windsurfing equipment.

Lots of our regular windsurfing students have already been reserving their used windsurf equipment, so check out our new used windsurfing equipment page and grab yourself a bargain before its all gone!

So, Sunday 10th July was the big windsurfing demo day held by Poole Windsurfing & Francisco Goya. All the latest 2012 goya windsurfing equipment was rigged & ready to go. Lucky windsurfers met the man himself, Francisco Goya & then got to test out some of the latest 2012 Goya Windsurfing equipment in some quite nice marginal planing conditions down here at the Poole Windsurfing School.

Goya Windsurfing Equipment Demo Day at the Poole Windsurfing school

Francisco Goya was on hand to answer questions about the latest 2012 goya windsurfing equipment, giving advice about how to rig sails & chat about the new equipment in the 2012 line up, such as the new Banzai sails which enable you to use a smaller size than normal yet still give some good early planing power!

Most of the Goya Windsurfing equipment was on display & ready to be tested by eager windsurfers! The list of demo equipment included boards such as the Goya Custom Quads, Goya Ones, Goya FXR’s and for windsurf sails there were 2012 Eclipse, Guru and Banzai Sails!

Francisco was helping setup boards & sails along with UK Importer, Rick of Zero Gravity Distribution & Terril from Poole Windsurfing. Francisco was super enthusiastic, telling all about how the Goya windsurfing equipment works and what changes have been made for the coming 2012 season. He is a super nice, genuine guy who clearly has a big passion for everything windsurfing and it was a pleasure to have him take the time to come down to the Poole Windsurfing school and share his knowledge with us!

Poole Windsurfing provided some of their Billabong wetsuits, wetsuit shoes & some beginners Goya Surf boards & Goya Surf sails for people to get out on the water at Poole Harbour and enjoy the afternoon. With an incoming tide, sun & a steadily increasing breeze, Francisco was a busy man rigging sails for those keen to get out there and do some product testing!

The location used by Poole Windsurfing is perfect for all levels of windsurfer, from beginners just getting their balance, people practicing their carve gybes and even those getting into the world of windsurf freestyle. The gently shelving, shallow water & steady onshore breeze make for great conditions for progress with your windsurfing.

Throughout the day Francisco Goya was on hand to sign autographs and general inspire the local windsurfers to get out there and enjoy the sport of windsurfing to the full.

We already look forward to getting some of the new 2012 goya windsurfing equipment into the Poole Windsurfing school for next season.

Ex world champion windsurfer, Francisco Goya based on Maui, Hawaii will be at the Poole Windsurfing school on Sunday 10th July to run a free windsurfing equipment demo day!

Join Francisco Goya at Poole Windsurfing for a free
demo day!

Here at Poole Windsurfing we pride ourselves on the quality of the windsurfing equipment we use in the school. Much of our equipment comes from Goya Windsurfing, which is owned & run by windsurfing legend & all round nice guy, Francisco Goya.

From 1pm to 4pm the Goya Windsurfing crew will be down at Poole Windsurfing, showcasing all the latest boards & sails.

There will be free equipment demo sessions, where you can take out Goya windsurfing equipment on the water. Demo kit will include the 2011 ‘Just Launched’ spring collection of FXR & FXRS, plus the TEST WINNING benchmark Goya Quad and Goya One/ X1 Freestyle. Goya windsurfing sails will include the Eclipse, Guru, Nexus and Freesurf. If that’s not enough, ex PWA world champion Francisco Goya will be on hand to talk you through the features of the kit you are trying out!

Test out the latest Goya Windsurfing equipment free at the Poole Windsurfing Demo Day!

Lots of next season’s 2012 Goya Windsurfing boards & sails will be on display. As one of the few brands in windsurfing that produce both their own boards & sails the cross-pollination is immense and translates into seamless interaction of Goya sails and boards. The photo’s here give a sneak preview of the new 2012 Goya Windsurfing equipment and you can read more about what makes these windsurf boards & windsurfing sails so great on the official Goya Windsurfing website.

Francisco Goya will also be there to give some free windsurfing clinics. Clinics will be run on topics that are in demand on the day. If you need help tuning your kit, cracking those carve gybes or want to learn to forward loop, he is the man who has been there & done that when it comes to anything windsurfing!

Come on down to the Poole Windsurfing school to test all the latest Goya Windsurfing equipment out on the water for free & chat with the man himself, Francisco Goya!

Have a look at the map opposite to see where Poole Windsurfing is based, right at the harbour edge, opposite Brudenell Avenue (where there is free parking). Go to the How To Find Us page of the Poole Windsurfing website for Door to Door directions.

Event: Francisco Goya Windsurfing Free Demo Day
Place: Poole Windsurfing School (Door to Door Directions)
Date: Sunday 10th July 2011
Time: 1pm-4pm

Why people choose Poole Windsurfing?

The 2011 season is well under way now here at Poole Windsurfing and we are super happy with all the new equipment we have for you all to use this coming summer. Brand new intermediate windsurf boards, a full range of new 2011 advanced sails, new carbon RDM masts, all new fleet of Amex booms, new Billabong wetsuits – the list goes on! Basically, we have only the best top end windsurfing equipment at the Poole Windsurf School. Add to this our years of teaching experience & the fact that we are dedicated solely to windsurf tuition and equipment rental and you have yourself the perfect windsurfing training centre!

Not to blow our own trumpet but we have been getting so many really nice comments back from students who have been on our windsurfing lesson or hired windsurfing kit recently that we wanted to included just a few of them here. Plus there is not space to put all the great feedback we get on our Testimonials Page…

Opting for the Poole Windsurfing beginners course, they took me swiftly through what components make up a windsurfer (sail, mast, dagger board etc.) and the first steps of getting on to the board and sailing out and being able to turn round again (the latter I gather is more settling on the instructor’s stomach).

What I found was that, having been shown how to do everything properly the whole process of pulling the sail up and sailing was no longer a string of back-breaking terror-filled disasters but actually quite relaxing and relatively toll-free on the body. I did flop off a few times, some funnier than others, but soon got the point where I actually felt comfortable on the board and reasonably well in control. We went on to cover some turns and even tried a couple of tricks which challenged me, albeit in a good way.

The highlight of the lesson was surfing on the bow wave from one of the cross channel ferries – actually surfing! Something I felt would have been weeks away from my first lesson.

I couldn’t recommend Poole Windsurfing more, especially since their independent status means they are purely there to teach windsurfing with no other commercial bias.

- RG, Bath

Thanks for the great kit and tips this morning, we’ll be back! The early birds…

- Tamsine, Lucy, Kat & Sarah

I was very happy with training, spot and equipment. I would like to practise all season long, every weekend!

- Jan

Just to let you know what a great time Bethany had today. She is now watching windsurfing videos on Youtube.. will be in touch soon to organise another lesson for Bethany, and maybe for me too – yes – a water-phobe may be talked into having a go! Thanks again and see you soon.

- Jacqui

Thanks for the lessons Erin and I had a brilliant weekend, really looking forward to getting some kit off you and having some practise.

- Rob

Its great to hear back such positive comments from so many of our windsurfing students. We work hard at providing the best possible experience on our windsurfing lessons and when renting windsurf equipment from us.

Find the best windsurfing locations on the planet! There is now an extensive website where you can record & view every possible detail about sailing sessions, venues and equipment used.

On My Windsurf Sessions there are so many bits of windsurfing information that you can look at, some of which is pretty geeky but also very useful. For example, you could look at the chart giving the most windy spot of the year, if you are trying to decide where to go on your next windsurfing holiday.

Windsurfers can upload their recorded speeds & keep an eye on who is topping the speed charts!

Basically there is a whole wealth of windsurfing information on the website, its a great place to get some interesting statistics on windsurfing locations, where like minded windsurfers can share information and create a bit of friendly competition!

For the coming season the Poole Windsurfing school will have brand new 2011 windsurfing equipment from Goya, RRD, Amex & Billabong. Lucky students will be using all this new windsurfing equipment on their windsurfing lessons and people hiring windsurfing boards & sails will get to test out all the latest kit!

All types of windsurfing lessons will be running throughout the season from beginner and intermediate windsurfing lessons through to advanced courses and private windsurf tuition. Also, Poole Windsurfing offers a great windsurf hire program where you can pay by the hour or take advantage of a discounted 10 hour hire card that you use during the summer season.

The new 2011 equipment will include an expanded range of beginners windsurfing boards from both RRD & Goya, increasing the range of sizes covered by our fleet. The advanced windsurfing sail range is also being increased to cover more sizes. Our top of the range ‘Guru’ & the new ‘Nexus’ windsurfing sails will give intermediate to advanced windsurfers an even greater choice of sail size & type.

RDM (Reduced Diameter Masts) will once again be used exclusively throughout our windsurf school. We pride ourselves on using the best windsurfing equipment available & these RDM’s are normally only reserved for the instructors at most windsurfing schools! At Poole Windsurfing we use RDM’s for everything from advanced sails right through to using them on our beginners windsurfing lessons!

“They may be more expensive but we really feel the benefit to the students is worth it!” – Terril Winters, Senior Windsurfing Instructor – Poole Windsurfing

Check out our Windsurfing Equipment Page to see more from the Poole Windsurfing School setup. This page showcases our windsurfing equipment and will be updated with pictures of all the 2011 windsurfing kit just as soon as it has been unwrapped ready for the coming seasons windsurfing students.

The new 2011 Goya Windsurfing Boards are out of the bag and according to Goya they showcase individually shaped & designed rockers for each size & model.

The CNC Progressive Rocker Concept™
The 2011 line is our ultimate progression in CNC shape and design, with individual rockers tailored for each size and model. This concept creates the most control and quickest reaction on the smaller sized boards, and juices up the larger sizes with all the speed, early planning and power you need for the lighter winds and larger sails.

The new range of Goya Windsurfing boards

Full specs & info on the whole range can be found on the Goya Windsurfing website

For all those looking to learn to windsurf in 2011 we will have the new Goya Surf ready to go here at Poole Windsurfing!

Just in at the Poole Windsurfing School & ready for high season is a full range of Men’s Billabong Foil Wetsuits. Everyone really appreciates a high quality wetsuit & these are top class Billabong wetsuits – super flexy, durable & stylish. Certainly not the typical wetsuit you get when going to a windsurfing school for lessons or rental!

These new Billabong Foil wetsuits join the line up of stylish ladies Billabong Synergy wetsuits, dependable Helly Hansen buoyancy aids keeping you safe & our range of wetsuit shoes to protect your feet.

We like to make sure that everything we provide is top quality (see our Windsurfing Equipment Page) yet we keep very affordable prices for windsurfing lessons & windsurf hire.

North are known for always coming up with the latest developments in windsurfing components. There was the ratchet Power XT mast extensions, designed to take all the effort out of rigging your sails (and make your wallet nice and light!).

Then came the iFront boom technology that markets as giving unique trimming & tuning capabilities. Including such features as ‘tool-less RDM adaptor’, ‘Auto-Close’ & ‘Rope Storage’. As the North website says “The brand-new iFRONT head is the first to offer an adjustment and tuning option that changes the overall characteristics of the boom, allowing for ideal adjustment to all conditions. This is made possible by the individually adjustable FLEX.CONTROLLER in three levels.”

This technology seems well suited to racing, using bigger sails (7m2 plus) where you want to crank up the setting to maximum stiffness!

Check the tech:
North Windsurf Boom Technology

Now, the latest to come out of the North Windsurfing technology farm is the Shox XTR. A Power XT that’s been taken to a whole new level of tech! A Power XT with an integrated high-end shock absorber. There is even an adjustable travel control level to set the shock absorber for different conditions.

According to North Windsurfing website…
“In the waves, firstly the SHOX.XTR dampens landings and delivers a new level of board control when going down-the-line.”

“Supports the pop in Freestyling by the rebound. In addition the damping improves reception on landings.

Check the tech:
North Windsurf Boom Technology
More North Windsurf Boom Technology

Another good idea but one that will definitely need to be tested out & like all the good technology it doesn’t come cheap!