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Kitesurfing, Windsurfing and Sailing: September Windsurfing
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Joseph (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Thursday, August 20, 2009 - 9:09 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

What are windsurfing conditions like in September? I have been in August and March, but never as late as September....

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Corney Ann Carter (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #379) on Thursday, August 20, 2009 - 4:10 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Winds are usually way down. Jibe City used to close for the whole month but since the new ownership a few years ago now stays open. Not a really good time to go to windsurf.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Joseph (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Thursday, August 20, 2009 - 5:54 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Got it...thanks!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ann Phelan - www.bonairebliss.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3858) on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 9:59 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Last Sept. the winds were stellar..we have had a very windy summer..even up until yesterday..Sunday I sailed a 4.5. It's a gamble ...

Jibe City will doing some construction in the Fall months.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Vincent Vethaak (BonaireTalker - Post #26) on Sunday, August 30, 2009 - 6:23 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Anybody on the boards at Jibecity, do they already get rid off the old red freeride HI-Fly boards. Which boards are now replacing those boards. Would appreciate any info on this.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Trevor Hibdige, Lac Bay Villa (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #153) on Sunday, August 30, 2009 - 6:44 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

There are still several of the old red HiFlys ! and the replacements have been some newer grey single and twin fin Hiflys and this year a range of Tabou Rockets. Some Goya boards were added last year but they are falling apart. RRD also is represented but only the beginner sizes.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Vincent Vethaak (BonaireTalker - Post #27) on Sunday, August 30, 2009 - 3:45 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Ok thx Trevor, that was exactly what I wanted to know. Too bad that JP is not on the list as replacement.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Trevor Hibdige, Lac Bay Villa (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #154) on Sunday, August 30, 2009 - 4:43 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

JP have been talked about for rentals by a few places this year but their construction is too fragile for the average Renter and they simply fall apart (rather like the Goyas)

They have become incredibly popular (JP) over the last two years have they not !

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Vincent Vethaak (BonaireTalker - Post #28) on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 4:11 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

JP boards rock.I didn't know that the structure of the boards are fragile. Do you know a brand which make rocking boards especially for rentals?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Trevor Hibdige, Lac Bay Villa (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #155) on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 11:22 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Rental boards need to survive being dropped from 2 metres on to a beer bottle; left in the surf for two hours and blow off the rack at least once a week. Also the skeg boxes must withstand decelleration forces from 25 knots to Zero in 2 metres without fracture and the footstraps must not pull out under 3 G...

Not much meets this !!!

Trevor

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Vincent Vethaak (BonaireTalker - Post #29) on Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 10:29 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Yep, the only structure to survive the actual circumstances is aluminium, thitanium, composite. That will be expensive boards to surf. Better have a couple of more Polar beers and enjoy the windsurfing as it is.
Hang-Loose.

 


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