Schooner

I hope fish hasn’t followed schooner (metaphorically speaking)?! 😊

Yes maybe they’ve gone on a mini city break … to Wgtn.

Me?, no, I went windsurfing.
Tried my foil out for the first time in anger - very cool! No wheelies or big-air crashes - tick!

Infact, the board behaves like a keel boat now, the foil weighs as much as the board, so very easy to stay on, get started and gybe etc. 10-15 knts of breeze cruising around at 11-13 knts, I could get onto the plane very very easily (foil gives lift to break out at sub-planning speeds). Blast across the bay and slowly move my back foot back, shift weight back, and suddenly everything goes quiet (lift off).
Being my first go I was only doing 'flying fish' - short bursts just above the water, so as to avoid big-air crashes. Far easier to learn than windsurfing I reckon.

For Comfort Zone and Fogg talking about learning wing-foiling, apparently wing-foiling is easier to learn than wind-foiling (less power and speed, so less hazardous). But, I was chatting to two guys who were wind-foiling at the beach, one was 73 and the other 75 - so age isn't a barrier. Wind-foiling is less physical than windsurfing. I always thought it was easier on the knees, but they reckon it is less upper-body work.

CZ, you posted a link about Pete Smith's windsurfing school at Pt Chev (I've lost the thread), I've had a session with him, very good. He is good for wind-surfing. If you want to try out the wing stuff, then Alan at Madloop, Lake Pupuke is the guy to see. Pt Chev isn't really deep enough for foils, esp at low tide. Alan reckons he can get you foiling in 10 lessons from scratch. i would say if you already know how to sail, that would be quicker. 

The advantage of wings is you can fit the gear on a boat very easily. Windsurfing gear is harder to stow and rig on a boat. That, and there is a high volume of second had wing gear available, less so with the windsurfing gear. Be warned though, it is addictive, once you start, it is like going down a rabbit hole, always wanting bigger wings, upgraded foils, fast foils, smaller foils, etc. Very accessible sport though, it is great fun.

Thanks for the info. Also sounds like owning a motorbike, there is always that next accessory you just have to have, then upgrade the riding gear etc etc 

I thought / hoped you might be BP? 😊

I think the real BP would have answered my question not asked another one

So no, I don’t think you are, unfortunately.

That’s a shame.

Someone should let BP know someone’s is masquerading as them.