Conference unifix::sailing

Dave, I am not a windsurfer but do sail a Hobie 16. One of the best places
I have found for that is in Westport Ma. Take 495 to rte 24 south and go to
I 195 east. Go about 1/2 mile and turn south on highway 88. Follow it until
you cross bridge, just before Horseneck beach. Just after bridge you will see
a parking lot and launching ramp to the right. You can launch there and sail 
out to a very nice protected and clean area that is about 1/2 by 1 mi, and whichhas good wind, not much swell and a nice clean beach on the left just before
you go through the rip and out into ocean by Horseneck. It is not as far as it
might seem. Takes me a little over an hour from Marlborough.
Another good spot is at Jamestown R.I., right across from Newport. Go downtown,
such as it is, and there is a beach about 200 yards left of the small ferry
terminal. This is another good Hobie spot too, and it saves 1 bridge toll and 
about half an hour vs. Newport.
good sailing!   Pete Durant

GREETINGS
	My name is John Faulkner, I have a 23' Paceship which I keep at
present in Little Harbor - Newcastle, N.H.  Though I havn't tried it
yet myself, there are a number of boardsailors who frequent the harbor.
There are docks on the harbor owned by the Wentworth hotel, operated by
an outfit called Whaleback Ocean Skills, Inc.,  Alan Pope is the man in
charge there. Whaleback gives boardsailing lessons so I suspect most of
these people are students of their's. The harbor is small but well protected
and not bad scenery wise. At half tide there are some good currents running
through and at low tide about 1/3 to 1/2 the harbor on the westerly side
dries. You could try access from the docks, (parking could be a problem on
busy weekends), or Odiorne State Park is on the SW side of the harbor with
good parking, and a little walk to the beach.  If you descide to give it a
try, my boat has red hull, white decks, ME registration - give a yell or
something as you zip past.  Happy sailing wherever !
							John

I have just found this note, and can only say that people west of the pond
don't seem to appreciate windsurfing in the same way we do over here, I must
admit my car is the only one in the carpark with a sailboard on top now, after
all it is DECEMBER, but this is the best time of year to sail on a board.
Strong winds and rough seas are much more fun, lakes and harbours are for 
beginners and chickens, give me a force 6-7 and short steep chop of about 2-3 
feet anytime, I can get from Calshot to Cowes in about 15 minutes in a good 
breeze. As you may now gather I live, work, breathe, and sail in and adjacent 
to the best waters in the world... well at least in the U.K.   
the only problem we have here is that compared to the average disposable 
income, prices are extortionate, a boat of about 20ft costs about 10-15 years 
worth of pocket money just to buy, before the interest charges and running 
costs are considered. 
If this sound like complaining, too d*** true it is, I'm in here at work 
instead of out sailing (not that there is enough wind to be any good right at 
this moment). 
<#3Windsurfers unite.
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    '   //                        John Travell (CSC Viables, Basingstoke, UK.)

    I see a lot of boardsailers on the lake in Wakefield just off Rte 128.  
    I have spoken with someone who sails there frequently and he gives it
    a high rating.  
    
    Paul

There's an entire Notes conference dedicated to windsurfing located at
ATPS::WINDSURF.  There's another with a European focus at TRUCKS::EURO_WINDSURF.

The first has an extensive listing of New England windsurfing locations,
even including a guide broken down by wind direction.

Tom

try Duxbury Bay - route 3 south to Duxbury Beach. On a map it is behind
Gournet Point