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Darra, QLD caught in a time warp?

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General Gps & Speed Waves Foiling Gear Reviews Lost & Found WA NSW QLD SA VIC TAS
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Bondalucci
Bondalucci
VIC
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Bondalucci Bondalucci
VIC, 1580 posts
14 Mar 2016 9:24pm
OMG

and if you want a sail or 2 to go with the boards.....






- Makes the WA 'free stuff' thread look pretty good.....

and a sail.....

hargs
hargs
QLD
634 posts
hargs hargs
QLD, 634 posts
14 Mar 2016 8:34pm
Move the decimal point to the left by 2 places and this gear is still way overpriced.
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
Sparky Sparky
WA, 1122 posts
14 Mar 2016 6:44pm
No, the prices are right. The waitata is stuffed with $499 worth of cocaine.
stehsegler
stehsegler
WA
3571 posts
stehsegler stehsegler
WA, 3571 posts
14 Mar 2016 7:27pm
hargs said..
Move the decimal point to the left by 2 places and this gear is still way overpriced.


I'd say at least half of the stuff advertised on Seabreeze is overpriced. There are plenty of sellers that price their gear right but too many that don't seem to have a clue. I have seen plenty of used sails people are trying to sell for more than what the same sail would cost new at a shop.
Tardy
Tardy
5337 posts
Tardy Tardy
5337 posts
14 Mar 2016 7:29pm
It s good they come with sail bags ...I'll have to think about it .
AusMoz
AusMoz
QLD
1514 posts
AusMoz AusMoz
QLD, 1514 posts
15 Mar 2016 7:31am
Darra is a awesome place to visit!!! NOT!!!

The drugs are probably cheaper than the windsurfing gear by the looks of the add.
N1GEL
N1GEL
NSW
861 posts
N1GEL N1GEL
NSW, 861 posts
15 Mar 2016 10:16am
I loved my Waitata II, but those prices are about what I sold mine for secondhand 20 years ago.
greenleader
greenleader
QLD
5283 posts
greenleader greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
15 Mar 2016 9:43am
considering Waitata is Aboriginal for speed and it is being sold in the speed capital of Queensland is kinda ironic.......any North Ices for sale in Caboolture?
ka43
ka43
NSW
3101 posts
ka43 ka43
NSW, 3101 posts
15 Mar 2016 11:19am
And Im pretty sure John Hall never made a "Neil Pryde" version of his Hybrid boards!!!!
da vecta
da vecta
QLD
2515 posts
da vecta da vecta
QLD, 2515 posts
15 Mar 2016 10:32am
I'm so drooling.
MikeyS
MikeyS
VIC
1509 posts
MikeyS MikeyS
VIC, 1509 posts
15 Mar 2016 12:23pm
Those boards will make it a very expensive fence.
N1GEL
N1GEL
NSW
861 posts
N1GEL N1GEL
NSW, 861 posts
15 Mar 2016 4:57pm
Anyone know what the dims/specs were on the Waitata?
ka43
ka43
NSW
3101 posts
ka43 ka43
NSW, 3101 posts
15 Mar 2016 6:07pm
290 x 60. No idea of volume.
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
Sparky Sparky
WA, 1122 posts
15 Mar 2016 5:39pm
The waitata had such a deep double concave you almost had to decide which concave to ride on. Maybe they were onto something.
N1GEL
N1GEL
NSW
861 posts
N1GEL N1GEL
NSW, 861 posts
16 Mar 2016 3:45pm
ka43 said..
290 x 60. No idea of volume.


I always thought they were around 120 liters, but I was pretty skinny back in the day, but I don't remember it being crazy floaty

And yes, the double concaves were deep. The board planed super early, was really light for its vintage and it gybed nicely in chop. Of all the boards I owned back in the day the Waitata II was easily my fav. Would love to ride on these days just to see if it was really as good as I remember, but I'm not going to splash out $200, let alone $500.
sausage
sausage
QLD
4874 posts
sausage sausage
QLD, 4874 posts
16 Mar 2016 3:17pm
da vecta said..
I'm so drooling.

Next time you're in Yeppoon come and pick these up for your windsurf museum.




gregwed
gregwed
QLD
556 posts
gregwed gregwed
QLD, 556 posts
16 Mar 2016 7:06pm
How about this one I picked up from a fellow windsurfer who obtained 5 of them all never been in the water. Circa about 1995 maybe??
Tried it out yesterday and today with pleasing results. 24.5 kts so far. Felt bad getting it wet, close to a collectors item!




Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
Sparky Sparky
WA, 1122 posts
16 Mar 2016 6:08pm
1988, Jervis Bay, when a Waitata was worth $500.


Bondalucci
Bondalucci
VIC
1580 posts
Bondalucci Bondalucci
VIC, 1580 posts
16 Mar 2016 10:05pm
gregwed said..
How about this one I picked up from a fellow windsurfer who obtained 5 of them all never been in the water. Circa about 1995 maybe??
Tried it out yesterday and today with pleasing results. 24.5 kts so far. Felt bad getting it wet, close to a collectors item!





24.5 knots!!
WOW!
Think how fast you'll go when you put footstraps on that bad-boy!!

Tardy
Tardy
5337 posts
Tardy Tardy
5337 posts
16 Mar 2016 7:12pm
I love where the mast track is..it would fly up wind ..
I guess your boom would be high up on the mast sailing that beauty.

classic.
w8ingforwind
w8ingforwind
QLD
259 posts
w8ingforwind w8ingforwind
QLD, 259 posts
16 Mar 2016 9:51pm
Bondalucci said..

gregwed said..
How about this one I picked up from a fellow windsurfer who obtained 5 of them all never been in the water. Circa about 1995 maybe??
Tried it out yesterday and today with pleasing results. 24.5 kts so far. Felt bad getting it wet, close to a collectors item!





24.5 knots!!
WOW!
Think how fast you'll go when you put footstraps on that bad-boy!!



Got them all for a carton of beer two had price tags $1199 and the one in the pic was $1299 mum wanted to make a coffee table out of them.
greenleader
greenleader
QLD
5283 posts
greenleader greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
16 Mar 2016 10:48pm
Wow, I fitted the fin box, mast track and footstrap plugs in that puppy a few decades ago, great to see it still around!
AusMoz
AusMoz
QLD
1514 posts
AusMoz AusMoz
QLD, 1514 posts
17 Mar 2016 9:25am

This one on Gum Tree at Kuraby (Logan) for $2150 - Bargain!

Great boards -26 years ago!

brynoz
brynoz
QLD
177 posts
brynoz brynoz
QLD, 177 posts
17 Mar 2016 1:33pm
Can you believe someone would leave this little beauty, an original Wind Fx speed machine shaped by Mr Brown himself, going for free at the Burrum Heads caravan park!



Bondalucci
Bondalucci
VIC
1580 posts
Bondalucci Bondalucci
VIC, 1580 posts
17 Mar 2016 5:41pm
AusMoz said..

This one on Gum Tree at Kuraby (Logan) for $2150 - Bargain!

Great boards -26 years ago!



Good spot AuzMoz.
Upon careful inspection of the full ad, I think we have a new club house leader.
Here it is,

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kuraby/surfing/speed-windsurfer-high-performance-rig-complete-with-5-sails/1107357950
mc2
mc2
NSW
24 posts
mc2 mc2
NSW, 24 posts
17 Mar 2016 6:01pm
MikeyS said..
Those boards will make it a very expensive fence.


da vecta
da vecta
QLD
2515 posts
da vecta da vecta
QLD, 2515 posts
17 Mar 2016 5:27pm
sausage said...
da vecta said..
I'm so drooling.

Next time you're in Yeppoon come and pick these up for your windsurf museum.






I'm getting rise.
AusMoz
AusMoz
QLD
1514 posts
AusMoz AusMoz
QLD, 1514 posts
18 Mar 2016 12:08pm

brynoz said..
Can you believe someone would leave this little beauty, an original Wind Fx speed machine shaped by Mr Brown himself, going for free at the Burrum Heads caravan park!





So this is in your possession now Bryn?
w8ingforwind
w8ingforwind
QLD
259 posts
w8ingforwind w8ingforwind
QLD, 259 posts
18 Mar 2016 5:19pm
mc2 said..

MikeyS said..
Those boards will make it a very expensive fence.





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