Tradewinds in Brookvale for a lot of years. In Warringah Mall. I owned it for a few years in the late 80's. Windsurfing was slowly dying back then.
Phil had the Firestation on Pittwater Rd in Narrabeen which is now a kite shop.
Sydney Sailboat Centre in Mona Vale for years. They also had a small place in the CBD, seriously.
Tradewinds also had a small shop in Parramatta.
Balmoral Sailboards at Mosman and Rick Murray had the Mistral shop as well.
John Hall moved Tradewinds to Mona Vale in 1990 and became the Windsurf Shop.
Sam had ECB in Balgowlah and Brookvale and now has Windsurfnsnow in Collaroy.
Sik-em-rex said he remembers around 29 shops back in those days????

None in Newcastle now..Any in the central coast ? Hard for beginners as there is no way to try boards unless they can find someone local sailing who has a suitable board which is unlikely.

Long Reef Sailboards at Collaroy owned by Peter Ford is still there but now only sells surf gear.
His son Dave used to run the shop in Brighton Le Sands which was pretty handy for the Kyeemah sailors.
Not sure but I think this must be the oldest shop still surviving in Sydney,even though it doesn't sell WS gear any longer.
Has plenty of wetsuits,thats WS gear.

Fire station at narabeen.

Second Wind on Military Rd, Neutral Bay right next to Redlands.

Bennett Surfboards Harbord, although not a "windsurfing shop", sold custom made fibreglass sailboards

Stringa Boards, custom made epoxy style, out of a factory/warehouse in Manly Vale (Mike Penney)

pierrec45 said..

Wow, one in Rose Bay, really? What year, I knew of the school, which used to be a tad popular up to the mid-80s (still there?).
I vaguely remember of an outfit in CBD, now that you mention. Real early 80s?

Brighton windsurfers, really?? What year? Used to live around there, I shoulda known...

One around Cronulla maybe?

Sydney Sailboat centre

ERINA Sail and Ski (Central Coast) they now trade as ESS and do stand up paddle and kite gear... Along with snow related stuff in winter.

There was a sydney Sailboat centre at the Spit too. That's where my first rig came from in 1985 - 5m Lidgard RAF wave sail and a 5m mast!!

wbailey said..

ka43 said..

Remembered a few more.
Rob, Im sure that was Bai sailboards in Five Dock, run by Pat Welsh and another guy.
Ken Dures had ProSail in Caringbah too.
That's was Long Reef at Brighton-le-Sands. They still have a surf shop at Collaroy around the corner from WSnS.

Yeah Larko, Bai Sail n Snow on Lyons Road Rodd Point, was run by Pat Walsh who had a few helpers him like Col, Scott, Lars and sometimes me as an instructor.

Now defunct, alas.

I remember having my first windsurfing lessons there - Still have the old 'Bai-Sailbords" sticker on my old rusted out box trailer.

pierrec45 said...
Wow, one in Rose Bay, really? What year, I knew of the school, which used to be a tad popular up to the mid-80s (still there?).
I vaguely remember of an outfit in CBD, now that you mention. Real early 80s?

Brighton windsurfers, really?? What year? Used to live around there, I shoulda known...

One around Cronulla maybe?

There were 3 in rose bay at one stage

Tim Williams said..

I actually went to the CBD shop at the bottom of Australia square I think. Very tiny. I bought 7 foot straps to pimp up my Hi Fly 300

American Express building.
Cnr George and King streets.

dan berry said..
There were 3 in rose bay at one stage

Gee, didn't know there were 3 HOUSES in Rose Bay to start with !

Ah, the memories.

Used to go to Bai a fair bit & Rodd Point on wave boards! The Lane Cove shop was run by Rainer & Tom Leudecke (& others?) from
what I remember. I can't recall the exact name, Sydney Sailboard Centre? I think it then became Bias Boating.

Wasn't the Mistral shop on Spit Rd or am I confusing it with Balmoral Boards?

Got my Mike Davis 'custom' from Tradewinds at Brookvale. Still at high school back then.

wasn't there someone selling Mystere or similar around Mona Vale?