Where to camp - beginner/intermediate windsurfer
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TooManyChildren
Where to camp - beginner/intermediate windsurfer
I am looking for a place to take my multiple age-group children to camp - but where I can get away to windsurf (I've only been doing it for about 2 months and am heavily addicted) . . . since some of the group are older teenagers and some younger elementary schoolers I need to be somewhere close to other amenities (Nitinat would probably only be OK for a day or two) . . . I love Hornby Island but it doesn't appear that there is any windsurfable bays there. Tell me I am wrong. What I need is a place where the younger ones can swim (6 & 8 years old) and the older ones can hang out and get into trouble (17 & 19 girls). I don't mind camping somewhere and taking road trips as long as they don't exceed ~15 minutes - the cut off for that well known and always annoying "are we there yet?" ("have we parked yet?"). Winds should be enough that I can at least practice beach starting . . . and just maybe try and kill myself with the harness (I have a need to experience "over the handlebars") . . .
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jump'njibe'njim
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China Creek just out of Port Alberni might be ok. for you. Summer thermals just like nitinat but more civilized; food, showers, etc. The kids could play while you surf. The teenagers might find some appropriate trouble in town. Telephone the campsite and make a reservation if you can. I haven't sailed there for years but had good times there when our kids were small. Choppy, rounded rock beach (not so bad). Decent learner's situation. Weird colored water.
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JL
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Hey man I just got back (2 weeks ago!) from Hornby. I put my 9 year old on a 12 ' windsurfer hull & she was the Tribune bay surf Diva.. I'm a big fan of 'brads dads land', sometimes you do get what you pay for! With south wind in Georgia st. it rolls right in to Tribune.Check those forecasts! I wouldn't recommend China creek for a newbie. Nitinat is where it's at for learning to wind surf..Lots of help & cheap gear...Take a canoe or kayak paddle and let the kids play on the water until the wind is up at 11:00......Those girls wont be lonely either! Check out the windsurfing "links" from this site & good luck!Thermals are good.
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windaddiction
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I'll let you camp in my back yard! i mean it's close to all the major spots, the young ones can goto the park older ones have lots do! coem on now! haha j/k um Personaly i'd think nitinat would be okay i've been going there since i was 16, um ya and it really depends on your kids interest on the non windy days i would go exploring the river and stuff. Other than that I dunno maybe leave the older kids at home to take care of the young ones?
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