Windsurf Road Trip (Day 1)

Had some fun conditions for 3 days! Possibly the last for a while. Our season is coming to a close now so jumped on this forecast. Hope you enjoy the video... 2 more to come!
#windsurfing #westernaustralia #roadtrip

[@windsurfer]

Hope you enjoy the video, day 2 coming up sometime within the next week! 👍

[@domjen1255]

Awsome video

[@karisma1]

POV windsurfing and commentary is great. There should be more of it on youtube.

[@6977202865]

He speaks the most dump stuff i have ever heard of. Or actually what he says is unheard....!!!! Other than that he is pretty skilled

[@windsurfer]

@@6977202865 dump = cool right?

[@boomwindsurfing2744]

Cracking video Paul. Loving the chat while you’re sailing. What a spot. I think we need a Scottish windsurfing crew trip out to WA 🤙💥

[@windsurfer]

Geraldton is a great spot for a holiday 👍

[@aixa6157]

Superwondefull people,waves & wind un Australia,nice videos also

[@bas6510]

Thank you Paul!! Could watch this sort of videos for hours, so cool 🤙😄

[@guillogabica]

Thank You!!!! Awesome video

[@jagofly1842]

Hahaha i have had the same thoughts about the wind and wave size on different planets. I thought I was the only one 😆

[@windsurfer]

ha cool!

[@robgreg123]

Great video, closest I've come to windsurfing in 20 years. I windsurfed in the 80's and 90s, Now have 2 total knee replacements and can't do it any more. Thanks for this great video.

[@windsurfer]

You windsurfed the golden ages!

[@robgreg123]

Thanks for replying, I particularly like your "Promised Land" video shot in Central Australia. My daughter just left for overseas, so has left us her van, exactly the same as yours. Can't wait to get away in it.

[@windsurfer]

@@robgreg123 oh cool mate, have a great safe trip!

[@henq]

Well, I spoke an 81 yr old lady windsurfing on the lagoon on Bonaire Island. She told me she had "a alumnum knee" Hip deep water. Check it out.

[@theylive1999]

did you hurt your knees windsurfing?

[@wajfarut]

Really like the way you tack!

[@Ameland50]

That sticker!🤣

[@windsurfer]

Haha

[@victor-emmanuel7485]

I get what you're saying! The beauty and wonders of the world amaze me every day 😁

[@windsurfer]

🙌

[@thedahman1]

A dream place for windsurfing .nice ride .thank you .

[@Floatnride]

Thank you so much for showing your gopro settings, I use a session and have a 50:50 success rate with filming on the water. Will give these a try. As always great content.

[@windsurfer]

Cool James 👍

[@sharewavestv]

Very nice wave sharing with Justyna (cross overs are cool) and i like the aerial jibe over the wave ✌🏼

[@IceAce1]

Love it, a treat to watch. Rockstar Sniady sliced a sweet carve too.

[@martinbailly573]

Another fantastic video ! The view from your go pro is exactly what I see when I am sailing , I was almost reliving the feeling of planning , jibing …..amazing and thank you ! And you are right, we are so lucky when all the conditions are perfect to permit us to have an epic windsurfing session…..what are the odds. Still too cold and to much snow over here ( and the snowboarding season is over) so your videos are a real gift 😊. Cheers ! P.S. Amazing tacks !!!!

[@windsurfer]

Cheers Martin! Hope it warms up for you soon!

[@ridetheliger4176]

Very nice video, keep ‘em coming! For your rhetorical question: this planet is just right for us.😊

[@graemesaxby798]

Love the PVB sticker !

[@gost82bkt]

I really love the way you cut your videos! Showing also the moments in between each session with rig changes and a quick sip from the water bottle. This makes me really buzzed to start the new season! Keep on the good work!

[@windsurfer]

😀👍

[@lhcoolbreeze5753]

Real good stuff! I always enjoy watching your windsurfing videos from the United States 🇺🇸

[@windsurfer]

✌️

[@leisepinkler]

I like the offical PVB sticker in the sail! Greetings from Germany (Achtung) 😉

[@windsurfer]

👍

[@richardm9688]

Excellent!

[@tilenmoder]

Very nice Paul, thanks for sharing :)

[@matteoboffe]

all great...but I had to stop when I saw the plastic fins!!!

[@windsurfer]

Ha just trying different set ups, on day 2 video it all changes!

[@mavenmavenpest1750]

Philosophy & party waves 😊plus no shite music - we salute you Sir.

[@AP_alias]

nice one, thx. looking forward to part 2! it does look painful at 4:10...

[@vyleart4488]

Incredible spot!!! It literally looks like a picture perfect windsurfing spot. Great video.

[@ianwitherington1609]

Yes really nice to see you actually sailing Paul and really good to listen to some informative chat. it works well!

[@windsurfer]

Glad you liked it!

[@cwright1971]

awesome!

[@postiebren]

Awesome video..... Great tips! The audio is so clear 😀 Sailing with Justyna....sweet!

[@windsurfer]

Thanks Brenda!

[@geamit4]

Barefoot in Ningaloo Reef? you're brave! great stuff keep them coming

[@windsurfer]

Yup need to be careful!

[@Davidallen9]

I wish I could rig my gear that quickly and smoothly. Great video

[@windsurfer]

😀👍

[@ofjazzmen6295]

I couldn't windsurf today. 50 knots of wind and I was stuck in my car dreaming about conditions like these. Thank you PVB for inviting us into your reality !

[@windsurfer]

50 knots 😮

[@ofjazzmen6295]

@@windsurfer yes indeed. It's not rare in the south of France. 3.7 m2 sails are probably the most used around here.

[@windsurfer]

@@ofjazzmen6295 Wow

[@chadkeener2827]

Love how you question the perfection of conditions it is so true and if I know anything is that nothing happens by chance but because it is a design from a creator! Cheers to your adventure! You’ve got a new fan! See you out on the water some day and God bless!!!

[@windsurfer]

Thanks Chad! 😀👍

[@chopchopbc]

So good to watch this, commentary is great. Def builds my stoke for the upcoming season in Squamish, Canada.

[@notyouraveragewindsurfer]

thanks for the ride man! super cool I like you are explaining how to sail in those conditions, it would be super amazing if you can speak more to that for the peeps like me who want to start with the wave riding :D

[@windsurfer]

Sure thing!

[@markolovis]

Great video, like being there, thanks 🤙🏻

[@allafleche]

10:35 I often thought exactly the same thing, I thought i was the only one.

[@windsurfer]

Ha cool! ✌️

[@theswedishwhale8377]

Great video! Makes me want to start wavesailing. Mostly freeriding right now.

[@windsurfer]

Go for it!

[@jitsemarx]

Feels like being there! Nice vid!

[@DTV-jg4kg]

Love it!

[@SpanishKook]

9:29 that was nice 😂

[@allafleche]

This spot looks amazing

[@jameselks1529]

Awesome vid mate.

[@truecolors9210]

I Enjoy your Video ,👌

[@johnsipolis]

That was great Paul, I could almost smell that new sail it was so real. Doesn't sailing with the right gear make a difference after watching the last video you guys riding slalom boards getting pounded. That was good commentary, your voice was so clear. After watching that I can only dream I can sail again.

[@windsurfer]

Cheers John!

[@rikiwind9199]

Que hermoso mar tienen. Buenas surfeadas. Saludos.

[@windsurfer]

Gracias Riki

[@benediktgrasberger8141]

NICE ❤

[@alexisuat8248]

we re not on the same planet 😂 here in France those conditions with sun side side of wind and nice waves are rare !

[@windsurfer]

Wish we had French patisseries here!

[@miffy8241]

Pauly, your fans already beat me to it, but let me just say ME LIKEY! Your videos excite me and inspire me

[@richoux212]

As far as the planet I think we can deduce through windsurfing that there IS a loving God.

[@charleskeefer152]

Great work again Paul - I love to sail vicariously through your videos - just wondering what is the purpose of the tape on the mast

[@windsurfer]

Cheers Charles! When you wrap some tape over the gap between the two masts, it comes apart very easily. Sometimes sand gets in that gap and makes the 2-piece mast get stuck!

[@charleskeefer152]

I should have known that as it’s happened to me

[@kev-the-windsurfer.]

I need a new Go-Pro, epic picture quality, I need to step up!!! I'm loving this format, POV with the surroundings......I absolutely love the banter, I think about weird things like you were talking about!! So uncanny!! That 18mins went by in about 2mins!! VERY good advice about the wave negotiations!! I was also told by some local Taranaki guns to take the 3rd wave in the set so if you have a malfunction and come off, you wont get steam-rolled by the rest of the set....Never take the first wave of a set....I thought that was good advice too.... Looking forward to the next installment

[@windsurfer]

Cheers Kev, stoked you enjoyed the video!

[@Kuper133]

How cool are you riding! I'm still far from that. For the first time I see how you ride yourself, although I have reviewed a lot of your videos. Usually you shoot someone else but not yourself. I like this format.

[@windsurfer]

Cheers!

[@manuwindsurfing]

Thanks for the edit, quite immersive! How long does your bar hold when using it as a downhaul tool? I broke three (1 ION and 2 Dakine) so decided to stop doing that and have had the same Dakine bar since then. Maybe it's not related just wondering? Also, you seem to be holding the boom quite forward with the front hand. Is it because the sail feels heavy or do you have the lines maybe far back? Any issues with your forearm getting tight? Noticed you go underhand grip too. You have straps setup juste like mine so you can sit on the nose of the board while still being in, good job!

[@windsurfer]

Sorry to hear about your harness hooks. I haven’t broken mine yet! As for the boom holding, I don’t really much of an answer, it’s just what feels natural. The sail is light feeling. I don’t really get any issues with firearm getting tight. 👍

[@reflexfilms]

Party waves are the best. Follow cam is by far my favourite look from the go pro. I remember receiving a big lecture from some swiss locals doing this with a mate 10 years ago at this same spot - he was angry that we were dropping in on each other! tech stuff: I reckon super view is way wider than 16mm- i shoot 16mm a lot on my porfessional gear and the go pro has tons more peripheral coverage. Its a great angle for in car coverage.

[@windsurfer]

Cheers Matty! I personally like the POV style because it’s the closest you’re going to get to the view you get sailing, but that’s just me! And yeah, the SuperView is pretty wide. For day 2 video I use a 4:3 ratio set to ‘Wide’ and day 3 I use 4:3 set at ‘Linear’ so keen to hear what you prefer when you see it. 👍

[@windsurfillinois]

10:36 To add onto your thought - in the 13+ billion years of the universe we just happen to be alive during windsurfing. 🤙

[@windsurfer]

It's amazing!!

[@benjaminhelps8404]

Are the waves the right size for us or are we the right size for the waves? It’s cool to think we evolved to be windsurfers! Yeeeewwwwww!

[@peterrawlings243]

Thanks Paul, Great Videos. Hope you can do some more next season... How far out do you need to be to clear any danger of the reef? Regarding your pondering about our 'earths' windsurfing phenomenon ! Recommend you have a watch of the BBC "Universe' Series, presented by Brian Cox. Truely amazing - NATURE🙂

[@windsurfer]

Usually at most spots if it’s higher tide then where the wave breaks and beyond is safe. Some spots have shallow inside reefs. Thanks for recommendation on Brian Cox I’ve seen some of his stuff before!

[@OfficialAerium]

my man went all spiritual and existential on there..... good session then 😁

[@windsurfer]

Haha

[@neilconnan350]

Nice one PvB!! It’s been too long since my last visit up there! Did you see the eclipse?

[@windsurfer]

Cheers! I didn’t go to Exmouth but we had a partial eclipse in Gero. 👍

[@redgum78]

Another ripper video. Love the live commentary and I agree..... the chances of the waves, wind, the fact that the water is liquid, that it doesn't melt our skin off and that we can windsurf on it is amazing. One question that should be a bit easier to answer- whats up with your harness hook, facing up for the first rig up then facing down when you swapped sails?

[@windsurfer]

Not sure about harness hook I always sail with it down!

[@redgum78]

@@windsurfer maybe its the camera angle and it just looks like its facing up. 👍

[@windsurfer]

@@redgum78 👍

[@rutgerzwaan5191]

And meanwhile in The Netherlands; freezing fingers while windsurfing🥶.

[@windsurfer]

Summer is coming!

[@loskiff]

Hi Paul! Do you feel a lot of difference between the Ezzy 4.7 set for "high wind" (i.e. max down/outhaul) and the 4.2 set for low wind? I'm new in the Ezzy world, I'd like to have some feedbacks! Thanks!

[@windsurfer]

Good question! Obviously it depends on wind and conditions. There is some overlap. It’s hard to answer!

[@Victor-mb8uf]

The quality of the video is amazing! What is the camera? And the POV format is awesome! I need to go to WA!!

[@windsurfer]

GoPro 11!

[@Niphiz]

Such a nice video to come across... may I ask my friend what mount do u use for the gopro? Greetings from a fellow windsurfer from Rodos Island ;)

[@windsurfer]

Thanks mate! I use the GoPro head strap and then put a surf hat over it to keep it in place.

[@ianwitherington1609]

Are the widsurfing conditions much different at Ningaloo compared to Coronation Beach?

[@windsurfer]

Coronation is much more of a playground and much safer in general.

[@nicolasmueller2971]

how many liters does the board have? Looked awesome!

[@windsurfer]

It says 95 but I feel it has about 90.

[@MrFanaticrat]

Is this the very Paul himself sailing?

[@windsurfer]

Haha yeah

[@MrFanaticrat]

@@windsurfer I was wondering if you could sail. And yes, you can. Nice tacks.

[@windsurfer]

@@MrFanaticrat cheers mate, I still have so much to learn!

[@Kuper133]

Paul, is the leg intact? did not dislocate?

[@windsurfer]

Leg all good! Thanks for asking : )

[@Statek63]

Haha, 420 likes 🙂

[@windsurfer]

👌

[@360cille]

Board? 🙌👍🫶👏👏👏👏

[@windsurfer]

oesaustralia.com/smack/

[@AZ6780810809]

4.2 almost overpowered, jihoe🥳 Btw good advice about the footstraps, not to tight

[@windsurfer]

Yup watch those straps!

[@windsurf888]

Ol'skool port tack underhand grip action! - how does your weight relate to the board dims? looks lively

[@windsurfer]

I'm 84kg board is about 90L 60cm wide 223 long I think! Great board! I was on too big a board but it goes well regardless.

[@windsurf888]

@@windsurfer it just looks so balanced 'just-right' under the feet, ozzie shaper right? - remebering you did a piece on them a while back... tnx for info

[@windsurfer]

@@windsurf888 Yeah it's an OES, very happy with the board.