nice one Al, page 144 of May 2003's edition,

Ooooh... What does it say??

I'll have to ask Dave nicely to see if I can open his copy of Windsurf that is currently sat on his kitchen table still in its plastic wrapper.

Al.

seems to be your letter

Its OK... Dave said I could open it... I should have known what it said as its exactly the same as the e-mail I sent them, they didn't tell me they would print it...and not a single piece of editing either!!

Lets hope it attracts a few new members...be nice to them!!

Al.

might even get me a few more hits <lol>

should have my photo's sorted by date up there later in the windsurfing gallery

OK Al you can borrow it, but don't get too attached to it.

You mean I can't cut out all the pictures and use them to decorate the walls of the caravan!!

Not even the Reef advert??...if there is one.

Al.

There isn't a reef advert, but there is usually a swimsuit corner near the back.

there's an oxbow advert inside the back cover....

I can't see 'swimsuit corner'... Maybe I'm going blind!!!

So what DOES it say??? I get Boards not Windsurf.. I take it its some publicity for this site.... lets hope it doesn't get taken over too much and lose its friendly nature.

SV

It says:

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Hi Mark,
I was just wondering if you could make a mention of my website somewhere in Windsurf Magazine to let your readers know about the new personal diaries section that I've built for it. They allow people to record, share and analyse their windsurfing sessions. Anyone can read other members diary entries and look at each others statistics for any given month / year. Theres also a 'Hall of Fame' which shows the most active members and 'Most Stoked' members. It also records and displays your equipment usage. Quite a few people are using it already, but it will become a more useful resource once more people use it.

I know that it has already encouraged a few people to get out on the water more often than they normally would, which has to be a good thing for the sport of windsurfing, and the fact that the diaries are fully searchable means that people will be able to look up certain locations to see which wind directions etc. provide the best sessions and see who is sailing where and using which equipment.

Its all free and easy to use and can be found at http://www.forces-of-nature.co.uk/diaries_frames.htm

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Well the above might save people the £3.20 they needed to spend in WHSmiths.

But there's lots of other good stuff in there, (bar the fact they don't have any Reef adverts)

Hmmm... methinks the resident whingebag needs to add a spot of cynicism here!

Yes, I was impressed at Al¥s plug on the back pages of Wundsirf (sic) Mag too... but I have to say, I only bought it for the New Zealand feature. That I enjoyed.

But what about the rest of it? Is reading about what talented, hard working, but ultimately Rich Kids living on Daddy¥s money in Maui eat for lunch and pay for a round of golf going to inspire me? Do I need a 5-page (yes, FIVE PAGE!) article telling me how to lift my foot & put it in the strap? Then of course, all the smug "Me & my mates who are really cool & you¥re not because you¥re not one of us" articles from the usual icons of cool smugness. Maybe I¥m just too cynical, but I prefer the down-to-earth approach of Boards.

I hate to be a creep, but most of my inspiration comes from the everyday guys on this site fitting their hobbies in with their real lives.

And no, I really do have nothing else better to do right now...