Received: from hplb.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA03485; Mon, 28 Aug 1995 13:06:33 -0700 Return-Path: <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis> Received: from netcomsv.netcom.com (uucp6.netcom.com) by hplb.hpl.hp.com; Mon, 28 Aug 1995 21:06:30 +0100 Received: by netcomsv.netcom.com with UUCP (8.6.12/SMI-4.1) id MAA15273; Mon, 28 Aug 1995 12:55:15 -0700 Received: by usc.com (NX5.67d/NX3.0M) id AA04034; Mon, 28 Aug 95 12:02:54 -0700 From: Will Estes <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9508281902.AA04034@usc.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Is the sport growing? To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 12:02:53 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <9507288096.AA809633532@smtp_out.advent.com-DeleteThis> from "sdubois@advent.com-DeleteThis" at Aug 28, 95 11:52:36 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1199
'sdubois@advent.com-DeleteThis says:'
> Is 3rd Av getting increasingly popular or is windsurfing as a whole?
Word about 3rd ave. is spreading. I don't think the sport is growing
here.
> I remember back in the early 80's, windsurfing was considered the most
> popular sport in France. An estimated 10% of the population was
> practicing the sport (that's more than 5 million). This phenomenon
> faded out when the sport became more "radical" (everything is
> relative)... Did the US experience a similar thing?
No, we never saw anything like the growth that France did. I think
part of the problem here is lack of easy access to cheap instruction.
In my opinion USWA should be working with windsurf manufacturers to
*subsidize* education of beginning windsurfers, to help them get over
the hump to where they can actually get some enjoyment out of sailing.
That investment pays back when the windsurfer gets hooked and starts
buying equipment.
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Will Estes U.S. Computer
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