Valentine's Day Top Ten Reasons to Date a Windsurfer (with bonus "date a sailor" stuff!)

Ladies, are you still searching for that special someone?   Consider looking amongst the windsurfers:

10. The ratio of men to women is 4 to 1.
  9.  They can talk about something besides football.
  8.  They don’t smell too bad because it’s a good bet they’ve gotten wet recently.
  7.  They have another interest besides sex.
  6.  You know they’re rich enough to afford windsurfing equipment.
  5.  You always get the latest weather report, several times a day.
  4.  They are capable of commitment, at least to their sport.
  3.  They have no issues about wearing rubber.
  2.  You always know where they are, at least when it’s windy.
  1.  Windsurfers are generally fit, tanned, and have cute butts.

Non-windsurfing men should NOT...repeat NOT...pursue windsurfing women, unless they are prepared to immediately throw themselves into the sport.  Otherwise such men will be surrounded by angry windsurfing men who all seek the great and rare prize:  the girlfriend or wife who windsurfs (the editor is so blessed.)    To squander such a find on a landlubber is an offense to those of us who sheet in!  

(There is the opinion held by a small minority that it is a drag to be a man whose significant other windsurfs...you probably have to rig for them, they use your equipment etc. but generally speaking the willingness of such wahines to make every vacation a windsurfing vacation, to understand why the garage needs to be packed with tons of expensive wet gear etc. outweighs the rigging/sharing concerns.  Discussion of such matters is encouraged.)

(Two additional Date A Windsurfer reasons were submitted to Peconic Puffin HQ a couple years ago by Ian of www.hudsonwindsurfer.blogspot.com) :

11.  Ladies, if your man isn't home during the day, you'll know where to find him.
12. He'll be on the water so often won't have time for anybody else besides you.

Half way around the globe a fellow nicknamed Pittsy posted  reasons to conside boat sailors, on the Aussie watersport site Seabreeze.  Here is an edited selection:

-We know what to do when things get rough
-We are good with ropes, knots, and harnesses.
-We can usually get it back up after a couple of minutes.
-We can harden up on demand
-We know when to pull and when to release at just the right time
-Female skippers know how to grip the extension
-We know how to get into tight holes no matter what the size of our boat.
-You can't expect to keep your sheets dry for long.
-All it takes to raise the pole is a yank on the topper
-Sailors are good at pumping and rolling
-Sailors instinctively know when to point high AND when to go down
-Sailors use blocks to gain leverage

Comments

[bowsprite]

i ♥ briny bodies!

[Brian S]

I have a windsurfing SO, of the female persuasion, who I met windsurfing. She has her own equipment, which I am only allowed to touch with permission. She rigs her own sails, which I am not allowed to rig, nor am I allowed to comment on how they are rigged. I am sometimes allowed to clean off her gear and put it away for her. I am not allowed to comment on that either. She generally does not take my gear, unless she feels that it's necessary. I am not allowed to comment on that. She appreciates WS gear for Christmas, and we do take windsurfing vacations. I am allowed to suggest locations, subject to her approval. We do have a van and basement and garage full of WS junk. I can go sailing whenever there's wind, with few complaints. Okay, 'pro' or 'con'?

[scott k.]

huge PRO!!what could be a con?

[Dennis]

Michael, Are you sure the male to female windsurfer ratio is 4 to 1on Long Island, or is that the worldwide ratio? Seems more like 152.7 to 1 to me here on LI, unless something radically different is happening out East.

I enjoyed this post immensely, btw. I really liked teh boat sailor list, very entertaining.

[Michael]

Brian, it is de rigueur that I am de rigger and derigger in my marriage.

Dennis, it's the worldwide ratio. Still, even on Long Island it's more like 8-1. A review of camp photos from ABK clinics would suggest it's 5-1, but I think that's skewed.

[live2sail]

Michael, I submit there is another, even rarer catch out there: the women who doesn’t windsurf as we do, but who just loves to get caught up in the excitement of a good session, and just so happens to be a rock star photographer who takes thousands of epic photos, many of which get published, and oh, one who also has applied herself passionately into building a dream business that is the hottest ticket on Delmarva. Happy Valentines Day sweetheart 
George

[Ann Phelan]

Ok so maybe I need to join a WINDSURFING singles dating site..that's the plan..I would like a man that can loop..is that too much to ask for..

A Single Female Seeking a Single Male Windsurfer who can loop and loves Bonaire

xo

[Pobierowo Tomi]

I am pretty sure that don't need to convince anyone to the fact that windsurfers are great :) You can see it by behavior of girls on the beach, who are not surfers, how they have no doubts to this fact :D

[Gail]

I am the 1 in the 4:1 ratio- I rig my own gear, appreciate windsurf or SUP gear for Christmas and anniversaries and even rig my husband's gear or his Hobie so we can hit the waves together. The only time my water sports are a "drag" to him are when the wind is light and we use the Hobie for tow surfing.

[Mary]

I am a windsurfer female, and I decided to date windsurfers only because it is obviously not working out with non-windsurfers... They do not understand that I am not available on most weekends and windy weekdays..I have it in my blood and I won't do any compromises on windy days..I don't know the ratio male/female in CA but I can tell you that windsurfer guys can be really "agressive" when they approach you at the beach..I always have someone to help me out to finish to rig my sail and give advice and tips.. I love it actually, I feel like the "princess" of the beach sometimes..
I think windsurfer males can be really sexy when they have sparkles in their eyes while talking about the sport..