82COACHING FUNDAMENTALS
OVER THE YEARS I HAVE OWNED LOADS OF KIT OF ALL BRANDS , AGES AND CONDITIONS FROM HALF-BUSTED SCRAP-HEAP STUFF TO BRAND NEW GEAR . CHOOSE YOUR KIT WISELY AND GET THE BEST ADVICE YOU CAN FROM FRIENDS , WEBSITES , FORUMS AND TRUSTED SHOPS . MY FIRST EVER SAILS WERE END-OF- SEASON TUSHINGHAM SELL-OFFS FROM A HOLIDAY COMPANY AND THEY WERE PERFECT . Then I foolishly bought a slippery 106-litre Bic Adagio slalom board for £ 100 from a rogue trader . I should have been enjoying loads of healthy progression at that stage on a 150-litre board . Instead I spent a month falling in and nearly went mad before getting rid of it . Avoid impulse buys , try before you buy wherever possible and make sure that the kit will serve you well .
Right now I am very lucky to have access to an incredible range of equipment yet – not being the sort of person who takes things for granted , it gets looked after meticulously ( in use and in storage ) and , consequently , is sold on later in first-rate condition . Whatever kit you have it needs to be relied upon when you need it – so it needs plenty of TLC . Ensure that it is always rinsed off after a dunking in the sea and dried as soon as possible before checking for damage then storing it with care . A seized boom , for example , is no fun at all on the day when you know that you meant to rinse out the salt water last time yet never got around to it . Or that sail with a small tear in it ? Get it fixed before it goes out of control and the whole panel needs replacing .
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