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Poll sponsored by
Jem Hall Coaching
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| Have you ever been on a technique coaching course or clinic |
|
Yes - positive experience
|
48.1% |
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Yes - not a positive experience
|
2.5% |
|
No - but planning to
|
28.5% |
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No - and not planning to
|
20.7% |
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| What is your view on participating in windsurfing racing competition? |
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Have raced before and will be racing this year
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14% |
|
Have raced before but have now given up
|
20.4% |
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Have not raced before but am considering it
|
27.4% |
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Never competed, and never going to!
|
38.1% |
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| What is your view on participating in windsurfing FREEWAVE competition? |
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Have competed before and will be again this year
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4.4% |
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Have competed before but have now given up
|
5.1% |
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Have not competed before but am considering it
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43.6% |
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Never competed, and never going to!
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46.7% |
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| Would you ever buy a freestyle board? |
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Have done, and would do again
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33.2% |
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Have done but would not do again
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4.9% |
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Not yet, but considering it
|
36.1% |
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Not now nor never!
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25.7% |
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| Do you buy windsurfing equipment on the strength of BOARDS tests? |
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Have done - agree with their findings
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61.3% |
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Have done - disagreed with their findings
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4.7% |
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Not yet but will do
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19.1% |
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No, and never will
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14.6% |
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| Do you ever buy windsurfing instructional videos, CDs or DVDs? |
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Have done, will do again
|
71.6% |
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Have done, will not do again
|
3% |
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May do one day
|
19.9% |
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Never bought any, never will!
|
5.4% |
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| Have you ever bought windsurfing ACTION videos, DVDs or CDs? |
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Have done, will do again
|
74.1% |
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Have done but won't do again
|
4% |
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Not yet but maybe one day
|
16.1% |
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Never bought one and never will!
|
5.6% |
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| Should windsurfers always wear buoyancy aids? |
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Yes - and I do
|
13.1% |
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Yes, but I don't currently
|
7% |
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No
|
79.7% |
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| Which magazine or combinations of magazines do you purchase? |
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Boards Magazine only
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31.7% |
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Windsurf Magazine only
|
2.6% |
|
Boards and Windsurf Magazines
|
60.1% |
|
Neither
|
5.3% |
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| What age bracket do you fit into? |
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< 20 years of age
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15.9% |
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20 to 30 years of age
|
20.3% |
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30 to 40 years of age
|
38.6% |
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> 40 years of age
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25% |
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| What is the Gross Annual Income of your household? |
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< £20,000 per annum
|
9.7% |
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£20,000 to £50,000 per annum
|
33.1% |
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£50,000 to £100,000 per annum
|
42% |
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£100,000 + per annum
|
15% |
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| How many other people read your copy of BOARDS Mag? |
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One other person
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26.7% |
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Two other people
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6.8% |
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Three or more other people
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4.3% |
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None - only me!
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62.1% |
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| How many windsurfing boards do you own? |
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Only one, unfortunately
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14.4% |
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Two boards
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27.7% |
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Three boards
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26% |
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Four boards or more
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31.6% |
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| What is your favourite alcholic drink? |
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Stout - Guinness, Murphy's, Beamish
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13.6% |
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Lager - Carlsberg, Heineken, Stella etc
|
32.7% |
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Beer - real ales with funny names etc
|
28.6% |
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Wine - Red or White (Rose if you really must)
|
24.9% |
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| What is your favourite type of sailing? |
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Freeride (cruising/blasting back and forth, etc.)
|
47% |
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Freestyle
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11.9% |
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Wave
|
37.9% |
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Racing - Slalom, Speed or Formula
|
3% |
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| Who is your favourite Windsurfing Guru? |
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Simon Bornhoft
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18.3% |
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Jem Hall
|
12.8% |
|
Peter Hart
|
43.1% |
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Guy Cribb
|
25.6% |
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| How long have you been windsurfing for? |
|
One to two years
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11.4% |
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Two to five years
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25.6% |
|
Five to ten years
|
14.9% |
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> 10 yars
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47.9% |
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| What is your ability level? |
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Novice
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3.7% |
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Intermediate
|
42.1% |
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Advanced
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45.8% |
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Expert
|
8.2% |
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| During which seasons do you sail in the UK? |
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Summer only
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0.5% |
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Spring and Summer
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0.5% |
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Spring, Summer and Autumn
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25.4% |
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All year!
|
73.4% |
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| Do you purchase your vehicle with Windsurfing in mind? |
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Yes
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61.9% |
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No
|
11.8% |
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Definitely - I bought a van especially for the job
|
26.1% |
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| Have you purchased 'surf branded' clothing in the past 12 months? |
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Yes
|
78.8% |
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No
|
21.1% |
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| How often have you been on an overseas windsurfing holiday in the past 12 months? |
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None
|
38.8% |
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Once
|
34.5% |
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Twice
|
18.7% |
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Three times or more
|
7.7% |
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| Are our foreign locations features used by you to decide the location of your next overseas windsurf |
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Yes
|
55.2% |
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No
|
44.7% |
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| How many new windsurfing boards have you bought in the last 12 months? |
|
None
|
35.9% |
|
One
|
37.8% |
|
Two
|
17.4% |
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Three or more
|
8.7% |
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| Where do you usually buy your windsurfing equipment |
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Local Retailer
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53.8% |
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Mail Order
|
16.5% |
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Second Hand
|
27.2% |
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Car Boot Sale
|
2.4% |
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| When looking for secondhand windsurfing equipment where is your first pot of call? |
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BOARDS Mag/Online Classifieds
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24.6% |
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Windsurfing Retailer
|
24.6% |
|
Boardseeker
|
16.6% |
|
Ebay
|
34% |
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| How many windsurfing sails have you bought in the past 12 months? |
|
None
|
20% |
|
One
|
26% |
|
Two
|
22.5% |
|
Three or more
|
31.3% |
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| What type of sail did you buy last? |
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No-cam recreational sail
|
28.8% |
|
Camber induced recreational sail
|
12% |
|
Wave Sail
|
46.5% |
|
Freestyle Sail
|
12.5% |
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| How many wetsuits do you own? |
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One
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10.8% |
|
Two
|
39.4% |
|
Three
|
31.1% |
|
Four or more
|
18.5% |
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| How many wetsuits have you bought in the past 12 months? |
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None
|
40.2% |
|
One
|
44.4% |
|
Two
|
11.7% |
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Three or more
|
3.6% |
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| How many locations do you regularly sail at? |
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One
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25.3% |
|
2 - 5
|
69.7% |
|
6 - 10
|
4.1% |
|
10+
|
0.7% |
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| How far do you regularly travel to go windsurfing? |
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Local beaches/lakes only
|
31.2% |
|
Between 1 and 50k / up to an hour drive
|
35% |
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Between 51 and 100k / up to two hours drive
|
24.2% |
|
More than 100k / more than two hours drive
|
9.4% |
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| Does your wife/husband/partner sail as well? |
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No, wild horses couldn't force them
|
44.4% |
|
In warm conditions, at home or abroad
|
22.4% |
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Whenever possible
|
11.9% |
|
I have no partner...
|
21.1% |
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| Do you wear anything on your feet when you windsurf? |
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No, never.
|
7.9% |
|
Only when it is very cold.
|
49.3% |
|
Yes, always.
|
42.7% |
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| How successful are your planing carve gybes? |
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Got it pretty much dialled: 90%+ success rate.
|
29% |
|
Getting there: 40-70% success rate.
|
27.2% |
|
Occasionally get round: 0-40% success rate.
|
21.2% |
|
Haven't made one yet!
|
22.4% |
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| What is your view on kitesurfing? |
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I am a regular participant
|
5% |
|
Have tried it but do not own any kit
|
15.2% |
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Not tried it yet but would like to
|
35.2% |
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Never ever going to cross to the dark side!
|
44.5% |
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| How many sails do you own? |
|
1-3
|
23% |
|
4-6
|
54.7% |
|
7-9
|
17% |
|
10+
|
5.2% |
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| On average each year how much do you spend on kit? |
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Less than £1,000
|
58.9% |
|
£1,001 to £5,000
|
39.2% |
|
£5,001 to £10,000
|
0.5% |
|
£10,001+
|
1.1% |
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| How often are you able to sail? |
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Anytime (unemployed/flexitime work etc)
|
24.3% |
|
Weekends only
|
14.2% |
|
Weekends and occasional days off work
|
58.7% |
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Only when I go on holiday
|
2.6% |
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| How old were you when you started windsurfing? |
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Less than 10 years old
|
9.8% |
|
Between 10 and 20
|
47.2% |
|
Between 20 and 30
|
23.8% |
|
30+
|
19% |
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| Where do you purchase your copy of BOARDS Magazine? |
|
I subscribe...
|
62.2% |
|
Windsurfing retailer
|
7.5% |
|
WHSmiths / newsagent
|
24.7% |
|
I don't!
|
5.4% |
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| Do you encourage others to start windsurfing? |
|
Yes, and I teach them.
|
41.5% |
|
Yes, I tell friends how great it is.
|
49.3% |
|
No, but I would like to start.
|
5% |
|
No, they would use my water space!
|
4% |
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| Which trick would you most like to be able to perform but can't (if you're honest!)? |
|
Vulcan
|
13.9% |
|
Forward Loop
|
56.5% |
|
Back Loop
|
17.4% |
|
Duck Gybe
|
12% |
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| Do you demo kit before you buy? |
|
Always
|
4.9% |
|
Sometimes
|
45% |
|
Never
|
50% |
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| Do you ever use a long (325cm+) board? |
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Yes, all the time.
|
3.5% |
|
Yes, but only in light winds
|
11.6% |
|
No, but might if i had one.
|
14.9% |
|
No, never.
|
69.7% |
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| How close is your nearest windsurfing shop? |
|
less than 10 miles
|
40.6% |
|
10 to 20 miles
|
24.6% |
|
20 to 40 miles
|
18.9% |
|
more than 40 miles
|
15.7% |
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| How many rigs have you trashed this year? |
|
0
|
71% |
|
1
|
23.5% |
|
2
|
3.8% |
|
3+
|
1.4% |
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| In your opinion which of the following is the UK's No.1 Windsurfing Magazine |
|
BOARDS
|
79.4% |
|
Windsurf
|
13.1% |
|
Boardseeker
|
7.3% |
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| Would you ever consider buying a custom board? |
|
No
|
26.6% |
|
Maybe
|
32.4% |
|
Yes
|
40.9% |
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| Would you buy a board with a tuttle finbox? |
|
Already have one, and have no problems with it
|
25% |
|
A tuttle finbox wouldn't stop me buying that board
|
25% |
|
No - too fiddly/incompatability problems.
|
50% |
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| Do kit reviews in the BOARDS Forum by members influence your buying decisions? |
|
Never
|
14.6% |
|
Sometimes
|
53.4% |
|
Often
|
23% |
|
Always
|
8.7% |
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| Best ever surfing movie? |
|
Endless summer 1
|
15.1% |
|
Endless summer 2
|
7.7% |
|
Big Wednesday
|
38.5% |
|
Riding Giants
|
38.5% |
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| Do you wear a helmet whilst windsurfing? |
|
Always
|
5.6% |
|
Mainly when it's very cold
|
5.4% |
|
Mainly in extreme winds
|
23.3% |
|
Never
|
65.5% |
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| Do you use a Skinny RDM mast? |
|
Yes, all my masts are RDM
|
11.8% |
|
I have a mix of RDM and traditional masts
|
15.5% |
|
I only have traditional masts
|
72.6% |
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| Have you invested in a carbon boom? |
|
Yes
|
36.6% |
|
No - they are too expensive.
|
44.9% |
|
Not yet, but it's on the shopping list!
|
18.3% |
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| What sort of insurance cover do you have? |
|
Fully comprehensive windsurfing insurance
|
22.8% |
|
Third party cover + kit covered by household ins
|
15.5% |
|
Third party cover only
|
29.1% |
|
Not insured
|
32.4% |
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| Have you considered quitting your job, selling up and 'dropping out' so that you windsurf more? |
|
I have already
|
12.7% |
|
All the time
|
42.2% |
|
Only on the bad days
|
22.3% |
|
No, that's not realsistic
|
22.6% |
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| What is your Marital Status? |
|
Married
|
44% |
|
Single - with a long term partner
|
26.7% |
|
Single and still looking
|
26.4% |
|
Divorced
|
2.7% |
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| How many children do you have? |
|
None
|
59.2% |
|
One
|
13.3% |
|
Two
|
20.7% |
|
Three or more
|
6.5% |
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| Have you ever called in sick for work, so you can sneak off and go windsurfing? |
|
Yes, I do whenever it's windy.
|
8.2% |
|
Yes, only a few times a year when it's very windy.
|
29.2% |
|
No, but I often consider it.
|
45.7% |
|
No, wouldn't dream of it.
|
16.8% |
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| Are you a male or female windsurfer? |
|
Male
|
92.3% |
|
Female
|
7.6% |
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| How many vehicles do you own in your household? |
|
One
|
22.7% |
|
Two
|
50.9% |
|
Three
|
19.8% |
|
A fleet of four
|
6.4% |
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| How often do you change your car? |
|
Every year
|
2.5% |
|
Every two years
|
5.1% |
|
Every three years
|
21.4% |
|
Four years or more
|
70.8% |
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| When will you next be changing your car? |
|
Within the next 6 months
|
18.8% |
|
In another year's time
|
16.6% |
|
About two years
|
12.1% |
|
Not thought about it
|
52.3% |
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| How many fins per board do you own |
|
1
|
29.3% |
|
2
|
52.5% |
|
3
|
14.8% |
|
4 or more
|
3.3% |
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| If your board has the option for a single or double back strap, do you: |
|
I always sail my boards with single back strap
|
42.6% |
|
I always sail my boards with double back straps
|
14.4% |
|
I'll use either, according to the conditions
|
18.8% |
|
I'll set it permanently according to its style.
|
24% |
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| What is the total number of boards you have ever owned |
|
1-5
|
50.6% |
|
6-10
|
25.3% |
|
11-15
|
10.3% |
|
16+
|
13.7% |
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| What is the total number of sails you have ever owned |
|
1-10
|
50% |
|
11-20
|
27% |
|
21-30
|
12.4% |
|
31+
|
10.5% |
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| What's your view of surfing? |
|
Our sister sport. Key to boardriding/ocean culture
|
31.5% |
|
An excellent light wind alternative
|
36.8% |
|
No real interest / maybe try one day
|
23.6% |
|
An outlet for poseurs and wannabes
|
7.8% |
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| Apart from windsurfing what is your preferred way of keeping fit? |
|
The Gym
|
37.3% |
|
Running
|
19.4% |
|
Swimming
|
14.7% |
|
Nothing
|
28.5% |
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| Do you use a (mobile) camera-phone? |
|
No
|
41.8% |
|
Yes - but the camera's not much use to me
|
34.8% |
|
Yes - I find the camera useful
|
23.2% |
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| Who are you going to vote for in the election? |
|
Labour
|
25.2% |
|
Conservative
|
34.7% |
|
Lib Dems
|
15.7% |
|
Other (Green party/UKIP etc)
|
24.3% |
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| What are the minimum wind conditions you will consider going on the water in ? |
|
Anything
|
16.9% |
|
7-10 kts+ (very marginal planing with big sails)
|
26.7% |
|
10-15kts+ (normal short board weather)
|
45.6% |
|
15kts+ (small/wave board weather)
|
10.6% |
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| How do you think you begin to learn new windsurfing skills best ? |
|
Just getting on the water.
|
44.1% |
|
Reading articles / books.
|
11.6% |
|
Courses / tuition
|
35.9% |
|
Instructional videos / dvds
|
8.2% |
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| What is the biggest size of sail you regularly use? |
|
9.0m+
|
8.2% |
|
7.1-9.0m
|
32.6% |
|
6.0-7.0m
| |
