FLYING
Flying with windsurf gear to Australia looked tricky not to get stung with excess charges. Some companies let you fly pretty easily with 2 x 23 kilo bags, which if you only wanted to bring one board and a few sails would be fine. But having broken all of my masts in the first week the previous time in Australia, I was determined to bring enough spares this time! A slightly more cunning solution was needed. So after a lot of searching I found some flights with China Southern Airlines; I’d never heard of them, but the stopover was short and more importantly you could fly with a “golf” bag for free and extra windsurf bags were only around £100 per bag. Having priced up my baggage with Qatar at around £650, £100 a bag seemed like a steal, although a little risky as you can’t pre-book and have to pay on the day.