There is no doubt that buying the right equipment can be a science - the many brands with even more models and products leave laypeople with countless questions. Nevertheless, if you know a few basics, you can find your way through the jungle of products on offer and avoid making the wrong purchase - even as a windsurfing beginner.
In the following, we'll tell you briefly and concisely what you should look out for when buying in order to have fun on the water at a favourable price.
Marketplaces for windsurfing equipment
The following links offer a wide range of used equipment. You can use the tips from our guide to find your way around here. Of course, you can also find suitable offers on Ebay & Co.
Surfsport.de:
Classified adverts can also be published free of charge in the market sections of the print and digital editions of surf Magazin:
Facebook group "Surf material":
https://www.facebook.com/groups/248607815156286/forsaleposts/?referral_surface=group_mall_header_nav&availability=available
Manuel Vogel
Editor surf
Manuel Vogel, born in 1981, lives in Kiel and learned to windsurf at the age of six at his father's surf school. In 1997, he completed his training as a windsurfing instructor and worked for over 15 years as a windsurfing instructor in various centers, at Kiel University sports and in the coaching team of the “Young Guns” freestyle camps. He has been part of the surf test team since 2003. After completing his teaching degree in 2013, he followed his heart and started as editor of surf magazine for the test and riding technique sections. Since 2021, he has also been active in wingfoiling - mainly at his home spots on the Baltic Sea or in the waves of Denmark.
