Chris Klohn wrote:Hey Dave, I just did a quick search online and it looks like you can buy a newish double wide in that trailer park the guys launched from [Sherkston, Ontario] for under $100K !!! That would make for a cheap windsurfing vacation home
How often do they get conditions like that in the video? Are the wind and wave conditions pretty consistent? The $80K trailers on 1/2 acre parcels 15 minutes from Gold Beach are still #1 on the wind vacation home radar right now.
Cheers, Chris
C36 wrote:There are already a few windsurfers who have done that - DB knows most better than I. Ball park - they might get 20 days a year with similar conditions early spring/late fall (most cold temps). Personally, I would favour Gold Beach over Sherkston myself.
Chris’ question inspired this thread – “Windsurfing Vacation Homes (for less than $100,000)”.
Let's have some fun with this and get creative! Here are some of my ideas (some outside of the box):Sprinter Van (OK so it might be slightly more than $100,000 new)
Advantages
- mobile (go anywhere)
- low cost accommodation
- take your gear with you
Disadvantages
- operating costs
- depreciation
Sherkston, Ontario
Advantages
- low cost
- travel distance (time and cost)
- wind swell (DTL)
Disadvantages
- not on coast (no waves, no DTL)
- limited appreciation
- pad rental/strata fee?
- frontal wind
- limited rental income potential
- water quality
- cold weather sailing
- second set of gear
Elbow, Saskatchewan
Advantages
- low cost
- travel distance (time and cost)
- swell
- bump and jump
Disadvantages
- not on coast (no waves, no DTL)
- limited appreciation
- frontal wind
- limited rental income potential
- second set of gear
Haida Gwaii
Advantages
- low cost
- travel distance (time and cost)
- coast (waves, DTL)
- take your gear with you
Disadvantages
- not on coast (no waves, no DTL)
- limited appreciation
- frontal wind
- limited rental income potential
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Advantages
- low cost
- semi-coast (wind swell waves)
- rental income potential
Disadvantages
- limited appreciation
- travel distance (time and cost)
- not on coast (no ground swell waves, no DTL that I am aware of)
- frontal wind
- second set of gear
Hood River private camp site or time share
Advantages
- moderate cost
- appreciation (but see tax impact below)
- rental income potential (but see tax impact below)
- travel distance (time and cost) – you can drive there
- take your gear with you
- warm water
- warm air
- day trip to the coast (waves, DTL)
- summer thermals
- winter skiing
- outdoor recreation playground – lots of sports
- close to town
Disadvantages
- US income and estate laws (do your homework if you are a non-resident alien)
- shared ownership
- strata fees?
Gold Beach
Advantages
- moderate cost
- appreciation (but see tax impact below)
- rental income potential (but see tax impact below)
- travel distance (time and cost) – you can drive there
- take your gear with you
- warm air
- on the coast (waves, DTL)
- close to town
Disadvantages
- US income and estate laws (do your homework if you are a non-resident alien)
- limited rental income potential
- pad rental/strata fee?
- frontal wind
- cold water
La Vantana
Advantages
- moderate cost
- appreciation (but see tax impact below)
- rental income potential (but see tax impact below)
- warm water
- warm air
- frontal + thermal wind
- semi-coast (wind waves, no real DTL)
- close to town
Disadvantages
- income and estate laws? (do your homework if you are a non-resident alien)
- travel distance (time and cost)
- gear
