If you are dreaming of warm, crystal clear ocean lapping around your feet, the temperate breeze blowing through your hair and white sandy beaches packed with bronzed beauties...then we suggest you move to Barbados!

If you’re looking for the time of your life, then we suggest you get into windsurfing and use this section to guide you through the early stages.

1. Where to Learn Join a club, go to a windsurfing school or get some personal tuition. More

2. Buying or hiring kit Top tips for purchasing equipment and examples of beginner packages. More

3. What to wear Advice on wetsuits, harnesses and other essential water wear. More

4. Beginner technique Boardseeker Technique Editor, Jem Hall, takes you through those early steps. More

5. How long will it take to get good? A hard one to answer, but we have tried our best! More

6. Do I need insurance? Read on for why we say YES! More

7. How much will this sport cost me? Not as much as you think (we hope!) More

8. Where to get a good weather forecast We give you perfect beginner weather and where to find it. More

9. Safety Good advice to avoid a trip home in the RNLI lifeboat. More

10. What does this mean? A relatively simple explanation of our windsurfing language. More

11. The sport explained Formula, Wave, Freestyle, Slalom, Supercross, Freeride.the list is endless... More

12. How to rig A guide through the very basics of rigging a sail. More