I learned to windsurf off Maui (well how to fall off 1,000 times anyway). Do you remember that Only Fools and Horses sketch where Del Boy is on a Jet Ski in Florida and disappears off into the ocean? Well that was me on the windsurf board - the wind was pushing me further and further away until I was almost thinking about heading for the island opposite (very choppy waters too). Then the beach attendant chap noticed and came out on a kayak and towed me back.