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Scuba diving vs Windsurfing

Scuba diving and windsurfing have 90% in common. Here is how they differ on time, cost and feel, so you can pick the one that fits your week.

WhatScuba divingWindsurfing
Time a week3 hours a week4 hours a week
Who withWith a partner or opponentOn your own
You end up withA skill you got better atA skill you got better at
FeelsCalmLively
To start$500$150

Choose scuba diving if

  • Costs more to start
  • Looking after living things
  • More social

About $500 to start, then about $60 a month.

About scuba diving

Choose windsurfing if

  • Cheaper to start
  • Nothing alive to look after
  • Easier to do alone

About $150 to start, then about $50 a month.

About windsurfing

What you'll need

  • Scuba diving: Scuba Mask, Scuba Fins, Buoyancy Control Device (BCD), Scuba Regulator, Scuba Dive Computer, Try dive Full cost breakdown
  • Windsurfing: About $150 to start, then about $50 a month. Full cost breakdown

Compare something else

Any two of the 396. You get the time each takes, what it costs to start, who you need and what you end up with.