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Edinburgh airport broadcasts the current weather on 131.35 MHz. Prestwick airport broadcasts on 121.12 MHz. Reception on the ground is limited. You can buy an 'airband' receiver for about £25.00 from Maplin or elsewhere. Beware that the wind can be very different at the airport and at the beach a few miles away.
There are numerous weather sites. NOAA will give you a report of the conditions at various airports over the last 24 hours. SkyLink has information from more locations, together with a forecast and other useful information. XCWeather gives both a report of current airport winds, and a 5-day wind forecast. Windguru keeps a useful archive of predicted conditions. Before visiting a new location, you can check the wind forecasts from last year.
Though some of the forecasts are detailed, many of them do not take account of terrain or thermal effects. Often, you get the impression the forecasters have no idea of the likely weather. Often, the forecast is just plain wrong. The study of weather forecasts is as complex as anything in windsurfing! Below are some links you may find useful, or just entertaining.
If you want to buy windsurf equipment, you might start by looking at the advertisements in Boards Magazine. The following list is not complete. All will supply by mail order.
Back problems are not uncommon amongst windsurfers, as in the general population. I recommend Paul Barratt, Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh. See www.osteos.co.uk.