Orange/cream striped windbreak

The Freo Doctor Co came to fruition out of desperation to spend more than fifteen minutes at the beach before my wife, Maria said ‘ I’m not staying here to be sandblasted ‘. Every time we go to the beach it seems to be windy, the famous or infamous ‘ Freo Doctor ‘seems to join us.

In Europe, windbreaks are everywhere on the beaches and I thought why can’t I make one myself, so I did. Being a carpenter I came up with the first version, and it went from there.

The name, the logo was blindingly obvious. Everybody knows what The Freo or Fremantle doctor is. It is a nuisance.

This is a family business, my wife, daughter and myself have all had an input into the designs of the windbreaks and towels and believe the windbreak not only solves a problem but looks good as well.

The components

Windbreak, four hardwood poles, 1 short pole, mallet and carry bag

The windbreak is 2.4m long by 1.0 m high, three panels, which is a good size to lie or sit down behind. On the inside is a handy pocket to store the short pole, mallet and carry bag.

The poles are 22mm diameter Eucalyptus with an aluminium point.

The short pole is used when setting the windbreak up on the grass. The best way to erect the windbreak is, roll it out, lie it down. then using the short pole and mallet, make a hole in the grass at the ends of the long poles, then stand the windbreak up into these holes. Using the mallet, tap the poles to the desired depth