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Choppy water by pAuLLy
Hi Pete, a smaller board will help in chop, and ususally the more vee it has the smoother it will be in chop. I say usually because I've read a board shaper mention that vee wasn't the only ...
techno 283 with neilpride core 5.7 and 42cm fin......any good? by Morrolan
You've got about the same setup (and about the same weight) as I started out on - I have a 5.8m Bic Logical rig. I've found that setup to be very good, although when you get fully powered up...
Uphaul on small board by Atomic Mojo
It's going to depend mainly on weight.. yours, your rig. Another factor will be the amount of chop on the water. If you can't balance, you're hosed. I can uphaul a 6.5 on my 87L, but it...
Call to action - battle the airlines with us by DA WORLD
...tor) an email with the new case number so I can track all the cases opened. The more people post the more weight we have, at the moment they think we are a few oddball people that don't represent...
Problem with North boom by stevo_jimmy
...nd others use a closed cell foam rope in the boom ends to displace water so your boom takes on less water weight. Perhaps this foam is pressing against the locking pin and pushing it out. Maybe the fo...
Fin Size vs Sail Size by PaulMc Donagh
... Well, this varies a lot based upon several factors, such as: 1) How good a sailor you are, 2) your weight 3) The board you are sailing. 4) The width of the board you are sailing. So, you�...
Wind speed - sail size by DA WORLD
...On top of it, sail size is not just a function of wind speed but also of current and wave size (e.g at my weight a 6.5 is enough for around 15miles/hour wind with no swell, but it is not so if there i...
Starboard Go Friendship by gluxarewers
...put your back foot to get planing. Specifications are: Width: 83.5 Cm Tail : 62 Cm Length: 280 Cm Weight: 10.5 kg. Volume: 180 ltrs Fin Size 54 cm There is not much difference between the ...
Do you Kazoo? by pickles_mummy
I'm really curious after glancing through the latest AW mag... I saw ads and seemingly, subliminally suggestive, references to it scattered throughout. It seems like dozens of dealers are listed,...
Fin question by bluns1
24cm deep. For this board, depending on your weight, of course: Most waves: 4.5 use the Curtis Surf 22, ,reaching B&J 24 is good , also. then for 5.2 try a B&J 25 or Surf 23.5 if o...
ATC 276 for a late begginer? by Nullifidian
...ing at first. After you have sailed the board a few times and start getting used to where to not put your weight, your uphauls will get much better. Be very careful and try to sail with friends until ...
TIGA 257 What is it?? by SrK
... Ray, With the separated purple pads (not one piece) that would put it at 1992 vintage. Volume is 86ltrs, weight was about 18lbs., width is 23'. Floaty, smooth riding, soft landing wave board for...
Best onshore 5.8: Search 5.8 / Triple X 5.8? by bluns1
...ns. The Simmer 5.7m2 Onshore Wave pulls like a tractor on the low end but, gives up some high end. Sailor weight and board volume makes a big difference in onshore conditions...volume is your friend. ...
Windsurfing in Jamaica: Great! by tictac
... flukey on my first day 7.0-7.5 and then it rained. After that it was 6.0, 5.0, 6.0 and 6.0 for my medium weight. Very clean water, easy and safe side shore launch, no shallows, rolling swell developi...
Is Hatteras a Down the Line Wave? by adjustedrace
...olte and love it. Unfortunally a pretty big ding in the rail has caused the 270 to take on a little water weight. So, I'm looking at replacing it. I looked at the Exocet large then when I went ba...
Need more info on the Starboard Hyper by Brian Sand
...*B 'test pilots'. There's also going to be a D-RAM version at a few hundred grams more weight. That's what I chose to get. Here's something I found a month ago: ht...
Board Building by mesaba
... expect your first board to be light AND tough (and nice). Start with a relatively small board where some weight penalty isn't as bad as with a big course racer. And also calculate the risk that ...
What does the Exocet Crusier fin look like in real life? by SrK
...eed and Weed series you will get excellent low end at 50 and 56 depending on the board, sails size, rider weight. The real questions are: How much do you weigh? Where do you sail? Water depth?...
Adventures in Shoulder Surgery - a medical explanation _ LONG!!! by misha2dope
...no problems and I am well over fifty. I think I had a good recovery for a couple of reasons, first I have weight trained for years and even with a bad shoulder I continued. So I had good hypertrophy o...
FORMULA: very good business (not for windsurfers) by cihotefol
... over the 175. There should be a board restriction, and it should be i agree fine, as long as weight minimums are enforced. The quiver restriction should be three sails and two i w...
Carrying wide board kits by CosmicLint
Perviously, there was a post about carrying your gear to water, but it did not address the new wider kits now in wide use. So, I have included below a brief description of how to do it. The article is...
Chew on this by Lucky
..., Exocet Cruiser, Bic Nova, Mistral Prodigy, RRD Easy Rider, F2 Discovery, Fanatic Viper 90, and lightweight beginner friendly rigs like the Sailworks Retro Ripper and Starboard Start rigs. It tak...
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