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Part of it is that racers are looking to maximise their effective speed relative to directly upwind or downwind (Velocity made good or VMG), while speed sailors are looking to maximise their forward v...
...r gear.
How's the season progressing down under? L(©¿©)Ks like New Zealand is getting great wind from these pressure models:http://www.surfingsports.com/f_pres_AU.asp? I've had 2 grea...
...t of the guys are using 6.0 sails on an average day. Adjacent to the ocean launch is a harbor where the wind is less, you would sail one meter bigger there, with minimal swell but there is wind chop....
...rather board size and stability. Because advanced waterstart technique allows waterstarts in very light wind by using the weight of the rig to haul you high enough to step up onto the board, in one se...
...sail and the fin support your weight and the board can flatten out, otherwise the weight you put on the windward rail will always turn you up wind. The secrets to getting back there are (1) enough win...
...efore it died. It turned into a bit of an adventure when my sailing partner went down in the rip as the wind died. He tried everything to get out of it and eventually did kind of paddle tumble and dri...
Last year, I wanted to increase my time on the water, and get more benefit out of the many light wind days we get here on the Ohio shore of Lake Erie, so I picked up a Starboard Formula 155 and Sailwo...
...days 16 out of 16 days, good parties and its just a very cool place (especially during a full moon with wind). 'Land of enchantment' was designed for tourists I guess but it sure fits.
I...
... get a discount for a weekly rather than a daily rental. Also, they might give you some slack for light wind days or throw in a third sail to save trips back and forth on iffy wind days. Six rental sh...
...own, and the nose up facing forward, and when he got to the launch, the board had bent in half from the wind pushing up the nose.
I've never had a problem with my rails, but I'd bet that...
...eighs me by ( I think 40 lbs min)and is on almost a meter smaller sail. and under some circumstances of wind will slowly leave me. What also happens is that as you go faster the drag increases to a po...
.... North Dakota the place that you hurry through cause there's nothing here but the horizon and the wind. The wind that is buffeting your car is either pumping you up in anticipation of a fix to b...
...that have never been there, cabarete is on a u-shaped bay, with the reef stretching across the top. the wind is side-onshore, from the right. when you are inside the bay, you feel protected, because i...
...hat as the board speed increases the fin size decreases and that lots of combinations of sail sizes and wind strengths would be capable of a given board speed.
So am I correct that fin size would ...
My way - Point the board into the wind. Lift the sail and stand it into the wind then grasp it by the mast below the boom with the windward hand. Bend your knees and duck your head under the boom and ...
...d on, then immediately bear off again. Don't be in a rush to get out by pointing too high into the wind and waves. Be patient and bear off enough to keep planing even if it takes you far down the...
....Friday and Sat. look like good pulses, as does most of next week...he may have gotten a little thermal wind, it's a long way to go , to just windsurf without waves...and it even rained here yest...
By 'tacking' and 'gybing' I assume you mean light-wind, off the plane? I should think that once you've mastered them (probably about 18 months to the up to RYA level 3 standar...
...this week. It seemed that at times there were more kites out (mostly in their own bay to the west) than windsurfers.
Apparently, last week in Cabarete there was a huge wind that came up and blew a...
What do you think about this location for wind surfing
...ook up at the sail and then notice if it looks any better.
Sounds like you were rigged for a normal wind range.
Luff was wavy? Do you mean leech? Sounds like you may have had a little too much...
Andy,
The key to the wind range you mentioned is to have a good low-end power sail. One reason the Retros are so popular for the wide early planing boards is they have a great low-end and because ...
...e joining a committee.
My solutions tend more toward taking direct, individual action, an idea most windsurfers can understand. I'm going with the San Francisco model. Here's what I'...
... Sauble Beach and Kettle Point are well known locations on lake Huron- large swell can kick in when the wind has an onshore component. They are both about 250 km from Toronto so it's a pretty lon...
Those anyone know what appens with theyr.com Are is there on other weather (wind) channel for Europe ?
...rt for their old Clorox bottle or poly custom board. The reason those boards worked OK in chop and high wind, is because they are heavy and sit in the water lower and are somewhat flexy. The same thin...
...one sail there instead of Plumb Beach? The shore is clean, the water is flat and there seems to be nice wind midday....
...hat until one winter when my hands were aching and I was unable to get to my key, I had to stand in the wind until they thawed out. No more. See my other post....
Hey Jerry! Good for you! May your next windsurfing trip be blessed with great wind. Ellen
Hi Martin, It depends on the strength of the wind in your area.
Jason www.briskites.com.au
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