Sail size relation to weight
Greetings from Las Vegas. I am going to be replacing my old rig and I was wondering about sail sizes. I know just a little when it comes to sails (larger sail for low wind and smaller for high) so...
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Hi Kouly.It depends exacly what size board you have,if you have only one.Each board has own sail sizes by volume you can put on.Id suggest from 4m up to 7.4/8m for lighter winds.Im afraid there you...
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Thank you very much for the reply, I am a true newbie even though I have a year or so experience. This was 20 years ago. I had a fire and the board was the only thing to survive and is in...
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Hi Kouly, My Calculator says you are fairly lightweight. If you are just sailing for fun, which I hope you are, you wont need anything too big, particularly if you are sailing in force 4 +. I have...
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hey, if you wana sail in anything over 20knts powered up at your wieght, you FOR SURE need a smaller board, especialy if you expect to use it in 40knts!! but as for sails, if you get 15-40knts ffairly...
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Thanks for your suggestions, I should make it clear that I should have said 20-30 knots. Your right about needing a smaller board in the higher winds. I did take mine out and found it very hard to...
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ok, for 20-30knts 6.0, 5.0, 4.0. if you dont want to invest in a new board as well, you should use smaller fins as the wind picks up to improve control...
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Why would a light weight rider need a 6m sail in 20knts of wind? Maybe for Slalom racing. Also 5m -4m is too big a gap. See my post above.
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Buy a 85 litre FSW board and 5.4, 4.7, 4.2 sails. You will be stoked.
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Are you still using the O'Brien after all these years? If so, I would like to learn about your experiences. I just pulle mine out of storage this morning.
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