kato forum posts in last 60 days

mathew said..

Gestalt said..The, not sure of the forecast trailer ...

Two common statements heard at the beach:

1/ Never leave your toys at home (or the variant: no point leaving the required-toy at home just because you cant be bothered packing it, just so that you can sit on the beach complaining about leaving your toys at home).

2/ The guy with the most toys, wins.

And that's why we have big vans

For me, racing is racing BUT. I'm much more enthusiastic about sailing on fins than foil. My spot is just too shallow for Wind Foiling and they're rarely seen. Wing Foiling is much more accessible for us and the short run at the lower tides. So for me it's fin for wind, foil for a breeze and a surf foil for no wind. Interesting the gear increase isn't as bad as the old days with 1m wide boards and 9 mt sails, I've actually downsized to a van.

The run jump works well and worth practicing or plant your back foot just behind the front straps to get going and front foot just ahead.

MJP68 said..
Do sail manufacturers typically commit to a mast bend curve for a certain amount of time? Are you generally safe to mix sails and masts from the same manufacturer a few years apart?

Is it feasible to test mast bend curves at home?

MP

The simple answer is yes, but. Daffy and I spent a day testing a lot of different masts looking for specific bend numbers. It's a slow process of setting everything up for each mast but we got our answers in the end. Over the years I've run different brand masts to get a sail that worked for what I was doing. I'm currently running Duotone Sails with Ka/ North and Duotone with results that I like. They may not be what the manufacturer wanted but I'm happy.

I'm sure that Darren Diseren and Andrew Haig' wife Nic will have quite a few high res pics as I have a few of theirs.