So I thought I might get into this GPS thing; Slalom sail, tech fin and a slalom/speed board. I do like riding the fin with lots of apparent wind.

But then I wondered what might be the best type of gear for a top Alpha score/time (and might I already have half of it?)
I have to admit cracking a perfect gyybe where you come out faster than you went in is a real buzz.

Since so much of it is dependant on the gybe perhaps a slalom board isn't best suited for the task?
Perhaps a cammed sail isn't best suited for the task either?


How might a FreestyleWave board + camless "freerace" sail like a Hellcat + fin with some curve go for an Alpha?

And while I'm asking; might it be better to have a large sail for the particular board, or a small sail? That is if a board has a sail range of 4.7 - 7.0 are you champions rigging a size as close as you can to 7.0, or to 4.7. Or in the middle? I've found that for this example something like a 6.5 seems to feel the fastest, but that's purely conjecture. I've never made notes nor measured accurately.