tonyk said..
might be easier to ask what sail does 'not work

tonyk said..
might be easier to ask what sail does 'not work

Hess said..
This video is a few years old but I found it helped me when rigging my sails old sails for foiling
Bruces's reasoning also made sense to me

Shlogger said..
I use my 2019 5.3 Ezzy Elite it seems 75% of the time, I also only WWF foil. If it's fresh, I rig it tight and love the feel. But if it's marginal, I rig it super full, more than I'd normally wavesail with and I'm surprised how soon I can get up. Huge range. I also have a 5.7 Fringe which is nice as well that I can get a touch more grunt out of, but that sails down haul has to be rigged to spec and as previously posted you play w the outhaul just enough to get easy batten rotation.

thedoor said..
So either my son's super freak maui edition is a big upgrade or my riding skills are much better.

Just had a pretty epic session on the infinity 65 with his 4.7 SF ME. Much more controllable than the Naish lift 4.7 I tried the other day.

gorgesailor said..




The SFME is much more stable & draft forward than the classic Superfreak & no doubt the Naish Lift as well. The main drawback to using the SFME for foiling is that in severe lulls it will tend to deflate due to the 3/4 battens but as long as you have a bit of wind in it it should handle beautifully & have good gust absorption character.

thedoor said..




OK cool. I did notice less power with pumping versus the lift (the lift has a low clew and lots more sail area below the boom?), so there will always be tradeoffs.

I am thinking that when the wind is up the infinity 65 and SFME could be a good combo, when it is lighter I will go back to the 76 and the naish lift.

LeeD said..
Steadiness of wind greatly affects the kind of sail you would prefer.
My HSSFME seems excellent [4.5] in 9-17 mph breeze, but is slogging or op'd in 5-22, more typical in our venue.
My fully downhauled NR seems stable at 22+, and pumps better below 8, than the Freak.