Fin seems a little large but would depend on rider weight. Maybe the size of the fin?

something i try to do on formula kit is to keep driving forward off the fin while pushing on my front foot.

i'm not sure if anyone else does this on big gear as it is something i started doing while speedsailing on formula kit.

it's kind of like the typical upwind body position where you swing your body towards the nose and drive off your back foot. just that i put more front foot pressure and sail off the wind.

the only negative i have found is you do get a little more of the feeling of catapults.

the other thing is to add more downhaul. as you go faster you need to let the head twist a little more.

I have the fin which came with the board a choco 47 which I seem to have trouble with spin out ,so I have been using the select RS7 50 cm maybe I'm getting to much lift from it,will try the smaller fin and try to correct my stance to overcome the spin out.

nbr said...

With this set up it feels like the weight is on my back foot and the mast base and my front leg is doing absolutely nothing,but when I try to straighten my front leg and bear away I meet resistance from the rig,I know this sounds strange but I never have this problem on any of my other boards and sails.

I feel like that all the time..I've been practising going upwind & that feels fine but when i go to bear off it feels dicky..harness line position..??me..?

Gestalt said...
being any other sail i'd say just up the downhaul but being an ezzy maybe it's outhaul?

Problem is with the Severne, not the Ezzy... and even then my infinity is still a bit sensitive to downhaul.

nebbian said...

Gestalt said...
being any other sail i'd say just up the downhaul but being an ezzy maybe it's outhaul?

Problem is with the Severne, not the Ezzy... and even then my infinity is still a bit sensitive to downhaul.

good point. downhaul then

just thought, what mast are you using. aren't severnes stiff top masts?

I'm using a 490 Gradz Hawaii Spyro 75% drop shape which I was assurred would be Ok for this sail.I use the same mast with the Ezzy.

Mast is already near the back of the track at 131 cm from tail,thanks everyone will try a few different settings to get it right.If I have any further probs someone at Burrum is bound to be able to sort it out.

Different story today 4cm smaller fin,2 cm more downhaul,1 cm back in mast track and 2 cm back with harness lines.Every thing felt sweet and went well,thanks every one for the advice.

nebbian said...

Gestalt said...

the other thing is to add more downhaul.

+1

The deeper you go downwind, the greater the effect of wind shear -- so you need more twist. Something I'm struggling to remember when it matters

Nebbian, can you explain what you mean by this? I understand what we would normally consider to be windshear in the verticle direction (wrt. to sailing). But I'm not sure I understand what you appear to be saying here, aka "when sailing downwind, you get more windshear". AFAIKnew, twist has very little to do with windshear, but mostly only to do with leverage-control.

Nbr, most have said "more downhaul", but it is possible to over-downhaul the sail too -> it will make the sail feel gutless.

Wet Willy said...

When bearing away powered up, there should definitely be an audible caveman growl coming from between your clenched teeth.

Try shouting "KILL! KILL! KILL" as the gusts hit; tense every muscle in your body and try to imagine yourself as a human cannonball, hurtling toward certain destruction.

And if you're not grunting and shouting "F******K!" every time you go over some chop, that's not real windsurfing, you need bigger gear.

Hope this helps.

Id be happy to just be planing.I always seem to underig out of caution..[}:)]