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JonesySail said..
Nice board 'E/Panda'..rockets optional?! That's one of the models I had in mind, the sail/rig gear reduction is also an added bonus!
Relic, You dont mind the extra volume when its supper windy? Looks heaps windy in your pic's, you make it look good!
'Lungs' tongue in cheak call for 20-30Knts and me bagging his optimism paid off yesterday when we were blessed with 20-30knts, averaging 25+
put in a smaller centre fin in my 93ltr to slow and loosen it up, 5.2m was an awesome session.
Was thinking to self 'how good is it riding this here 93ltr wave board in these conditions" Loose, ample control, got some little onshore wave rides, some back slapping decent height jumps...great session.
Struggling to imagine controlling a 100lts board in those conditions, (maybe only as I never have really given a 100ltr multi fin a go) I wouldn't have taken my FR 100ltr out in it, just too rough waves and windy for it....then as it often does the the storm came..wind started getting sketchy and I was thinking how good would 100ltr be now!! So its good to see and hear some first hand experience at using the bigger board in stronger wind. Constant 25+ is our 'rare' conditions in SE Qld, 15-25 with the occasional squirt +25 is more the norm.
'Peter' yes if i was just sailing river/lake would be dead easy one board, even one sail would cover me 90% of the time locally, i had that same board also, really liked it, was a great flat water blaster and easy to control when it got a bit bumpy...not an ocean going vessel though!
looks like I need to test ride a multi fin 100,
The extra volume on this particular FSW is manageable up to 30Kn. The positive is it allows a smaller sail which unloads things in high wind.
I was 95 kg when I got the board but I've shrunk to 85 kg. Even with the reduced load it is still user friendly. The result is wind range is further widened.
The fins play a big part in performance and behaviour. Big single in light flat lighter conditions large sides and small trailer in high winds. I think the trailers create drag and slow the board in high winds such as the picture you mention. If the board is over finned it wants to sail too high into the wind and is hard to get off the wind (Reach) And gets too quick resulting in ugly catapults.
I don't make the board look good...It makes me look good. It has really played a big part in learning "New Skool" technique for me after not sailing for over 20 years.
JonesySail
> 9 months ago, 14 Oct 2016
