Outstanding raceboard photos courtesy of Julie from Sailing Shotz

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Results
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Full results and
Photos from Russell Witt are here
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Thank you Tony and all the LCSC volunteers for hosting such a good regatta

Always good to see new raceboard sails. The Nathan Clift/Barracouta proto has been recut three times & continues to improve. It was certainly the fastest sail downwind

The Demon 9.5 5 batten is very light & feels quick though the bottom batten is fragile if tacked clumsily.


The best sail in the fleet colour-wise was John Doolan's new Barracouta.

Are they the same Barracouta sails from the 90's?

Interesting panel alignment in the Demon sail between the top and 2nd batten, nearly fully bias oriented.

I guess this allows a bit more give to make it flicky when pumping while still retaining the same cloth and look for the sail.

What is the blue webbing off the top of the Demon sail? Seems a bit out of place on a race sail unless it's used for something I've missed?

The Barracouta raceboard sails have changed a lot over the years and these look quite different from even 4 years ago. The Barracouta sails above are designed by Nathan Clift. Having Neil Tasker (Barracouta) make them is terrific given he's located in Sydney and a windsurfer. He's also been very busy replacing HGO iqfoil sail panels and clews as well as lots of other work. Demons have an internal cam (like a wishbone) for every batten. It means that the cams never, ever come off but it means that the luff needs to curve when the mast is inserted. They are more difficult to rig and derig than a normal cammed sail. To derig by myself, I insert a large screwdriver in the ground through the webbing handle and rotate the mast out. There's also a webbing handle on the bottom. The Demon weighs only 4kg, with monofilm only used in the windows. It's a beautiful raceboard sail to use.

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regal1 said..
It's a beautiful raceboard sail to use.

Agree
I also love the range of adjustability the demon sails have, and that the cams never pop off when I ease the downhaul.
Other raceboard sail brands have a high wind and light wind 9.5, or sailors change to a RSX 9.5 when the wind picks up, but with the demon I just crank on the downhaul and outhaul.

Demon recommend avoiding crinkling the xply material when feeding the mast in and out of the luff as it can shorten the life of the cloth, so the handles are there to help with feeding the mast in and out of the luff.

What does it cost to land a Demon in Aus these days ?, can you use any RB mast?

Best to contact the Matthew at info@demondesign.eu for pricing. The eye watering expense at the moment is airfreight. Last year we bought in two sails & a mast between myself & a DAC colleague to defray costs.
Richie (AUS-368) runs the Slake 550 raceboard mast all the time. I prefer the Demon 550 mast which is slightly softer & bends differently. I switch to the Slake Raceboard bottom section & Slake raceboard soft top when it gets windy. Too soft a mast will open the leech early & as you know, it's best to sail a raceboard overpowered the whole time. When it's really windy the Demon 8.5 is a very sweet sail. It also rigs on the 550 mast. They certainly last longer than monofilm sails.

My demons are over 5 years old now so not sure of current pricing. They are used every weekend during the club racing season as well as when cruising so they've been good value for money.