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Oversupply said..
No.
There are criminal consequences using a FSW in WA. Living off the proceeds of a FSW is illegal too. We're both in trouble.

It's the ride that counts.

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Mark _australia said...

Windxtasy said..
there is if you only weigh 60 kg

If you are the only one doing a fatman waveboard (NOT a big board for anorexic professionals to go wavesailing in 8kn, there is a diference) it will SELLLLLL

Hey Marky Mark can you elaborate on the difference between a fatmans and a anorexic pro's boards?

Wouldn't a fat man and an anorexic use the same size board in vastly different conditions?

No, they would not. Maybe for 25-30kn easy planing, but we are talking the 15-23kn range IMHO.

The big waveboards seem to me to be for "normal' folks to use for floatout n ride, not for a big fella's allround use in waves.

EG my big big waveboard planes marginally slower than one in a different brand that is 10L less, and by the time it is planing comfortably in 5.3 weather (for a big fella) it is just as easy to plane on a board I have that is almost 20L less. Naturally, the latter rides waves better. The latter is also considered to be a fast rockered waveboard. According to usual logic re: rocker lines, the fast rockered waveboard should be not quite as good on a wave but it is better....

So to my thinking, the smaller fast rockered waveboard only needs a tiny bit more wind, and rides better on a wave, and thus almost makes the big (and I mean BIG) waveboard redundant.

After two seasons the only advantage I can see is for bobbing around, float n ride kinda deal. It is not like "oh I am 20kg heavier I will get a 20L bigger board than Bob has". Nup. The big big waveboards are for lightwind use by little blokes and it is frustratin.

For pure wave use
A FSW is fast but won't turn well enough.
The truly big waveboards do ride well but don't plane up faster (like a big bloke wants)
BUT there are large ish waveboards around 100L that are fast to plane AND turn great............... so I wonder why as soon as they step up another 10-15L those manufacturers suddenly lose the fast rocker and go with a normal guy's waveboard rather than a big guy's normal board...? Why..?

^^^^ It would be interesting to actually measure the rockers with a jig and see if they are less flatter in the bigger sizes, or do other factors like bottom rail shape and the water release change, or mast track position and footsrap position change in relation to the rocker, or chages in outline eg a wider board may then have more of a wedge shape up front, or changes in the vee making it stickier. I was interested that when I scaled up a board using the same wave rocker, outline adding extra width, thickness and 25 litres more volume it didnt increase the early planing in marginal conditions as much as I thought it would.

I think as body weight increases the ease of early planing in marginal conditions increases at a lot highter disproportionate rate.