does more or less outhaul make it easer to get planing

jezdog said...

does more or less outhaul make it easer to get planing

just my own 2 cents here - if you are using a camless sail (wave sail or the like), generally, if any more than approx 15cm of the sail panel touches the boom when planing, the sail will start to become inefficient. it will feel powerful but it will begin to pull you downwind, rather than propelling the board forward across the wind.

generally (for most sails); a flatter sail (more out-haul) will allow you to point further upwind, but not deliver as much power when heading off the wind, and vise versa

Haircut said...

jezdog said...

does more or less outhaul make it easer to get planing

just my own 2 cents here - if you are using a camless sail (wave sail or the like), generally, if any more than approx 15cm of the sail panel touches the boom when planing, the sail will start to become inefficient. it will feel powerful but it will begin to pull you downwind, rather than propelling the board forward across the wind.

generally (for most sails); a flatter sail (more out-haul) will allow you to point further upwind, but not deliver as much power when heading off the wind, and vise versa

Yes agreed.
Less outhaul for most sails means 1-2cm less.

On a camless sail it is better to have to pump onto the plane and still be able to sail with an efficient foil (ie upwind ability) than to bag it out heaps so you can plane easily but then it just feels crap and won't go upwind as the foil (COE) is moving