Hello ,I'm after some advice , I currently sail an LT windsurfer and am looking for some more performance .
I'm 84 Kg and am considering a raceboard can anyone comment on relative stability of the narrower race boards I've sailed the older original narrower windsurfer and find it very difficult to sail . Are the newer raceboard more stable . Also if I go raceboard should I go to the 9.5 sail and just learn to handle the extra size straight up , comments ?

Later model raceboards are 66-67cm wide and a little more stable than the older boards that were around 64cm wide.
I don't have much issue with stability when sailing them, only notice a slight difference when SUPing a raceboard compared to an LT/SUP.
8.5m is my favourite size sail for raceboard when cruising and racing in 15+ kns wind. I mostly use a 9.5m when racing in under 15 kns of wind. Something around 7.5m may also be a good size to start with if you don't want to use bigger sails.

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dave7007 said..
Hello ,I'm after some advice , I currently sail an LT windsurfer and am looking for some more performance .
I'm 84 Kg and am considering a raceboard can anyone comment on relative stability of the narrower race boards I've sailed the older original narrower windsurfer and find it very difficult to sail . Are the newer raceboard more stable . Also if I go raceboard should I go to the 9.5 sail and just learn to handle the extra size straight up , comments ?

Modern raceboard's offer more stability than the older ones for sure, larger sails assist with that as well, put me on a wide sup with a tiny kids sail and I am very wobbly, give me a larger sail to counter balance against and I am far more stable. In windsurfing we don't balance on our feet we balance ourselves against the sail. I do agree with Azuli start at 7.5 or what ever you currently have and go up from there

Ive got 90s Speed F1 n Starboard Phantom 380. The big Phantom has larger volume. Gets going earlier n more stable than the Speed..
But in 15kts n up the Ol Speed is much more fun.
8.5 n 7.5m sails for cruising around.
The Ol Speed is no slouch, Pb 28.7kt

28.7kn is hooking along, that's set me a challenge to see if I can can get the Mistral to go any quicker, thing about the big raceboard's is even at top speed they feel so settled.

Cammd, when i started sailing again in 2017 i had a goal of 30kts on RB ???
Not typically what an RB used for.
But a great buzz n solid achievement if accomplished.
Havnt sailed in over 12months due to bad health...
The RB 30kt PB still beckons. Haha!

I'd recon the Mistral would have a chance of cracking 30 because of the narrow pintail . Take out the CB and tape over the slot ? Pushing it deep off wind would be scary . I'd shudder to think if things started to go wrong It would be more interesting watching others going as fast as they can with the CB fully down

^ Had my 2000 Mistral OD at 26kt plenty of times.
My $$$ still on the Speed F1 for topend though.
Now if my MotionLCD EVER turns up i will go try for that RB 30kt Pb again...
1.3kts to find.
It is just a Flea fart away....