Maybe you should be thinking mid to upper 90's ltrs. or more for board and less
sail.
J


--- In PDXwindsurfer@yahoogroups.com, "Dave" <isobareng@...> wrote:
>
> Here is the data so far for the quest to be out on the clean waves in
> light wind. Finally sailed this rig yesterday in the river to get a
> feel for how the rig was going to balance on a dedicated wave board.
>
> Board is a RRD wave one 8 feet long 83 liters
>
> Fin is 9, 3/4 inch wave fin
>
> Sail is a Real Wind /Hot Sails Maui. This is a unique sail as it fits
> on a standard Chinook wave Boom with one hole of adjustment to spare
> yet has a size of 6.7 square meters.
>
> Mast, this rig needs a 460 but I used an old no limitz 430 bottom
> (they were longer then the new ones) and a new No limitz top which is
> longer the the old ones and a long extension
>
> First day of testing. The pager showed an average of 14 to 17 knots
> of wind. The board planned full time. Didn't have any problem
> spinning out which was my first concern. Within one hour on the water
> the sail didn't feel any bigger then the Ezzy 5.8 I usually use on
> light wind coast days. I am pretty sure this rig is going to work the
> next hurdles are to see how well this rig can be cleared in the white
> water and how it feels on a wave face espically the top turn.
>
>
> D
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