I drive 'round with a Formula board on the roof normally. I have straps down, so the racks will only damage the deck and tail first and I have as little board hanging over the windscreen as I can after I had a set of racks rip off many years ago because of the deflection of wind up the window onto the flat surface of the board overhang.

backwards facing, straps up....so the nose curve will offer the much needed wind spoiler effect for my high performance postman pat van.

Straps up, facing backwards... so the nose rocker allows the rear hatch to lift higher when you stop to check you haven't forgotten anything

Back in the 80's BMW or Mercedes did a wind tunnel test and most efficient way was Boards stacked ontop of each other rather than side by side and footstraps facing down and nose of board to rear of the car.

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Bottom board straps down, nose front
Middle board straps down facing front
Top board straps up facing back

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But thats only three boards surely you can fit more

BTW - Middle board always place through the windscreen of car following Nose in mouth of driver straps up or down dosn't matter

My gf sailes as well.So four boards on the roof ,straps ,down two high ,side by side ,nose first and a strap over the lot and through the door frames . I don't trust any roof racks after my mates surfboard plus roof racks came through my windcreen one day a few years back and that was only a 5.6 surfboard on it's own.

Back in the 70's when I was a grommet. We were travelling down the south coast somewhere around Sussex Inlet. We where travelling in a ute there was 3 abreast in the front and 3 of us in the back tray - done thing those days - and 6 boards on the racks. Travelling around 70mph (120kph or so). Just enjoying the day after surfing all day - Wind blowing through the hair (yes I had hair thoses days) matted by the wind and salt, next thing I remebered was waking up tangle up with the 6 boards, still strapped to the racks in the back tray. Other than sore heads and a bit on concussion no real damage, well maybe a little memory retention, lucky escape I say. For me never more than a 2 board stack.

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backwards facing, straps up....so the nose curve will offer the much needed wind spoiler effect for my high performance postman pat van.

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Miller, what are you doing with roof racks on a van?

Depends on how many board we carry. Usually its four so we have the two bigger boards facing backwards straps down and then the two smaller boards on top, also backwards but with straps facing upwards. If its only one or two we just have them facing backwards with straps up.

Bubs

I hate roof racks with a passion!
I have a commodore wagon and everything fits in there nicely

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backwards facing, straps up....so the nose curve will offer the much needed wind spoiler effect for my high performance postman pat van.

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Miller, what are you doing with roof racks on a van?

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if i have have the inconvienence of having to take the family with me

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backwards facing, straps up....so the nose curve will offer the much needed wind spoiler effect for my high performance postman pat van.

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Miller, what are you doing with roof racks on a van?

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if i have have the inconvienence of having to take the family with me

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Thats why you have two cars

if i have have the inconvienence of having to take the family with me

Should be rejoicing that the whole family goes down to the venue - its worth the inconveniance - no matter what I do/say I can't talk my family into it. I would have much more sailing time and less greif if the tribe came down to the beach instead of wanting to go window shopping at the mall.