I can sell you one

Yeah, I've had plenty of three piece masts, they didn't start off that way though

I think you'll be pushing it, a base that works well on a 4mt sail will be too soft on an 8mt.
Used to have a good 460 base that worked well on 5.0, 5.5, 5.8, 6.5 but was way too soft on a 7.2 and too stiff on a 4.5. You may get away with 2 masts if you don't mind big compromises in performance.

Apparently and definitively, NO.

If you don't have spare coin I'd recommend spending money on the gear that is used most. Once you are up and planing I recommend getting a 460 mast and a sail around 7 meters to 7 and a half. This sized sail will maximise the time you are planing in winds we usually get here of around 15 knots, plus or minus 5 knots.

Billyboy402 I think you wrote before you want to get into the waves. Having a bigger sail will still be of benefit as you would be wise to spend time sailing on flat water before getting into the waves. To wavesail you need to be able to gybe reasonably well and to recover from falls and get back sailing quickly through waterstarting.

A bigger sail will allow you to improve quicker. A good thing about living in NSW is smaller sails and boards are not used all that much due to the lightish winds here, so when you are ready for smaller gear in stronger winds you can find a fair supply of second hand gear for reasonable prices.

In the end if you want to have a full quiver you'll need 4 masts, however most windsurfers generally have one main mast, either a 460cm or 430cm one, depending if they are light wind or strong wind oriented. I almost always use a 460cm mast.

you'll find that a lot of the sail manufacturers have gone to shorter masts in the last few years.

So you can pick a brand and put together a quiver using their older sail range and new. When I say older, I dont mean antiques, they're still good modern design.

As an exaple you can get an older 5.2m with a newer 5.8 & 6.7 which will all fit on 430. This will cover you for a good range of conditions. When you build your skill level you can then buy a 7.5m and bigger mast for the light days.

You are better off investing in a good range of sails (ie. modern designs used $200-$300), they'll make your windsurfing easier andf more enjoyable.

jh2703 said...

I think North did a 3 piece mast, you only used 2 bits at a time but I think it had 2 different length top sections that you could choose. You can also get mast extenders that with give you a bit of extra length. Ultimately you will need at least 2 masts, if not 3 or 4 to maintain maximum performance.

Yea some thing like that Would it be better ,

With 1+2 piece do U get 400 and with 1+3 piece do u get 460
Then with my 35 ext it could cover me 400 to 460