joe windsurf said.. sboardcrazy:
23 knots of wind is still A LOT of wind = about 42 kph
using the sail calculator with 64 kilos - that would suggest a 3.6 sail
with a small , light board obviously
that alone would imply technique and skills to me
in a previous discussion people said the same thing - technique impacts size of sail
AND type of sail used
since i use race sails - they tend to be larger than what others are using
regardless of the fact that i am a heavyweight
for sail spacing the sail calculator can take care of that
for me 100 kilos - 10.0/13 knots, 8.4/16 7.0/19 6.3/21 knots and then i too gt ovrwhelmed
inversely for 64 kg 13 knots/6.5 16 knots/5.3 19 knots/4.6 and 21 knots/4.0
6.5/5.3/4.6/4.0 - looks like small sails to me
sounds like your biggest sail ever would be a 7.0
is this about right and make sense ??
I use my 7.2m in 8-15kts ( can hold it in gusty up to 18kts but no fun)- 125ltre board
- 6.6m in 15-18/20kts lower end- 125ltre board
5.8m solid 15 - 20kts - 95ltre
4.8m hucker ( equiv c 5.2m ) around 18-23kts./ 95ltre ( have to start using the 78ltre here)
.4.2m 20-25kts upper end / - 95 0r 78ltre
3.8m 25-30kts ( hanging on at 30) - 78ltre
crappy 3.2m for 30kts + if not too gusty..& then blown around like a leaf..
78ltre miles too big..
I can hang on to a wider range than this but it would be survival ,no fun and risky..
, but im a fit 120Kg so i need more wind so i can have the same fun that you might have in 20 knots
