Tinho Dornellas of Florida and calema.com writes in his forum that it is somewhat risky to sail a board that you cannot uphaul. If winds die and/or one gets stuck in a wind shadow, then what ??
He is Florida and i am in Montreal. We both have fairly lite and gusty winds.
So far with 97 kilos, I can uphaul an 8.5 on my 124 liter Fanatic Bee LTD.
Anything smaller and i too would sink to the knees !!!
Then again - as said - our bigger winds are in spring n fall. My most used sail is 8.5 and the longboard is probably the most used as well.
Interesting to see heavyweights are using under 100 liter boards !! and uphauling them when needed !!
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