NP V8 is pretty good for getting heavy me going ..

Hi Shifu
i'm 94 kegs
I am lucky to have more boards than a grown man should own particularly with my skill set
My 130 litre falcon board is my first choice for the light wind 80 odd cm wide from memory

Well, there is no 7.8 sail that can replace an 8.6, on a board that is large enough for an 8.6 sail.
Personally, I really like the Severne overdrive sails, very lightweight and good low end power.

Turbo gt? It has a very narrow wind range (light wind) and there's also a fine line between setting it for low end power and the cams popping off. I got rid of mine in the end for a overdrive, similar low end but never gets over powered and is so much easier to rig.

In regards to the old school grunt, I learned my first plane on a full cam 7.5 by north. Super stable, easy to handle and uphaul.

Ultimately I still needed a raf 9.0 to complement my formula board and crush 8-12 knot days at 70-75kg. The most wind I had to handle was 23-24 knots in the gusts.

A bigger friend was happy on his 10.6 everyone else would top out at 9.5 or so. A 7.5 will have grunt but not enough surface to leverage the lighter winds.

You need at least 15-20 knots to take off at 94kg. Won't go anywhere in 12/13-18 on a 7. That's 8+ territory.

Did we ever decide whether a camless freeride had more get up and go grunt than an equivalent sized multi-cammed sail? I thought we had.

Shifu said..
Did we ever decide whether a camless freeride had more get up and go grunt than an equivalent sized multi-cammed sail? I thought we had.

I use a 7.0 Gator (this size is more "racy" than smaller sizes) when my brother uses a 7.8 Overdrive I'm 94 kg he is 83kg both on same size boards - we are both "powered up" the same amount, although the Overdrive is faster in the top end speeds acheived