Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA03592; Fri, 19 May 1995 11:13:11 -0700 Return-Path: <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis> Received: from netcomsv.netcom.com (uucp6.netcom.com) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA044067194; Fri, 19 May 1995 11:13:15 -0700 Received: by netcomsv.netcom.com with UUCP (8.6.12/SMI-4.1) id KAA17368; Fri, 19 May 1995 10:55:41 -0700 Received: by usc.com (NX5.67d/NX3.0M) id AA25729; Fri, 19 May 95 10:24:38 -0700 From: Will Estes <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9505191724.AA25729@usc.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: 6.+ sail recomendations To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 10:24:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <9505191623.AA00143@petunia.Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> from "Andrew Davidson" at May 19, 95 09:27:54 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1222
'Andrew Davidson says:'
> After being skunked wed. at coyote point, I have decided it is time
> to buy a big sail. By big, I mean something around 6.0. (I already
> have a 5.3) My question is, given I weight 190lbs, and that my big
> board is 125l. What should I get?
At your size, is 6.0 enough of a jump? I think you should be looking
at 6.5-7.0.
> All of my current sails are wave sails. I assume that it probably does
> not make much sense to get a wave sail this big? What size would you
> recommend. Can anyone recommend a brand/model? (All of my current sails
> are waddel)
No question: in the larger sizes full-on race sails are the way to go.
They have the most efficient lift of any sail, which is important for
lighter winds.
> Most importantly, anyone know where I can a sail at a good price this
> time of year?
Florida. This is not a joke. Florida has a big windsurfing
community, and because of the lighter winds they have a lot of really
large race sails. Summer is their off-season, so odds are that the
shops are having closeouts, and there might be good deals on used
sails as well.
-- Thanks, Will Estes Internet: westes@usc.com-DeleteThis U.S. Computer Saratoga, CA 95070
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