Received: from zonker-fddi.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA10714; Fri, 19 May 1995 13:59:57 -0700 Return-Path: <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Received: by zonker.hpl.hp.com (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA01763; Fri, 19 May 1995 13:59:53 -0700 Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 13:59:53 -0700 From: Ken Poulton <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9505192059.AA01763@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: 6.+ sail recomendations
> > > 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?
I'd get a 6.2. I'd get a 3- or 4-cam sail - these are race or
high-end recreational. As of this year I am sailing w/o a 5.7
and the 5.2-6.2 step seems to be okay, *with a good sail*.
I have used a 6.2 for years on light days (I'm 185) and I just got a
7.0. I don't go when I *expect* to need a 7.0, but if I get there and
that's what's required, I can sail.
If you want cheap, get a used race sail. The only downside is the
wide luff sleave of modern race sails hold a *lot* of water (if you
ever fall in, that is :-)
If you want more ease of use, get a high-end recreational sail.
Either way, the key feature of these sails is huge wind range - you
can plane in 15 knots and they will keep working until around 23 knots
(a little more for the race).
As to brands, I will always recommend Windwings. Amazing wind range,
bombproof construction, great local service, local manufacture.
My 91's are still in great condition (and all I do is roll them up and
leave them in the car).
Ken Poulton
poulton@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
"Go ahead. Make my day." -- Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood)
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