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> Another problem she's having is that she's always putting the boom at
> the very bottom of the opening, and even then it's sometimes too high
> (she's 5'2"). I don't know if there's much she can do about that
> except get a custom sail. ($$$)
Or get out a pair of scissors. Slice just 2 or 3 inches into the sleeve
starting from the leading edge. When you thread the mast, push the
freed section of sleeve behind the mast instead of in front and you're
done. If you're fastidious, you can sew edging material over the
newly-cut edges, but I have had uncovered edges in this area for years
and there isn't much stress to tear them. The best part is that
a larger sailor can just thread the mast normally and have the
old size of boom opening.
You probably will want a boom that rotates at the head to keep from
exerting a lot of downward pull on the leach of the sail. I think
Windsurf Hawaii makes some.
> P.S. What's up with this obsession with race gear? Are windsurfers
> masochists? Does your average Joe or Jane Sailor really get anything
> out of that third or fourth cam? :)
Serious racers get their sails at cost and get new ones most years.
So there is a steady supply of cheap, 1- or 2-year-old race sails.
Race sails are really good for light-wind days. But I concluded that I
did *not* like my 6.2 Race because although it sailed just fine in 20
knots or more, there was enough swell and chop to make that big sleeve
*really* hard to clear. I use a 3-cam 6.0 slalom sail instead.
It doesn't have as much wind range, but it's easier to handle both on
and in the water.
But I have a 7.0 Race with 4 cams that I like if I find myself stuck
with a <15 knot day. The wind range is great and the water is still
smooth enough to allow me to handle that sail when in the water, although
though it has an even bigger sleeve.
Ken Poulton
poulton@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
"Ken is out in the channel floating with a broken mast at Coyote Point.
When should I start to worry?"
Katie Poulton to Kirk Lindstrom, trying to remain calm in the face of
the unknown....
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