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Eyes4Hire wrote:
>
> Martin Frankel wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have recommendations for a light, easy-handling sail, 6.0
> > or 6.2, for a small woman?
>
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> I also might consider one of the new generation camless racy sails that were
> designed with the larger sizes in mind. Hot makes the Hyper which I haven't
> tried. I did try a Naish Koa 6.0 at Kanaha in Maui and it was great. It was
> easy handling and quick.
>
> Peter
I second the KOA. I (230#) sail the NOA's in 5.5, 6.5 and 7.5 and they
are more racy (they like wind) yet still RAF. Reviews in WSing mag say
NOA's are not a good beginner/intermediate sail, but the light weight
combined with performance is amazing. I think the KOA's are even
lighter and are supposidly easier to sail. Also, the Sailworks "Retro"
is similar to the KOA (more low end power and 1 or 2 less battens). You
can probably demo them at ASD as that is how I got hooked on the NOA's.
OT, bought a Uniden VHF radio yesterday at WestMarine. Ran into 3 other
windsurfers looking at radios....Carlos, thank-you. You might have
saved some lives with your story.
regards
Kirk out
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