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Topic: Mount a seat onto a big board for double-bladed paddling? |
alap
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:32 pm Subject: Mount a seat onto a big board for double-bladed paddling? |
the most important parameter balance wise is width, not volume, not length, not rocker.
The width has to be 30" min, better 32"
First SUPs were too narrow, like 11' and 28" wide - not ... |
Topic: Inflight Harness Lines |
alap
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 1:49 am Subject: Inflight Harness Lines |
agree with grant. plus at my level i don't need to adjust it on the fly. more pain.
but adjustability is a good thing. Adjust it once, correct it, correct it may be once more and forget about it. Thi ... |
Topic: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
alap
Replies: 62
Views: 74120
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 1:16 pm Subject: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
Your sail sizes sounded about right, but your wind speeds seemed a bit off as not in a different area code, but a different continent.
Coachg
small irrelevant nuances
coach, he is doing ... |
Topic: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
alap
Replies: 62
Views: 74120
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 11:57 am Subject: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
the same people that moped about conditions with ws gear now mope along about their foiling opp's
this thread has been hijacked
...and they don't even read what you are saying... one guy who is ... |
Topic: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
alap
Replies: 62
Views: 74120
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 2:08 am Subject: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
I've been skiing for 40 years (a handful of those professionally and a good bit of those seasons well over 100 days) and I absolutely love it!
Uphauling a 7.2+ sail is a pain in the ass. And, ... |
Topic: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
alap
Replies: 62
Views: 74120
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:12 pm Subject: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
Data points:
Only people who don't foil are pushing you away from it.
They are also the only ones calling it a different discipline (raceboard is far different but we still call that windsurfing). ... |
Topic: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
alap
Replies: 62
Views: 74120
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:04 am Subject: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
coach, friendly advice - stop telling your wife about sashimi
it is very risky on your part. you may end up with more sashimi on your face than you want |
Topic: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
alap
Replies: 62
Views: 74120
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 4:25 pm Subject: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
last thing, and not about foiling.
About light air wsrfng.
yesterday. I had four hours, beautiful time on my 30+ years FUC with 7.0 Retro.
8.5 ready on shore with Ray and Formula (we are rentin ... |
Topic: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
alap
Replies: 62
Views: 74120
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 3:58 pm Subject: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
mmclimbhigh,
I had two light wind days this week with winds speeds from 5 mph gusting to maybe 20 mph. One day I foiled with a 5.7 rig and freeride foil, the other windsurfed my 85 cm slalom board ... |
Topic: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
alap
Replies: 62
Views: 74120
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 3:46 pm Subject: 2nd (Lightwind) Board Advice Needed |
i have lots of concerns about foiling
1. depth problems
2. health problems: the estuary muck has lots of nasties that get on foils. then when one gets cut by the foil by some mishap, infections ... |
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