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I think so far, inflates come only up to 12'6" class, except for the much wider and thicker tandem and quads.
Longer is faster if narrowness can be achieved, it seems, so 14 footers rule the r ...

Last I heard, from multiple expert sources, is that good racing inflatable SUPs are faster than rigid ones. As of a couple of years ago, the industry is trying to determine exactly why that's true so ...

I have flown a number of times with special cargo (windsurfing stuff, oversized items, dogs, etc.). IMO the best thing to do is call the 800 number ahead of time, tell them what you have, ask them to ...

Cut a slot and glued it in with E6000. I hope that glue works with this type of plastic.

Thanks for posting a follow up picture!

Depending how well you glued it up, you can add glue by put ...

I haven't done this because all my sails have tubes (which I do tune for stiffness), but if one has the knowledge and materials and isn't sailing in breaking waves, it seems like a good thing to try. ...

Just shim it. For a soft shim take some thin line like Kev-Cord or Q-Powerline and wrap it between the rubber joint and the safety strap/ plastic washer.

For a rigid shim take a plastic washer, ...

You don't need to do anything about the holes. If a little bit or resin gets in there it can be drilled out later. If you want to plug the hole you can press some foam into the hole, just make sure ...

yes you reading correctly leech tight, under load it twists about 7-10 degrees. Unlike traditional sail wing sail don't need to dump the power.

The primary purpose of twist is not to dump power ...

Killogramm, congratulations on your invention! It looks like something with a ton of design challenges that you managed to solve in number of elegant ways. The fit and finish appear to be very well ...

Sails need to be designed better to deal with broken battens.

I don't think the solutions available are even remotely worth the added weight and cost. Most newer sails already have film lining t ...