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  Topic: HiFly SuperFun - No Fun - Cant get the sail tight
jingebritsen

Replies: 7
Views: 23479

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:48 am   Subject: HiFly SuperFun - No Fun - Cant get the sail tight
try to feed the lines thru the pulleys on such a way as to eliminate twisting and chafing.

harness lines look really far aft
  Topic: comfy waist harness with no side pressure?
jingebritsen

Replies: 3
Views: 18165

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2022 3:47 am   Subject: comfy waist harness with no side pressure?
spreader bars on some harnesses are too narrow.

try a wider one. could be that simple
  Topic: Goya Fringe 5.0 low end vs Ezzy Elite 5.3
jingebritsen

Replies: 3
Views: 5462

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 3:42 am   Subject: Goya Fringe 5.0 low end vs Ezzy Elite 5.3
sails, generally, not down hauled enough will "feel heavy." i liken it more to feeling like the hand of the wind god is pressing down on the tip of the mast, thus making the entire kit wall ...
  Topic: First time on a quad - It stunk?
jingebritsen

Replies: 28
Views: 24003

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 6:32 am   Subject: First time on a quad - It stunk?
got jagged, fast waves? multi fin might be for you.

got onshore, mushy crap? don't waste your time with multi fins.

how;s that for simple?

don't swallow the hype, self induced or spoon fed ...
  Topic: Adjustable downhaul?
jingebritsen

Replies: 7
Views: 9089

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2022 1:15 pm   Subject: Adjustable downhaul?
racers that abuse their on the fly down hauls end up breaking their battens at the cambers. RSX battens ain't cheap.

the utility of getting an extra 1 to 1.5 cm of down haul is't worth the risk of ...
  Topic: Windsurfing Wisdom
jingebritsen

Replies: 54
Views: 42193

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:00 am   Subject: Windsurfing Wisdom
WW one. i have crosses 94, 104, and 114. i use the 30 from the 104 on the 114 on lit up days in kind of shallow launches. all others i use select after market stuff.

sure wish the fast wave sele ...
  Topic: Windsurfing Wisdom
jingebritsen

Replies: 54
Views: 42193

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:49 am   Subject: Windsurfing Wisdom
WW one:

an answer:

jingebritsen wrote:
Quote:
do you really need a fin that big?


Are you saying that to others or are they saying it to you?


i find myself on the smallest fin at mo ...
  Topic: Windsurfing Wisdom
jingebritsen

Replies: 54
Views: 42193

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:51 am   Subject: Windsurfing Wisdom
size for the lulls. tension for the gusts.

do you really need a fin that big?
  Topic: Starboard Phantom 377 problems
jingebritsen

Replies: 2
Views: 6414

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:40 am   Subject: Starboard Phantom 377 problems
my only guess is try quicker sail and foot transitions.

would have to see what you are doing to suggest more.
  Topic: Fin Dilemma
jingebritsen

Replies: 16
Views: 19220

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:38 am   Subject: Fin Dilemma
multi fins are just more bling for the avg joe.

single purpose for multi fins? steeper/faster breaking waves.

here, in humble florida surf sailing, mostly don't need them. for flat water, a ...
 
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