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giurti3000-iwindsurf



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 4:26 am    Post subject: sail for learning plan Reply with quote

Hello.
I ask for help to select a new sail for me.

My board is STARBOARD GO 150 L 2004.
My sails are 2 old 7.5 and 8 freeride.
My weight is 80 kg.
My level is post-beginner: basic jibe, tack, beach-srart, hook (without planing).
I'm learning: plan, straps and beach-start.
My spot is sea with daily thermal sea-breeze.

My sails are good for 10-15 kn range, but over 15 kn they becames too large (overpowered).
I search a smaller sail for range over 15 kn. I intend to choose for 6.5 sail.

My big doubt is the type of the sail: freeride, feestyle, wave,etc..
The choice easier would be freeride. But I'm not sure, for following reasone:
on my spot, when the wind grows, it generates wave; not big waves, but there are, and
there is a little shore-break also. In this condition and for my level which type of 6.5
sail is better? freeride, freestyle, freewave, powerwave?
I ask if it is a good choise a freestyle/freewave sail for to practice freeride in sea with
little waves. Also, frewave sails are more durable and less fragile.

I found these two sails in the used market:
GAASTRA MATRIX 6.5 2014 freeride,
NORTH SAIL SOUL/WAVE 6.4 2014 freestyle/wave
Someone knows these sails?

Can you clarify the differences between freestyle and freeride sails? Which plans before?

Which is better the learning plan end beach-start, with little wave?
Thanks
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gvogelsang



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Freeride sails are closer in plan shape to slalom sails, while freestyle sails are closer to wave sails.

They all work, but for your board and conditions, a free ride sail would be best.

My suggestion would be an Ezzy Cheetah 6.5. Ezzy has a new, lighter Cheetah coming out; the older ones are still quite good, and perhaps someone will be trading in their old one for a newer one.

At your weight, a quiver of Cheetah 8.0 and 6.5 would be a keeper for a long time.
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kmf



Joined: 02 Apr 2001
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The thing to watch for with a freeride sail for use in the ocean is the batten construction. Some freeride sails use tubluar battens to stiffen up the bottom of the sail, and tubular battens will break if caught in shorebreak. Wave sails use conventional battens and thus are much more durable in shorebreak. I used a nice new freeride sail in the ocean and the next day realized my mistake, and had to replace two out of three tubular battens in the sail.
Considering that you are in the learning phase, go for the wave sail.

KMF
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NOVAAN



Joined: 28 Sep 1994
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ezzy Cheetah... no tube battens. Excellent power and speed. Easy to rig. Very durable.
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