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Ezzy Hydra 6.0 foiling sail review
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NOVAAN



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Guys, keep up the input on this new sport that we are learning. Very help full.
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dllee



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

5.5 coming in hopefully this week, but the season appears to have ended.
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brynkaufman2



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NOVAAN, excellent. Please do let us know the difference you feel with the Hydra sail. I am wondering if you will notice the same things I posted about.
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dllee



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The mast sleeve is extremely stiff, stiffer than any of the thousands of sails I've rigged. Luff curve is relatively straight until the mast nears the headcap, then it bends a lot making removal harder than need be.
Still no wind.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dllee I have been using a 2 cam sail, so for me the mast is a pleasure in comparison.

It slides up my 4 and 6 Hydra with no resistance until I get to about 6" from the top.

Then I use the down haul to take it the rest of the way.

For me this is so much easier than sliding the mast up a cammed sail.

Removing the mast I have not noticed any resistance. The cammed sail is not hard to remove the mast either once you get it out of the cams, but it does require that extra step of popping the cams, then zipping them up again.

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dvCali



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 9:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

dllee wrote:
The mast sleeve is extremely stiff, stiffer than any of the thousands of sails I've rigged. Luff curve is relatively straight until the mast nears the headcap, then it bends a lot making removal harder than need be.
Still no wind.


Migrate West! The Stick has been blowing steady, if weakly, all week! Very Happy
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kevinkan



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 2:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dvCali wrote:
dllee wrote:
The mast sleeve is extremely stiff, stiffer than any of the thousands of sails I've rigged. Luff curve is relatively straight until the mast nears the headcap, then it bends a lot making removal harder than need be.
Still no wind.


Migrate West! The Stick has been blowing steady, if weakly, all week! Very Happy


Crissy also. Between Crissy & Stick, it's been sailable every day on 5.2 and foil and even 5.2 and a freestyle board.

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jlooby



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great report Bryn!

What is your estimate of min windspeed you can get foiling on the hydra 6.0? (I know it is relative but I would like to hear your estimate).


Looking forward to some youtube videos of the Hydra!

Thanks
Joe
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brynkaufman2



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Joe,

I would say under 10 mph.

Only the foil kites are slightly lower. Other kites won't come out in the lows the Hydra is going in.

Keep in mind I weigh around 155 lbs right now.

They have a Hydra 7.0 too. Not sure if that would get me 1 mph lower or not.

I decided to make 6.0 my largest sail. A 6.0 is more fun when the wind picks up slightly and goes to almost if not as low for me as a 7.0.

The foil kites have the low wind advantage still, but sometimes they do not come out because when the wind goes slightly lower they can no longer stay in the air.

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jeffc4



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Bryn,
Thanks for the info. I just got a Hydra 6.0 that I am using on a Naish 122 Hover. A very similar set up to yours and I weigh 155 too. I was wondering where you are setting up the footstraps, foil mast, and mastfoot measured from the back of the board? I have a feeling I don't have the optimal setup and might benefit from your experience. Thanks for any suggestions you can share!
Jeff
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