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ss59
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I believe the fastest board / sail / fin combo is currently:
RRD gun 40cm (non production)
NP Evo 9 (5.4m)
Z fins speed ASY 7"
good for around 53knots - just need a custom made channel, a lot of wind and world-class ability |
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rtz
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Location: Oklahoma City
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isobars
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, I guess we'll have to sell our other 143 brands and models of sails and buy some a' them things. People have done stranger things based on ads. |
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boardsurfr
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| Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| ss59 wrote: | I believe the fastest board / sail / fin combo is currently:
RRD gun 40cm (non production)
NP Evo 9 (5.4m)
Z fins speed ASY 7"
good for around 53knots - just need a custom made channel, a lot of wind and world-class ability |
It's not the gear, it's the man. Antoine Albeau has dominated slalom racing for a number of years on different brands.
One thing that helped him a lot to be the fastest in Luderitz in 2015 was that he had his private driver to drive him back to the start for more runs. Others had to wait until the shared truck was full, so A3 got a lot more runs in. He'd also been to Luderitz before (several times, IIRC), so he probably has done more runs in the channel than anyone else. Besides his talent and work ethics, that's a big part of his success - everyone gets faster as they become more familiar with the place, and more runs means more chances of catching the strongest gusts or the windiest period.
If you look at the other guys in the top-10 speed rankings, you'll see a mix of different boards, sails, and fins. The same is true for most slalom races. |
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westender
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
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Location: Portland / Gorge
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| I got the same skis as the guy that won the Olympics but other than that story they're not of much use to me. |
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joethewindsufa
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| Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 7:29 am Post subject: |
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you can buy the fastest car available
let's see how you do on the track |
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techno900
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| Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:37 am Post subject: |
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| Dang, reality sets in. It's simple, 1000's of hours of practice. |
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cgoudie1
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| Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:14 am Post subject: |
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And then you learn it's fun to turn.
-Craig
| techno900 wrote: | | Dang, reality sets in. It's simple, 1000's of hours of practice. |
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GURGLETROUSERS
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| Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 11:24 am Post subject: |
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'And then you learn it's fun to turn.'
Round and round in ever decreasing circles - until the proverbial!!
( And one more windsurfer less!) |
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joethewindsufa
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| Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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| they become foilers ?? |
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