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zedoomeloo
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:20 am Post subject: |
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Alright, this is all very good to know. Thanks! |
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gvogelsang
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:56 am Post subject: |
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U2U2U2 wrote: | Nicotine wrote: | https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/spo/5645108388.html |
The board would do, sails are much too large. |
The OP has some windsurfing experience from when he was a teenager. It would depend upon his athletic ability, but at 6'1" and 210 lbs, I see no reason why a 7.5 meter sail would not be fine on such a wide board, in 5 - 10 mph wind. And with any amount of athleticism, the larger sail might be fine after learning.
It really comes down to his determination. Some of us were determined to learn on original windsurfers with baggy sails and teak booms.
I vote for the package! |
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zedoomeloo
Joined: 21 Jun 2016 Posts: 9
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:51 am Post subject: |
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gvogelsang wrote: | U2U2U2 wrote: | Nicotine wrote: | https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/spo/5645108388.html |
The board would do, sails are much too large. |
And with any amount of athleticism, the larger sail might be fine after learning.
I vote for the package! |
I have any amount of athleticism! I am in pretty average shape (for 27 with a desk job) and have decent balance (my opinions). I expect to become fatigued the first few times before I build a little stamina and I don't mind struggling as long as my work pays off. |
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d0uglass
Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 1286 Location: Bonita Springs, Florida
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:52 am Post subject: |
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The price is right on that package, and it will work well in a lake. Yes, it will be tippy because it's narrow, but it will float well, glide well, and go upwind well with the daggerboard. The deck will be slippery so you will have to wear booties.
No it won't plane for you in 10 mph, but it will glide pretty fast. Basically it's impossible to plane in 10 mph unless you have years of experience and expensive oversized gear. For now, focus on gliding.
It's a good lake board. _________________ James' Blog: Windsurfing Equipment Size Calculator
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zedoomeloo
Joined: 21 Jun 2016 Posts: 9
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:54 am Post subject: |
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So the Starboard Rio sold before I would have even had the 4 hours time to drive and look at it, but I feel like I'm starting to get a better idea of what I'll be needing.
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zedoomeloo
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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d0uglass wrote: |
The price is right on that package, and it will work well in a lake. Yes, it will be tippy because it's narrow, but it will float well, glide well, and go upwind well with the daggerboard. The deck will be slippery so you will have to wear booties.
No it won't plane for you in 10 mph, but it will glide pretty fast. Basically it's impossible to plane in 10 mph unless you have years of experience and expensive oversized gear. For now, focus on gliding.
It's a good lake board. |
Okay, so to be clear, you were talking about the price being right on the Starboard Rio package? And the rest of your post was about the Tiga board? |
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acalhounguy
Joined: 25 May 2013 Posts: 57
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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where do you windsurf? I have been through this with myself and friends here in Minnesota. Your best bet, as others have said, is to get a longboard. Kona one would be great, or a WindSup - I have the Exocet. Used is fine.
Then get something in the 7.5M range for a sail and you will be set for most days in Minnesota.
A used longboard is fine but ideally something with enough width.
We had two awesome sailing days Sunday and Monday. We had 5.5 - 6.5 weather on Sunday with gusts to 30+ so it isn't all low-wind.
Get started with a longboard and then when you have gotten planing and harness and footstraps down you can get a short board for windy days.
I weigh about 180 and I am out on a 120L Gecko on any day with decent wind - usually 1-2 days a week this time of year. On lighter days I go out with a 147L Ultrasonic and 9.5 to 12.0 M sail. |
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gvogelsang
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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zedoomeloo wrote: | So the Starboard Rio sold before I would have even had the 4 hours time to drive and look at it, but I feel like I'm starting to get a better idea of what I'll be needing. |
That is a shame, because the 7.5 sail and the Rio would have been a nice package.
I wouldn't go near the Tiga. It would be narrow and tippy; parts would be difficult to find to replace broken ones. You could do a lot better. |
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gvogelsang
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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acalhounguy wrote: | where do you windsurf? I have been through this with myself and friends here in Minnesota. Your best bet, as others have said, is to get a longboard. Kona one would be great, or a WindSup - I have the Exocet. Used is fine.
Then get something in the 7.5M range for a sail and you will be set for most days in Minnesota.
A used longboard is fine but ideally something with enough width.
We had two awesome sailing days Sunday and Monday. We had 5.5 - 6.5 weather on Sunday with gusts to 30+ so it isn't all low-wind.
Get started with a longboard and then when you have gotten planing and harness and footstraps down you can get a short board for windy days.
I weigh about 180 and I am out on a 120L Gecko on any day with decent wind - usually 1-2 days a week this time of year. On lighter days I go out with a 147L Ultrasonic and 9.5 to 12.0 M sail. |
I weigh 205, and that pretty much characterizes the two boards that I used last year - and old Formula board (85 cm wide) which would work much like your Ultrasonic, and a Firemove 122. I used sails from an 8.5 Pryde V8, to Ezzy Lion 7.5 or Zephyr, to Cheetah 6.5. I used a Cheetah 5.5 once. I sail Lake Erie. Others sail with smaller equipment.
I am actually considering a Kona or Kona Carbone to increase my time on the water. |
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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acalhounguy wrote: | where do you windsurf? I have been through this with myself and friends here in Minnesota. Your best bet, as others have said, is to get a longboard. Kona one would be great, or a WindSup - I have the Exocet. Used is fine.
Then get something in the 7.5M range for a sail and you will be set for most days in Minnesota.
A used longboard is fine but ideally something with enough width.
We had two awesome sailing days Sunday and Monday. We had 5.5 - 6.5 weather on Sunday with gusts to 30+ so it isn't all low-wind.
Get started with a longboard and then when you have gotten planing and harness and footstraps down you can get a short board for windy days.
I weigh about 180 and I am out on a 120L Gecko on any day with decent wind - usually 1-2 days a week this time of year. On lighter days I go out with a 147L Ultrasonic and 9.5 to 12.0 M sail. |
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