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lrrry
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| zirtaeb wrote: | Irry, almost any Formula racer or expert will tell you that an 11 doesn't plane up sooner than a 10, because pumping is less efficient with 11 and 12 meter sails. The only gain in a 11 or 12 meter sail is angles, upwind and downwind, and the gain is much more apparent over 9 meter sails in the downwind leg.
Of course, if you don't know how to pump, then a bigger sail should get you up and planing sooner than a smaller sail. |
Zirtaeb,
Good points. I do pump, occasionally, but a lot of work so I prefer to let the sail d the work. And, I'm not an expert with pumping. |
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lrrry
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:36 am Post subject: |
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| zirtaeb wrote: | Foils are 40" deep, so you need at least 42" of water depth when fully planing along.
They attach to DEEP Tuttle box, which you have.
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Zirtaeb,
Foiling will be a challenge for me. I've got a 300 yard run to tack out of thats between 50 and 150ft wide and over half of it is less than 2 feet at low tides, and even high tide would be hard for a 40" fin.
And were I sail, there's tons of shallow water, but could stay in the deeper stuff.
Might see if I can rent or borrow one just for fun. |
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