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Quick question for heavy weights slogging thru the break
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manuel



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This makes all sense. Very obvious in side-off. In side-on, I'm rarely overpowered on the wave. The one thing about bigger sails is that they take longer to move around so everything is slower.

Yesterday I had an ultra-light wind session. I used 105L and 5.0.
The waves were very nice (thanks Nicole!). Only big issue was that inside the break there wasn't at times enough wind for a quick waterstart (7-13 knots). So it was best not to fall there, I just swam out before trying (current stronger than wind).

Obviously very vulnerable over the break, timing, luck and balance were the only available tools to work with! What a fun session though, improves wave reading abilities tenfold Smile !

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

[quote="manuel"]
PeconicPuffin wrote:
manuel wrote:
[...]sheet out a bit at the end of the ride up (when you tilt the rig forward)


Side-off?


Unless you've got a lot of power in the sail, yes. The effect isn't as pronounced as in pure sideshore, but the wind is still being disturbed.

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