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GURGLETROUSERS
Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 2643
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 4:01 am Post subject: |
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Greg, you aree stating what you, a heavyweight with extensive experience and skills can cope with, and use to the highest efficiency. Ittiandro is NOT at that level of expertise!
The fact remains that a longer, narrower, flatter rockered board such as the older racing boards, or the newer very expensive racing boards (which, I imagine, he would not wish to spend money on) would suit his stated light wind speed aims the best, AND without resorting to the expense and inconvenience (for non experts) of a huge jumbo rig. (He isn't racing!)
You, and the rest of us, may have little trouble gybing, tacking, or occasionally uphualing such huge rigs, but he, most likely would. If Ittiandro sticks with his current Bic board, he cannot expect to match the light wind speed and effortless glide of racing boards, with or without an improved expensive carbon centreboard. (Which is likely why Bic didn't fit one to that board.)
So, Ittiandro either keeps his Bic and settles for a sensibly sized bigger sail (only he can decide how big he wants to go), and gets a LITTLE extra speed, or he replaces the board with a faster and more efficient racing longboard, preferably an older cheaper but sound one, if he can find one.
That's what I would advise. |
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gregnw44
Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 783 Location: Seattle, Wa
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:25 am Post subject: |
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Yes GT, all true. _________________ Greg
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cgoudie1
Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 2597 Location: Killer Sturgeon Cove
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:59 am Post subject: |
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And I'm pretty sure that was suggested (by many contributors) on the 1st
couple of pages of this thread).
But apparently that was not the answer wanted (whether correct or not)
and so we wandered off into the woods in search of an inexpensive way
to confound physics, and 8 pages later decided on the same answers again.
My suggestion to the OP would be to try some alternative ideas (maybe
even "the wing sail is a reality" thread, perhaps that design slogs
an old low performance long board along in 2-12MPH winds at 20MPH
and we just don't know it. Maybe he can modify 2 very old
sails and fuse them together with a heat gun to combat the underlying
industry wide manufacturer conspiracy to sell more stuff that doesn't
work well. ;*)
-Craig
GURGLETROUSERS wrote: | So, Ittiandro either keeps his Bic and settles for a sensibly sized bigger sail (only he can decide how big he wants to go), and gets a LITTLE extra speed, or he replaces the board with a faster and more efficient racing longboard, preferably an older cheaper but sound one, if he can find one.
That's what I would advise. |
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PeteV87
Joined: 05 May 2014 Posts: 18
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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One more vote for the Fanatic Viper, one of the only boards with a center board that I have planed on.
Or, a Mistral One Design, but it requires huge sails.
Disclaimer I did not read the entire 8 pages. |
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GURGLETROUSERS
Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 2643
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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In all seriousness, are you claiming that the Fanatic Viper is the only board with a centreboard capable of planing? Or are you just stating that you have no experience of using, or have ever heard of, any other board with a centreboard capable of planing?
For what it's worth, Robby Naish looped a Mistral racing longboard (with centreboard retracted, naturally) in the 'old' days, when short and fat was merely a rude way of describing a non windsurfing couch potato.
Please somebody - kindly stop the world and let us oldies step off!! |
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gregnw44
Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 783 Location: Seattle, Wa
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Haha, exactly GT
Another example of someone making a statement, which is certainly true in their eyes... and that's fine.
But then, some other newer sailor takes that statement as a "report"... as in, a complete detailed report with all info included. Which of course, it is not.
And yeah, Pete is saying that's the only board he's planned on... not that it's the only board with a centerboard that will plane
BTW - IMO, a Viper is a fine hybrid board... but I'd think it would plane at about the same board speed as a Mistral One Design, WITH the same size sail. A 175 lb sailor with a 9m sail would be planning on both boards in 12-14 knot wind. And I don't think that sailor and that sail would be planning on either board in 8-10 knot wind. _________________ Greg
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PeteV87
Joined: 05 May 2014 Posts: 18
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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I have sailed 3 or 4 boards with centerboard. The two that stood out was the fanatic viper, the closest experience to a shorter smaller board as it was very easy to plane. The 2nd board that stood out was the mistral one design as it felt like I was standing on a missile.
The one I remember that I did not enjoy that much, was a JP x-cite ride, as it felt like standing on an oil tanker.
I am not an expert, just giving my 2 cents - are you the god of windsurfing or are you also just giving your 2 cents? |
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grantmac017
Joined: 04 Aug 2016 Posts: 946
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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We're talking about subplaning performance. Wide beginner boards such as the Viper, Rio, etc just don't fit that bill. For them the centerboard is an uninspiring crutch. On a proper raceboard it's an entirely different mode of travel. |
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gregnw44
Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 783 Location: Seattle, Wa
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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Pete - GT and I were just trying to guess at a more complete answer from your initial short post. And that's cause some newer sailors are taking brief and well meant individual statements and drawing incorrect conclusions regarding their own sailing.
"Thanks for your added info!"
And next, as I said in my opinion (IMO) about planning between a Viper and a Mistral OD... it is based on 100's of hours and 100's of light wind longboard and hybrid races over 30 years. Hybrids being a part of that, just since about 2000. And like I said, IMO.
Thanks _________________ Greg
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SeaDawg
Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 384
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:47 am Post subject: |
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2-12 knts Starboard Serenity Utimate light air board. hardly ever need more or less than a good 6.5 anything. |
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