The end of cambered sails!

wynsurfer · Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 940

Keep things simple! I use 4.2, 5.0, 5.8, 7.5.

A few years ago I met a guy from Turkey who was an excellent sailor. He had a one sail "quiver" a 7.0 which he was using on a day when winds were gusting into the low to mid 30's. I was on a 5.0.

joethewindsufa · Joined: 10 Oct 2010 Posts: 1190 Location: Montréal

don't tell me he also ONLY had one board
and if so, which one ??

otherwise one board, many sails makes MORE sense/cents Smile

NOVAAN · Joined: 28 Sep 1994 Posts: 1555

Who is having more fun? The guy on a the huge 8.0 cambered race sail, or the guy on a 5.5 freeride no cam sail in the same wind. I like to use the smallest sail I can for the given wind. When we talk about the wind range of a sail, its almost always about the top end. " I sailed my 7.0 in 30" I look for the 5.0 or the 4.5 that I can sail in 30. The tuning of a modern no cam sail is amazing. Ease the down haul and out haul and you have tons of power with reasonable stability. Crank it tight and you get all the top end control you need. A lot of people re-rig or sit on the beach and wait rather than tune their sail a bit.

westender · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge

Amen. Is that what they say. I know some designers and sailors think having the biggest sail is an advantage. Maybe for them. Question

My buddy bought a newer 5.7,, after testing and scratching our heads we noticed it was the same size as his old 5.2 Laughing

techno900 · Joined: 28 Mar 2001 Posts: 4183

If you live where you encounter lots of days with winds of 9-15 mph, and you want to sail and plane, a 5.5 isn't going to cut it. That's why I have large sails and a formula board. Guys with the 5.5 freeride sails never made it to the lake.

cgoudie1 · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 10:47 am Post subject:

And 30 at the Hatchery is more like 4.2 for me, a tweaked 5.5 might work,
but it's a lot more fun on a 4.2.

-Craig

adywind · Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Posts: 665

NOVAAN · Joined: 28 Sep 1994 Posts: 1555

In the Gorge you get to go smaller because of current.

NOVAAN · Joined: 28 Sep 1994 Posts: 1555

I lake and wave sail. I go 4.2,4.7 5.5 and 6.5. The 4.2 and 6.5 are the least used sails. If I need bigger than 6.5 I go play golf. Smaller than 4.2 I drink a beer and watch...

cgoudie1 · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:27 am Post subject:

True that, but there is something weird about reported wind velocity in the
Hatchery area. Averaging 30 would be very strong 4.2 and probably 3.7
for me, whereas averaging 30 at The Wall would be more like solid 4.7.
But then again, I don't rig by what the meters say, I rig by how the water
looks and how the wind "feels".

-Craig