Sometimes I am asked about a good sailrange, for gps-speedsurfing I have had many changes in sailrange which I like to share. One thing really changed mid-2007, I convinced myself to stick with speedsizes and train as much as possible with them. Learned a lot about surfing underpowered, which wasn't always fun.
Below are the sails I bought and used for those periods:
before GPS_______8.0m2 + 6.5m2
11/2005 - 7/2006__8.3m2 + 7.3m2 + 6.3m2
7/2006 - 7/2007___7.5m2 + 6.9m2 + 6.3m2 + 5.7m2 + 5.1m2
7/2007 - 4/2008___6.5m2 + 5.5m2
4/2008 - 6/2008___6.7m2 + 5.5m2
6/2008 - 10/2008__5.8m2
10/2008 - 5/2009__6.7m2* + 5.8m2
5/2009 - 7/2009___6.7m2 + 5.5m2
7/2009 - 9/2009___6.2m2 + 5.5m2
9/2009 - 10/2009__5.5m2
10/2009 - 4/2010__6.2m2** + 5.5m2
4/2010 - 5/2010___7.0m2* + 6.2m2 + 5.5m2
5/2010 - 6/2010___6.2m2 + 5.5m2
6/2010 - now_____7.0m2 + 6.2m2 + 5.6m2 + 5.1m2
*Could borrow 2 periods a bigger speedsail from Peter de Wit/Kater, to make it possible to train a bit.
** Thanks to Martin van Meurs I could buy one off his 6.2 (everything was sold out), after wrecking my own 6.2...
Conclusions:
- I like a +- 7.0m2 to get good training (in wind below 18kn), I even think a bigger sail (7.8-8.6) gives even more good training opportunities, maybe something for 2011 ;)
- The +- 6.2 is most important for powered up sessions and dutch competition
- The <5.6 is only needed if you aim for records/ or simply like to speedsurf in 35kn or much more (depending on windsurfer's weight)
- 2 sizes sailquiver is possible, but absolutely not fun all the time, I had to choose lightwind or highwind combo. An 1 sailquiver is frustrating (at least if you trying to do your best).
June firsts
1 hour ago
1 Responses:
Hey Erik,
I guess training with under powered gear does force you to learn to use the gear in the most efficient ways :)
Thanks for the info. Very interesting :)
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