sorting out my sail quiver

[rod r]

hi Sukhdev

now that i have my board sorted out with the recent purchase of a hypersonic 125 which will be my 1 board quiver for aucklands variable winds, i need to sort out my sails and could use some input.

my current quiver is;

7m north spectro on 490 mast and 185-236 boom

8.2 arrows burner raf on 490 mast and 185-236 boom

8.8 arrows burner raf on 490 mast and 185-235 boom

as you can see, it's pretty economical with three sails on 1 mast and a boom. i bought the 8.8 intending to replace the 8.2 to have a 7m/8.8m two sail quiver but now i am able to maintain three sails so the way i see it i have two options.

option 1.
swap the 8.2 for a 7.8 to have a close but limited 7m/7.8m/8.8m quiver.
this is still economical mast/boom usage but is maybe a little close and limited?

option 2.
swap the 8.2 for a 6m to have a 6m/7m/8.8m spread out quiver. this is more spread out but creats a sizable gap between the 7m and 8.8m. and will require another mast.

option 3?
keep the 7m and 8.2m and swap the 8.8 for a 9.5 by using a powerex fixed extension but i'd have to replace my hpl alu with a carbon boom and i'd be using a 490+ 40cm fixed extension which would not be ideal.

i'm 80 kgs, winds a variable enough to be able to use any / all of the options.

any input much appreciated.

ps, maybe i'd be better off only having two sails and swapping the third sail for an aftermarket fin?

regards,

rod

[sukhdev]

Hi Rod,

my comments below:

option 1.
swap the 8.2 for a 7.8 to have a close but limited 7m/7.8m/8.8m quiver.
this is still economical mast/boom usage but is maybe a little close and limited?

going 7 to 7.8 is really close, rarely warranted.

option 2.
swap the 8.2 for a 6m to have a 6m/7m/8.8m spread out quiver. this is more spread out but creats a sizable gap between the 7m and 8.8m. and will require another mast.

sounds reasonable and doable. My equivalent jump is 9.3 to 7.6, I've never really found the need for a 8.x for my own sailing here. This option gives a big wind range spread.

option 3?
keep the 7m and 8.2m and swap the 8.8 for a 9.5 by using a powerex fixed extension but i'd have to replace my hpl alu with a carbon boom and i'd be using a 490+ 40cm fixed extension which would not be ideal.

This should work ok but I would lean to option 2, especially if the 6.0 is going to see a fair amount of usage. 8.8 to 9.5 is a bit of a small jump for recreational use, these days I recommend a 1.5sq meter jump in the larger sizes.

[rod r]

Thanks Sukhdev. I've sold my 8.2 so for now I'm using the 7m/8.8m. The Hyper 125 seems to plane up reasonably well and I think the significant cost of going to a 10x rig would far out weigh the early planing benefits over the 8.8, at least that's how it seems.

Might even spend the money on some waterstarting lessons and a decent winter wetsuit now it's coming into winter here :-).

My first session on the 125 with the 7m well powered was a real blast and I must have had everything set just right. The last couple of sessions have been with mixed results but i think I'm slowly getting there.

I think it's about time I marked all my settings and started to experiment with adjusting things to get it all right.

regards,  rod