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<Stylo>
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« on: March 14, 2003, 05:18:00 PM » |
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Hi!
I'm thinking of getting into freestyle, what gear would be good for SG, sails and boards? I'm 68kg.
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sukhdev
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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2003, 08:50:00 PM » |
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about time! one of my pet type of boards to sail.
You need something about 60cm wide at least (sb freesex 107 or 96) and two sails, say 7.0 and 5.8 Echo for example. The board should be as short as possible to make it easy to handle in the air. I've been using a 6.9 Sailworks Bongo and freesex96 or fish96 with an older Rogue Wave freestyle 62 for the light days. Most of the stock freestyle fins are too small for our light conditions so I'd suggest something like the MFC Goya Freestyle in 30cm as an upgrade.
For the bigger sail (7.0) you may want to use a 100% carbon mast to get as light a rig as possible, though if you plan to go out in waves during the monsoon then a high carbon content wave mast might be better. A lightweight rig and board is everything. The freestyle sails like Echo and Bongo are very powerful and you will be suprised how early they can get you planing if the rest of your setup is correct.
As a break from formula and slalom I'm working on something way wider than the boards listed above exclusively for jumping etc during our non monsoon light days...should have it in my hands in a few weeks..will share details then.
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<Aten>
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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2003, 06:13:00 PM » |
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What is MFC?
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sukhdev
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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2003, 07:25:00 PM » |
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Maui Fin Company. Good wave and freestyle fins. I've used the Goya FS alot, prefer it to others I've tried such as Tectonics Tomahawk etc.
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hiwindjunkie
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2003, 12:45:00 AM » |
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HI!
yesterday was an absolutely AWESOME day for freestyle. lots of chop & HONKING! too bad my 99 was in bintan.
sukhdev ... what's this about a wider chop hopper? custom?
also got a great shot of an aborted bodydrag! will email to you!
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sukhdev
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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2003, 02:09:00 PM » |
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Huang, can't disagree, one of the best sailing days for while. Spent the whole day on hyper/7.6 nitro, pure blasting heaven.
re chop hopper, yes, something designed for our non monsoon conditions, lets see if it works out. Aim is to build a fast and very maneuverable board with lots of "pop" (easy to kick up in the air). Should plane in the very low teens with a 7.0 echo even with a big baii on it. still wrestling over the detailed specs but hope it gets finalised soon. Thats largely cos of my weight/size, for Singapore sized sailors something like the freesex 107 would have been awesome yesterday for jumping.
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hiwindjunkie
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2003, 06:45:00 PM » |
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sukhdev,
question ... what makes a board 'pop' well? width, volume (if so where along the board)? anything else?
i also suppose, obviously, that steep-faced chop (or waves!!!) and speed help but of these two, which do you think is more important?
mahalo!
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sukhdev
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« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2003, 10:16:00 AM » |
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Its probably a whole bunch of things combined. Depends on what sort of conditions obviously as well. Among my current boards the one with the best pop for its size is the Fish 96. Broad tail with a fair bit of volume, very well centred strap, even volume distribution etc all help. A combination of width & volume is key. One other thing important in light air is the ability to push off against the fin. Lastly light weight, a lighter board is so much easier to kick up out off the water.
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