tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018718636149773487.post4252298436468948337..comments2024-02-11T08:18:50.991+00:00Comments on SpeedSurfing News: Clash of the Titans Day 2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11653627202291237918noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018718636149773487.post-39705288546446051542011-12-10T11:45:52.440+00:002011-12-10T11:45:52.440+00:00To get good downwind speed you have far too much s...To get good downwind speed you have far too much sail to be able to get upwind easily, and these guys are also on very very small boards and fins. All the kit is designed for the downwind run which means almost opposite parameters to the design for getting upwind.......i.e. flat sail max outhaul gets you upwind, baggy sail very negative outhaul is better downwind. <br /><br />It is possible to get upwind, but its a hell of a fight and saps energy as does any sailing in these conditions. With such big kit the walk upwind at the end is a sort of rest I find.<br /><br />There are fins and sails out there that will not work on the other side - such as the sail used by Anders Brindgal in his attampt at Luderitz last month. The fins can be angled for one tack so they are next to useless on the other tack........the real speed guys with the money / resources will have them in their quiver.......<br /><br />As for disturbing the water......in these wind conditions the wind is doing that far more than a board sail can......if you look in the second vid you can see the people walking back upwind crouching so as to not disturb the wind when sailors are on a run.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653627202291237918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018718636149773487.post-81528749294350752882011-12-10T11:08:36.284+00:002011-12-10T11:08:36.284+00:00or are these really straight downwind runs ??or are these really straight downwind runs ??joe windsurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896112196222846109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018718636149773487.post-40378198540396771622011-12-10T11:06:05.533+00:002011-12-10T11:06:05.533+00:00freaky fast !!
can you explain to an unknowing sai...freaky fast !!<br />can you explain to an unknowing sailor like myself, why not heading back on the board ?<br />have heard about fins and sails aiming at performance on one side more than the other, butt i imagine that is not the case? <br />is it more about not disturbing the water for the next fellow/gal ??<br />thxjoe windsurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896112196222846109noreply@blogger.com