Monday, June 1, 2009

Windsurfing formula gear




Seems to get more and more used to sailing with big sails. Actually, I am starting to like it quite alot. Amazing how much wind you can deal with with these race sails and still stable. With the new 6-3 rule I understand that the new 2009 race sails even have a larger wind range.


Fastest I reached so far (peak measurement in a gust) is 46,18km/h with the formula set. Lets see how we can improve this.
Jacob and I bought these BGT-31 Gps's last winter. Just to see what speed we were actually having during our windsurf sessions. Fastest I achieved with the 125L Falcon is 54,3 km/h, Jacob already went over 55 with his Falcon 120l. This was during our surfing trip in Hyeres Almanarre with excellent conditions. It looks like it will be really difficult to break these speeds even when the conditions are good (flatwater alot of wind). This is what I found out two weeks ago with an approx 20knots wind behind a stone breakwater with the 7,6 redline and the 125L F.