Fast Sails

I didnt realise that I had to play obvious as apparently "all day" speeds now include gybes & runs back upwind as that's what people refer to when discussing speeds. To me it just shows who doesnt read past the first line or want to understand.

I'm not involved & staying out of the data crap & the two sailors I mentioned werent involved with that either afaik. It's interesting to see that no matter the teams achievement that some always question the result.

I've never said to anyone that im fast, I dont have delusions as to how good I am supposed to be, I havnt broken 40 knots so not fast at all. I was pointing out not much has to change to get 30 knots on not full on kit, you dont have use cams or flat water only or really far off the wind so you spend 3/4 of the day pushing hard back upwind. Since im not that good it should be also be easy for everyone.

If start aiming at 40's everything John said is right. But even away from Sandy & LG there are quite a few guys pushing mid-high 30s on easy kit.

& backwinded actually a week or two ago but that was on slalom kit in gusty swingy lake as opposed to the old get to certain speed backwinded.

Google away and you will find that NCX's, Lions and Huckers have all gone 40+ Probably other no cams also. That's plenty quick

Whats really the definition of fast anyway? 40knts on a dead flat speed track with perfect conditions or 25-30knts in open water with chop and swells etc.

I haven't done 40knts ( that I know of!) but 28knts out at sea feels 10times faster that 34knt in flat water to me, and I know which one is harder to maintain.
The other 'fast' barometer for me is 1hr speeds, that 30knt mark seems near impossible, even 25 is super hard to achieve. Someone may know the facts on it, but my gut feeling suspects way more people have cracked 40knts for 2 seconds than 25knts for an hour?

I have NP Hellcats 2017 5.7 & 6.7 on the way, due Sept.

I hope to be trading/selling my Rydes and taking them to exmouth.

I will post when i have had a bit of fun on them.

Keep trying BSN0! Your kit of NCXs look great!

Awesome speeds achieved!

Amazing that a 6.5 Freeride goes that fast.

I hope BSN0 doesn't see this!!

Seanhogan believe me that this kit has more potential, I went out to do PB's on my Klms and try to work out the Alpha and then BANG topend speed...I'm just super comfortable on it doesn't matter if Im on my NCX sail or when I was on my OD R6.... I'm still super stoked. Just cant wait to come over to NC in November. And just have fun with you guys and the team...

In november you're going to raise the bar speedwise on Anse Vata beach!!

That's going to ruin my score on ka72 !!!


Looking forward to meeting the team then.

Hey, I got that exact board, only my rear strap is forward of all the way back by one hole.
Don't have anyone around to match speeds with, here in Berkeley Ca. USA, the fast guys in Maui or foiling riding exclusively.

Sweet looking sails Dave, hope you really enjoy them.

Nice looking sails buddy! Hope you get some wind now