A few of us have been day dreaming about the start of the season which for most simply can't come around soon enough.
We've been discussing conditions (wind strengths) from last season and working out what boards (volume) we used most.
The result was as varied as the individuals taking part and the conditions encountered so we started breaking things down a little further... and that's where we noticed some interesting theories/formulas starting to re-appear.
Keen to throw it open to a wider group to see if the same equations present themselves.
How much do you weigh VS board volume
Example:
92 kg VS 84 lt
76 litre by 55cm-56cm, 70kg Minimum wind 11knots
69 litre by 52cm when 18+knots and choppy
94kgs
25 knots + = 86 litres ideal (currently 82 litres)
15 - 25 knots = 94 litres
11 - 15 knots = 130 litres to be acquired
5 - 10 knots = 12' SUP
< 5 knots = 10' SUP to be acquired
86 kg - 80 litre waveboard with a VERY fast rocker - despite being medium heavy i am usually the first guy planing through the break. I learned to windsurf in singapore where light wind pumping is key.
holds a Gator 6.0 that i love to set full in light air - semi tight leach and heaps of spring - keeps driving through the bottom turn. I'd use a 6.5 if i had one.
I'm usually having fun in the surf before the kitesurfers.
I'm thinking the 4 fin board that runs this rockerline is going to be NUTS for lightwind.
I use down to 3.7 on the same board - i never have to decide which board to use.
I had a 95 litre fish that was absolute gold on the 10- 15 knot days...
I weigh about 65-70kgs.
Just like Reflex I have an 86L Fish and can be out wavesailing in 15 knots on a 5.7m.
I also have a 76L Fish which I use occasionally use in 15-20 knots on a 5m.
But the last couple of years Ive been riding a 70L board in anything from 18-30 knots with either a 5m, 4.5m or a 4m.
94kg - 99ltr board for all wind strengths.
Have an 85ltr but it hasn't been used for a year.
should start a new threat called what type of wavesailor are you:
perhaps some people now understand my argument re what market do the team riders represent...
I guess I am very much on the right hand side of this picture. Perhaps that's the reason why the sails designed with the help of Antoine seem to work so well for me. I wish other manufacturers would get this into their heads.
i've noticed that you can gauge how often someone windsurfs by the thickness of their neck
73kg: 75L waveboard.
Good single board for all wind strengths in the surf, but it's unnecessarily big in strong wind. So I'd also like a 60-65L board. (See Wanted ad.)
85kg's - 84 wave cult if steady and waves 5.4 down
104 freewave if gusty and flattish
Its interesting because it depends on what wind direction and where we are sailing as some of the waves we sail are 0 knts on the inside and 25 knts out the back - you really need the float to get through the inside white water otherwise you just get snotted on a sinking board - and then you striggle with board size on the wave face -
I think thats where 90-100l twinnies would be an advantage
106kg.
For slalom/speed...
120L - 15-20K
93L - 18-25K
75L - 25K+
Waves...
Custom Stoney...circa 105L.
72 kilos
Last season: 70 liter Evil twin (72 liter in real life) and 67 liter smaller version of it.
Now: Mostly 76, 71 and 66 Quad
But volume is not all. The ET70 fx, is a sick schlogger
I'd like to be as fit as any one of these 3 guys, but JP's body looks all bent out of shape.. and didn't realise Kauli was that short..
86kg
68l JP RWW >30knots
84l JP Twin - waves
84l JP FSW - 20-30 knots
99l JP Freestyle - 15-20 knots
