Looking at getting a larger sail for coastal sailing (basically freeride in small 'surf'/ bump'n'jump cond's, really like bay conditions mostly) in lighter winds (prob 10-15knots)
5.7 Lip is my largest current sail that is decent (x-ply) to take into lumpy stuff
Looking at either 6.2 Loft Lip wave sail (100% xply) or 6.6 Loft O2 freeride (high% xply) , both cammless.
Any tips on which size/style to get (i'm 72kgs and can waterstart but poor at gybing)? Basically if there is any almost decent wind I want to be able to sail out there!
Thanks in advance for the tips
Go as big as you can if you want to get out in crap wind, I used to run a 7.3 on your 105 kombat with the 32 fin, it would get up in 14-15knts,
It felt pretty good but its what you get used to that matters, after I got the 122futura I only once rigged anything bigger than 6.0 on the kombat, the 7.3 then felt wierd, but I wasnt used to it anymore and couldn't believe that I used to sail it like that all the time without a prob.
Dism,
Im a newby so wouldnt try to give advice on size for you but I have a 6.6 Loft 02 and use it it some very choppy conditions and it seems very strong. Lots of x-ply and feels pretty light in your hands. Can really get heaps of downhaul onto it so its got a fair bit of windrange. Good sail I reckon for the price. After sales service from Bud is excellent too.
I have a 5.7 lip wave as well and the 6.6 is a good step up size wise for me. I can use the 6.6 no worries up to 20knts and use the 5.7 over that but Im "a bit" heavier than you (100kg) - on either a 130 or 115 board in that wind.
What sized board and what mast(s) do you use? Sometimes the seabreeze around Coffs hovers around 10-12 knots all day and going big can make and ordinary day into an exciting day.
Jeff -Yeah cheers I forgot about that, so 6.6 looks the goods then, factoring in the slight less weight and I want an easy waterstart on it. The Creek has been good lately, but lumpy, getting air on way out (boardless unintentional forward aka catapults to be had)! Sth hit now so i'm off (harbour or maybe see if side-offshore creek?). Hope Mackay is goin well man.
Nebbian - yeah was thinkin gap too small, cheers.
Ello - good to hear quality and range of the 6.6, and gap, the weight diff might mean that'll work for me on my 105L
Moby - that'll be on a 105L Kombat (FSW), have 430 and 460 Loft RDM (So either sail will be rigged right)
I'm with wormy. I used to use a 7.5 Tushingham on a 103 ltr flow in sub 15knots. It was only when I went to a 93ltr flow it got to be a problem, but then I decided if I can't sail with a 5.7 then there's not enough wind. (I probably should have kept it and bought a bigger board, but oh well!)
I have a KA Koyote 6.6 that I use from around 17-25 kts (according to the seabreeze graphs). Any less than 17kts and its a struggle to get going. I'm 82kgs and am on a105L board.
I also rig a 5.3 Kult on the same 430 mast. It's the adjustible head on that sail that makes it possible though.
