I went out yesterday in gusty 10 -15kt WSW and thought I dont seem to get going as well as I used to + I seemed to find gybing more critical.. [}:)]It finally gelled..the extra few kilos Ive put on over winter ( + the extra c 1kg of the full camel back) ..
Now I dont think I could get motivated to lose weight for looks but if it gives me more planing time on the water bring it on! I think I'll go and do an hours walk after brekkie..and maybe not eat that chocolate cake today..or maybe not..
but least you will be the fastest chick on the water, cause speed junkies are big blokes. I eat heaps of donuts, cause kato told me if you want to be fast you need to bulk up like spotty
I reckon you should be able to alter your weight to suit the conditions..less for light winds and heavier for gales..
A wise man told me last year that 5kg is worth a half a meter of sail and 10L of board.
No doubt there is an ideal range for this formula, but between 65-85 or 90kg, it's probably a reasonable estimation.
Which is why I am intent on losing 5-6kg. I have 2 off, just have another 3 or 4 to go.
What you have noticed makes more mathematical sense.
I'm not really too fat, but 75 is a better fighting weight than 80 and I was more like 82-83, which is too chubby.
I think 5kg will make a big difference to the way my gear feels at this weight, esp on the 92L wave board and a 5.8.
Maybe that's a better way to think of it.
If a board/rig is marginal, then 5kg feels like a 1m/10L difference.
I just need to get on the water. I've been cycling and doing heaps of other exercise, but at some point, "training" exercise just gets so freaking boring and pointless.
So we should lose a few kg's in summer just by not wearing a wetsuit and maybe an ultra light full carbon board on the shopping list.....he says while scoffing down a burger
Now I dont think I could get motivated to lose weight for looks but if it gives me more planing time on the water bring it on! I think I'll go and do an hours walk after brekkie..and maybe not eat that chocolate cake today..or maybe not..
This week!
I'm just under 90kg, while a friend I regularly sail with is about 65kg. We find we are generally on par when he uses a sail 1metre smaller and a board 10-15L less.
If I use a 6.3M he is using a 5.2M, however this difference shrinks as the wind gets bigger. When I am on a 4.7 he is on a 4.2.
For windsurfing only (or perhaps as a jockey), I would prefer to be the lightweight, because I've had to upgrade to all carbon booms so they don't keep breaking on me, whereas aluminium seems fine for him.
