I'll answer other posts a bit better tomorrow but I went out in a 30kt odd S yesterday & riigged my 3.3m Sailworks 95 model sail..used my new boom for the first time & it was too long by about 10".I had the sail set really flat & besides being too small for the conditions (25kts - 30..if 30 + it would have been ok) it felt so @## twitchy it was unbelievable! I haven't noticed that before but then I've been sailing with modern sails lately.One second there was no power & then it was twitching all over the place ugh!
I was also on my long skinny 95 model waveboard that i hadn't ridden for 18months.. I ended up coming in & switching to modern gear & 4.2m sail which was too much but still easier to control..
Do you think it was pulling the sail too flat or the extra long boom that would have caused the hassles..? I have a custom boom for it but it's so old it has an inhaul that has to be rope tied ..It always comes loose..
^^^^+1 ...... overouthauled makes twitchy
Also having the clew of the sail aways from the end of the boom by more than an inch or so exacerbates the problem
i think[not sure] modern wave sails are alot less on/off than the older wave sails.
i remember using a early 2000 4.5m wave sail in 25 knots and i could not get the nose of board to lift, the power was so on/off. i went back to using my 5.8m race sail that i was struggling to hold.
my 2009 3.3m Tushinham Rock wavesail performs like a race sail in 28/35 knots [so stable], but in 25/28 range i really struggle.
it is only on/off power when i hit a lull, nothing to do with the stability of the sail.
i equalled my fastest ever gps time on this sail,so i recommend it.
ive had a few older sails from the 90s and they are definately harder to handle than modern sails, especially when the mast and boom dont match the sail. they tended not to twist off of as much either and need just the right conditions.
I rarely get to enjoy the 3.3m as it need so be consistent 30kts+ & I'm generally usiong it in winter gales that gust from 20 - 40kts +.. Mind you when it does suit its amazing to be able to fly along in control with big ramps everywhere..
I think a 3.8m modern sail would probably get more use.
I'll have to go back to using the custom boom..ughh I hate that rope inhaul![}:)]
Slightly off the main topic but what the heck in an 'inhaul'? If it's what I think it is (boom that has to be tied to the mast), seriously, get it, find the nearest bin and throw it in, along with the sail. You won't improve your sailing using crappy old gear, imo.
it's a 3.3
only to be used when large dogs are being rolled down the beach
Rigging to flat is the killer though
dude the rope that is on the front end of your boom that hooks on the clamp bit and u tighten with the lever is called the inhaul....
look it up before u go off half cocked.
I only use it a couple of times a year.I'll just have to be more careful about how I tie it. The problem is its so long between uses I forget how to tie it & spend 15mins on the shore trying to figure it out..[}:)]. I think I may have been wrapping the rope around the mast under the boom & then lowering it when I think it needs to be wrapped around above so when its lowered it keeps tightening..
Its not a carbon mast is it? - I wouldn't be using a 'tie-on boom' on a carbon mast.
Way back about 1990, I sailed a 3.2 that I had rigged flat because the wind was extreme. It was very difficult to hold it as it kept bucking back and forth in my hands. In those days, they hadn't really developed sails that twisted off ( that happened about 1997 If I remember right).
I used to sail with the sort of rig you put together and all I will say is - the newer stuff is waaaaaaaay better if the wind is up and down and gusty. If you get the chance to try someone's recent 3.7m rigged on the right mast, you'll be amazed at how much better it is in strong gusty winds.
