Had a session on a V8 7.7 with StarBoard UlltraSonic 147. Steady 20-25knts with relative flat water being off shore.
Rigged on FLX100 460. NP X9 boom 160-220. No adj out haul
Really noticed that it was a lot lighter than my previous Hornet.
Set to specs DH and +20 OH but not pulled all out there.
Really pleased with its manners and no issues with over powered at all. Another 5 knots and Id put the lower clew hole to use.
Super happy. Going to go for a 7.2 instead of the RSX Convert 7.0 (For Sale Now!!)
and a 6.7, 5.2 too
Slightly off topic , but close .
Today just for fun I dry rigged a EVO 6 , 8.6 with a spx95 490 and a x6 490 . Same down haul with the crease cue , which ended up the same at the pulleys.
. It looked like it set the same but it's too hard to tell.
Cams popped all the way on both .
it did take more power to flip and it made more noise on the X6.
It was easier to downhaul with the spx.
I wonder which is better on the water .
Anyone owned a EVO 6 with both masts ?
Hi All, I might be able to contribute.
When starting two years ago after a long absence from windsurfing I faced the same problems but put it down to being unable to deal with modern equipment. I bought a Hornet 8.2 2015 with a FLX 70 SDM 490 2016 and a Hellcat 6.2 2016 with a FLX 70 SDM 430 2016. I use a North Power XT 2.0 extension making it very easy to play on the water and I did. Tried batten tensioning and everything.
I could not get both sails to rotate properly until I pulled the outhaul drastically. There definitely is a sweet spot for downhaul but there is no "crease marking" on them and I could not reproduce it on either sail. Checking mast lengths (1 cm longer than specified) did not help. After having damaged both sails by too much downhaul (no crash but eventually the seam at the lower batten come apart) I paid attention to the two mast parts in the luff pocket and there was a gap almost every time! The two parts sit so tight that by air pressure alone the mast comes apart again after having it seated properly, especially when the mast is still wet from the previous session.
Since earlier this year I own a V8 9.4 2018 with a RS:X 520 mast which might or might not fit by NP recommendation, however, it sits beautifully. Because it is so large I notice immediately if something is wrong. The sweet spot for downhaul is a bit more than on the "max crease marking" and is the same for me no matter the wind. One cm more or less ruins the nice handling. The profile is very flat!
Since the problem occurred with both a cam and a no-cam sail before and it seems to be the same for this year's V8, I believe the rotation is closely coupled with "the one" downhaul setting, which needs to be found, and a flat profile. With a body weight of 71 kg, a Fanatic Falcon 136, a Maui Ultra Fin Slalom Race Carbon Weed 36 and this sail I managed 49 km/h on flat water. I sail with this while others are on sails between 6.4 and 8.2 (
First go on the V8 6.7 2019 yesterday. I must say WOW twin cam ...
Out of the bag, what you see in the pictures is how I had it was rigged yesterday.
No cam issues what so ever rotation was sweet and she behaved well in that wild chop yesterday and those wild bullets as well.
Washed down and will adjust the battens to remove the creases others wise extremely happy.
Thank you windsurfnsnow Happy Days
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looks nice . Do they rig on STM and RDM ?
I don't know what they were thinking with the green option
How did you find the performance , how wow ?
WOW for me.
Just comfortable to sail really it would have been nice if it backed of 5 knots or so. But it was a good day sailing with mates . Like the EVO's so neutral, stable and a very well balanced sail.
Not sure about the SDM on the 6.7 or smaller I think they work on the RDM's. from what I have read.
NP needs to put the traditional BIG logo back as well
Also a Big Thank YOU to everyone that has helped me along the way to many to name. You all know who you are
Cheers Imax1 for this post, I've been having fits for a while now.
I have a 2018 RS flight (for foiling) that I couldn't get the cams to pop using a X9 460 mast (before that I had a 2017 V8 7.7 with same issue).
Gybing on a foil with cams not popping is horrendous, every time I had to stop and give it a double snap.
Looks like from reading your report I'll order a SPX 95%, there is no way for me to try a mast first so the information has been extremely valuable. Cheers
If you can dry rig before buying second hand ?
On the water test can be iffy . ( dodgy )
After talking to NP direct several times to sort things out , they suggested this method :
Rig sail with crease halfway to mast method .
Get someone to stand on mast base , and push down on mast tip , it should solidly flip to the other side . If it doesn't there is something wrong.
Ive tried this on all of my four sails with X6 And X9 masts and none properly locked in.
Then done the same thing with the new 95 masts and all worked perfect.
I also tried a new SPX 65 % and worked perfect on my 8.2 , so the lower carbon also works.
Im using a older FLX 100 on my 6.2 and works fine.
Hope this helps
Mr. FedEx showed up with a TPX100 mast this morning. Straight down to the beach, rigged up on the RS flight...(didn't want to do a dry run test as I was sweating bullets it wouldn't work).
Couple of good gybes later the cams were popping around perfectly, what a difference.
Life savers!....Cheers guys :)
Yes, I have been experimenting with different go-pro and flymounts... Its difficult to get an angle of the foil!
I was using the extended arm (that I usually attached from the boom) on the mast yesterday. The winds were very light and the pumping of the rig and the weight of the camera loosened up the mount bolts so didn't capture anything good.
I need to find a really light extension arm off the top of the rig!