Another aspect - a lot of wavesails dont have their battens with the correct tension, ie: it is typical to see a dozen rigs on the beach with half of the sails showing lots of creases in the batten-pocket.
When wavesailing there is so much variability of waves and wind that making any changes to your setup probably wont help in any meaningful way (unless you happen to be a pro-rider). This differs from say speedsailing where the variability of conditions, is lower... so any tuning is more noticeable.
That isn't to say, dont bother tuning your wave-gear... just that big changes are more likely to have a noticable difference, such as using a different type of board or choosing "power wavesails"
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Another aspect - a lot of wavesails dont have their battens with the correct tension, ie: it is typical to see a dozen rigs on the beach with half of the sails showing lots of creases in the batten-pocket.
When wavesailing there is so much variability of waves and wind that making any changes to your setup probably wont help in any meaningful way (unless you happen to be a pro-rider). This differs from say speedsailing where the variability of conditions, is lower... so any tuning is more noticeable.
That isn't to say, dont bother tuning your wave-gear... just that big changes are more likely to have a noticable difference, such as using a different type of board or choosing "power wavesails"
mmmm I don't really agree with this above. Yes some changes and fine tuning are a bit less obvious than slalom gear but when you try something that really works and it's trimmed correctly you will really notice it! I was listening the podcast with the racing legend Phil McGain yesterday...it gave me the idea of the notebook on the van! why people don't write it down the tuning?!? just one more or less cm on the downhole tension can really make a difference! without talking about masts, different stiffness and different curves! I'm thinking to make the next video about that! Why not to make a mark with a sharpie on a board for the track base or the fins when we find that "magic" feeling?!?
+ ^^^
I tune and write down just as much on my wave gear, as on any other set-ups, including slalom and Formula gear.
My notebook and a pen is always in the backpack for windsurfing, which goes into the car every time I go windsurfing .
Interesting concept boffe, so interesting i tried it yesterday and although a windy day i felt there was an improvement on the turn and no obvious problem sailing so will try more. I have never heard of this idea has anyone else
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Interesting concept boffe, so interesting i tried it yesterday and although a windy day i felt there was an improvement on the turn and no obvious problem sailing so will try more. I have never heard of this idea has anyone else
Have a play with toe in fins as well, that's really improve the bottom turn on a production board. Anything more than 2 degrees will make you feel a big improvement and I would go down 1 or 2 cm than your usual size. For istance I normally use 15 + 9 on my bottom turn rail, but when I use K4 asym 3? I go down to 8cm for the front fin.
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Interesting concept boffe, so interesting i tried it yesterday and although a windy day i felt there was an improvement on the turn and no obvious problem sailing so will try more. I have never heard of this idea has anyone else
I don't have 35mins so what's the concept (or can we say where in video)?
Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..pommypair said..
Interesting concept boffe, so interesting i tried it yesterday and although a windy day i felt there was an improvement on the turn and no obvious problem sailing so will try more. I have never heard of this idea has anyone else
I don't have 35mins so what's the concept (or can we say where in video)?
Let's say at 21:30 it's the highlight of the concept 
Glad I didn't wait 21mins for that.
Common fin placement on assy board and can work nicely on a 'normal' board.
More interesting is Novenove put their slot boxes in backwards I wonder if they know...? Creates an inverse cant issue if the fin is loose. That's not great.
