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Help Sooke basin guy looking for 130 ish board
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:40 pm
by bakker
I’ve been sailing the sooke basin close to sunny shores getting the hang of things broken 2 booms catapulting off my 133 starboard hypersonic slalom board….it’s kind of a finicky board I think I’m looking for more of a free ride and a longer tail to help my horrible water starts .. thanks guys
Re: Help Sooke basin guy looking for 130 ish board
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:53 am
by grantmac
pm sent.
Yeah the Hypersonic isn't an easy board by any stretch of the imagination
Re: Help Sooke basin guy looking for 130 ish board
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:16 am
by more force 4
Sooke Basin is challenging to sail on a fin board, something like a hypersonic and a big sail will maximize the amount of planing/working upwind you can do. If you are having a lot of spectacular catapaults, have you got enough downhaul? Having a loose leech and sail twist will definitely reduce the sudden overpowering in a gust.
And of course a foil will use a much smaller sail so you aren't as easily overpowered, while being able to sail fast at higher angles so not as concerned about staying upwind. You know you want one
