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NOVAAN
Joined: 28 Sep 1994 Posts: 1549
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Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 4:17 pm Post subject: RRD 8'5 Wasup |
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Anyone try this board for light onshore small wave sailing....Just want to play around in the mush at Pismo beach.... |
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d0uglass
Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 1286 Location: Bonita Springs, Florida
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Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:53 am Post subject: |
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I haven't tried it, so my opinion is based only on seeing someone sail the wassup 8.5 in light winds on flat water, very slowly with most of the board underwater, not making much upwind progress.
The wassup should be fun on a wave but shlogging it upwind through the waves could take a while in light onshore conditions, limiting the number of waves caught per session. For onshore conditions you might want to consider something a foot or two longer with more volume and maybe a daggerboard to cut upwind better.
The folks who really love sub-9' sailable sups seem to be the folks who can sail them in sideshore or side-off condtions with 10+ mph wind and good waves. _________________ James' Blog: Windsurfing Equipment Size Calculator
http://jimbodouglass.blogspot.com/2010/11/updated-windsurf-calculator-online.html |
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eghoffman
Joined: 14 May 1998 Posts: 89
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capetonian
Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 1196 Location: Florida
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:59 am Post subject: |
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I sail a RRD Wassup in cross on winds at County Line in Los Angeles. It is a breeze to get out through the waves in those conditions, but I think as d0uglass suggests, in straight onshore conditions a longer board would be better. The volume is about 135 L, so up to about 240 lbs it won't sink under you. I used to weigh 215 lb when I bought it and it never felt like it lacked volume. |
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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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To get upwind non planing, just ride the whitewater on the way in to get maximum upwind, then it won't matter when you head out thru the whitewater, you're already well upwind! |
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