Optimal two-sail quiver for Bay Area

windsurfberkeley · Joined: 19 Mar 2010 Posts: 3

Hello all!

I am thinking of buying a 92 liter JP freestyle-wave board. What do you think would be the optimal two-sail quiver to use with this board? I weigh around 160 pounds. My plan is to use this gear to sail in different spots in the Bay Area.

Many thanks in advance!

U2U2U2 · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:07 pm Post subject:

5.8 & 4.7

top for this board ummmmmmm 6.2 6.0

bottom 4.5

would get Ezzys in the closest to that, have a lot of range

joespeed · Joined: 13 Jun 2000 Posts: 50

I'm 180, my bread and butter is a 5.5 Ezzy on a 102 board. I very rarely use my 6.3 my 4.7 sees water pretty much only in the spring so I would say 5.3, 4.5, a third sail would be optimal though, I would get a nice 5.0, and 2 used sails (5.8 and 4.2)

Louis

dllee · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 4922 Location: East Bay

2 gears for your car.
2 gears for your bicycle.
You want that?
Your board handles 4.5 thru 6 meters, but with a smaller sail and fin, you can have fun in 30-35mph NW spring winds at Penninsula and stick.

human_catapult · Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 374

I would think at 160 I would want 5.2 and 4.5 or 5.0 and 4.2... probably leaning toward the latter. Plan on using the 5.0 or 5.2 75% of the time though.

U2 would be right if we were talking about Berkeley.

U2U2U2 · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:05 pm Post subject:

yea, I thought from his name it was Berkeley, at least primary, but now see Bay area

but he still need something large, tho 5.8 is hardley large

dllee · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 4922 Location: East Bay

If it was me, at 150 lbs., same board, I'd go 6.2, 5.5, 5.0, 4.5, 4.0, and 3 fins, stock 27 FSW, one 34 pointer blade, and one 21 pure wave.
OTOH, I"m a gearhead, after shortboarding here since '83.

bamer · Joined: 16 Nov 2016 Posts: 98

human_catapult · Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 374

U2U2U2 · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:39 am Post subject:

I lived/worked there, East Bay, sailed most of those spots, Berzkly a lot, matter of convience and lack of ability

but much perferred the Delta,

I was on a 6.0 most of the time, rare under 5.0