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Can one reduce the sail size with a Kona One?

 
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ittiandro



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 6:35 pm    Post subject: Can one reduce the sail size with a Kona One? Reply with quote

Would a Kona One board allow me to step down on the sail size for the same light winds as compared to a shortboard? I weigh 83 kg and I have a Bic Core 293. I do sail mostly in light winds ( 12 knts or so) and the minimum sail size I have to use is 8.5 m2. Otherwise I don’t even move. This sail size is heavy to flip around for jibing and tacking and even heavier to uphaul. It breaks my back after a few hours of uphauling. I am interested more in subplaning than planing or speed. Would the design of a longboard like the KonaOne allow me to replace an 8.5 or 9.5 with a 6 or a 6.5 in to get me sub-planing more effectively in the same light winds, as compared to my Bic 293? Otherwise there would really be no point in investing on a Kona One..

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Franco V.
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jingebritsen



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 4:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

long boards allow for smaller sails to sub-plane.

what do you want to do? just sail around in flat water? kona one would be great.

grab some surf? windSUP 11'8" would tool around as easily as the kona one, but also rides waves very well. quitre a bit better than the k1.

all depends on what you want to do. either board planes well when the wind comes up.

http://www.exocet-original.com/wind-sup118.php

least expensive 11'8" is the link

http://www.exocet-original.com/link.php

most expensive and specialized, the RS 380 elite

http://www.exocet-original.com/rs380-elite.php

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