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feuser
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| jingebritsen wrote: | | Good luck finding a 2008 board used this part of the year. 2.2 lbs per kg means the same as 2.2 lbs per liter for neutral flotation. Even with the rig, 133 would mean some positive buoyancy. May want to consider a Kona. I've got one that replaces 3 short boards. Does the flats and surf very well. Gybes way easier than one might think. Just got to commit to the non-planing gybe (long board style) or the planing one. Just a thought. |
How is that going to fit into a wagon?
Different realities.. I have to make sure my boards fit into my elevator!
Florian
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MaximNYC
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Location: Florham Park, NJ/Kiev
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Thank you for all your info and advises.
Finally I bought 2007 Roket LTD 140L and 7.5 Gaastra matrix. Will see how it goes.
P.S. Placed an order on 4th of July. Now, I'll remember this day as an "independence day" - my independence from Windsurf Rentals  |
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feuser
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| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:50 am Post subject: |
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| MaximNYC wrote: | Thank you for all your info and advises.
Finally I bought 2007 Roket LTD 140L and 7.5 Gaastra matrix. Will see how it goes.
P.S. Placed an order on 4th of July. Now, I'll remember this day as an "independence day" - my independence from Windsurf Rentals |
Congrats Maxim
You're in an entirely different part of hell now... Independence - Or hooked for good?
If you need smaller sails than your 7.5 and are located in NYC please let me know.
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jingebritsen
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MaximNYC
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Want to continue
first some report. 140l happened to be not so difficult to uphaul for 220lbs person. Had to purchase smaller sail to be able to progress initially - 6.2 Natural to be precise. Just recently switched back to the original 7.5m. Jibe is the past, tuck is still work in progress.
So what is next? I guess it must be wave board (want to try "another" side of windsurfing)
As usually looking for advise from "220+ league". What volume? Brand? Will 100ltr keep me afloat or better 110? What kind of sail people use for it? What is minimal wind speed requirements?
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jingebritsen
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| Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:57 am Post subject: |
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Exocet Cross 106 oughta fit you fine. If you are looking for a numeric equation for your concerns about floating and all. 2.2lb = 1 kg. 1 liter = 1 kg of water displacement. 220lbs/2.2 lbs/kg = 100kg. Your rig will be about 10kg... Your guess for truly neutral buoyancy is 110 liters. Any plus or minus factors, skills, should make you feel fairly comfortable with 106 liters. Plus, I've rarely ever felt like a Cross, in any size, has ever felt too big for most conditions I've sailed them in. That's Exocet's best attribute: rarely if ever feels big in wide ranging conditions. FW boards being the only exception.
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gerb
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| I'm your weight and started sailing 3 seasons ago on a 145L Fanatic Shark. Boards in this range perform great these days. You should be fine on a 135L if you at an intermediate level. If you are a beginner I would possibly go a little larger. If it is mostly flat water you desire to ride in you'll be fine. |
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rroeder
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:02 am Post subject: Re. 220 |
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Hi everyone,
This is an interesting discussion that I wish I had read 4 or 5 years ago! I too am in to 220lbs club and have finally settled on a:
AHD 150 liter freeformula, and
Mistral Sincro 99
It's a big gap between the two, but the latter rides a bit bigger than it is. With this combinations and sails from 4.5-9.5, I can go in about 16 knots to around 35.
Just moved to Long Island from Toronto, looking forward to the fall.
One other problem that I have as a big guy is fitting in the suit. Right now, in the colder months I am using an Oneil 5/3 with built in hood (designed originally for surfing.) Problem is that the shoulders and forarms are d*mn tight. 
Thinking of the Ocean Rodeo "Pyro Surf" as a replacement, so that it will hopefully be good for windsurfing and surfing. Any thoughts?
See you on the water, Roland |
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