Wind sup's

[jingebritsen]

again, i want my 11'5 back!

failing that, i don't bother with the dagger.

can appreciate the app's that windnc does, but have no need to. i sail 2-3 back side rides for every frontside. sometimes, 3 in a row of either. always get back to my launch. never much of a walk for me....

kona one dagger is too specifically race or flat water for me.

james your GF should graduate pretty soon to no dagger required?

[Sailboarder]

[d0uglass]

@jingebritsen- Despite being a brilliant and coordinated former college athlete who loves the ocean, my GF is an exceptionally recalcitrant windsurfer. She's got all the usual things that make it hard to teach someone- perfectionist, doesn't like to be out-of-control, sensitive to being watched by other beachgoers or pushed/pressured by me, good at psyching herself out, etc. So we're on the ultra-slow, soft-sell route of progression and will probably still need the daggerboard for a long time.

@ Sailboarder- I don't think the Allgaier gaskets are as good as they used to be. Mine wasn't sized quite right for the slot in the 11'8", and the lips weren't attached at the front or back of the slot, so they would peel open real easily (see pic). Seems like it would be simple enough for the manufacturers to improve with a little more qa/qc at the factory.

In general, I think the odd selection of rockers and poor quality of fittings (cheap or poorly placed mast attachments and daggerboards, no footstraps, etc.) on many brands of WindSUP boards indicates a dismissive attitude of the manufacturers towards WindSUP'ing in general. ->

Although some now build WindSUP shapes with the potential to blast around and rip it up in the waves, the way they're usually marketed suggest the makers think all you're going to do with WindSUP is dink around a lake with your kid, dog, and/or petite GF sitting on the nose. And many are hardly marketed at all- e.g. no action pictures or videos exist of the Exocet WindSUPs.

[beaglebuddy]

To make myself perfectly clear to the Exocet corporation, Exocet supporters and sponsored sailors, although I had a problem with my 11'8" the issue was completely resolved to my satisfaction and I can state without any reservation that Exocet stands behind their exceptional and innovative products and I would of course recommend the purchase of any Exocet gear.
Have I made myself perfectly clear?

[boardsurfr]

[beaglebuddy]

I have heard it said more than once that you should never attempt to teach your wife or girlfriend how to windsurf yourself.

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[jingebritsen]

kona/curve 11'5 original rocker and thickness applied to the windSUP 10' style planform without the dagger, at about the 10'6" (320 cm) length and 75 cm width. there is something quite perfect for early planing, yet flat out blasting AND turning about that 75 cm width. seen it on lots of different hulls over the years. anything wider suffers a bit in turning. that's for me and my weight, but also applies to a broad array of body types....

the 11'5 turned well, but the 10'5 turned better. the 11'5 planed well, but the windSUP 10 footer turned even better, despite it's width. one of the trickier bits concerning the first planing for surf long boards was the planing into non-planing gibes. if one did not retain the plane, the non-planing aspect of gibing would be required. if one anticipates this, there are 2 ways to deal with it: pick a higher gust in which to turn, or be ready to shift from inside rail pressure to outside....

[cgoudie1]

Sure......... the WSSUP or "wassup" board with the
urban lake version, The Homie
the Mission Bay version, The Holmes
and the central city reservoir version, The Dawg

;*)


-Craig

[outhaul]