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Grantmac said..
I wingfoil, WindSUP and windsurf.

A wing on a SUP would be awful, stick to the sail or get a paddle.
I had the 106 Hypernut and it wasn't great. Are you looking for a board that rides like a big windsurfing board or like a SUP with a sail?

Trying to get away with packing the least amount of gear into the car to cover the biggest amount of conditions. Winter is fine as there is plenty of wind for windsurfing.
Summer (now) is the problem. Weather is harder to predict, so putting in foil gear, surfing gear, supping gear, and light wind windsurfing gear into and out of the car becomes a little bit tiresome.
If push comes to shove, then it's a big SUP with a sail attachment (which I have). Can always have a good time on a SUP, but I love windsurfing.
I still don't really understand board shapes enough to understand how the board will behave, still dazzled by the pretty colors. There is plenty of surfing videos talking about shaping, but windsurfing and sup boards I find hard to find.
I liked my previous 116L hypernut great for windsup, wing foiling, windfoiling, but for my local spot, it did not get much use (b/c shore break), so I was leaning more to a SUP but @ 116L I lack the skill to stay on.
Seems like if I did purchase the RRD board it would not get much use unless I could also happily SUP on it and from the sounds of it maybe it is not a great sup board.

Nozza said..
Not sure what the question actually was, but 8' 5" seems short for windsupping.
But i'm far from expert and if it works go for it

Sorry, might have just spattered my thoughts onto the thread.
Previously used a 7'4" 115L for windsuping but had to have wind to keep going
Currently using 8'8" and could do it with no wind if needed
I think the board would be no problem for windsupping but I am not sure about supping.
Question(s) would be "has anyone tried this board or something similar, is the board on the old-fashioned side of a sup board, or maybe too much of a windsup, if you saw this kind of shape, how do you think it would perform in regards to supping?"

Grantmac said..

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Grantmac said..
No videos or experience using a paddle, I'm trash at SUP and would probably just hack the delicate rails to bits but I'll try it someday. Videos would probably be embarrassing to review with tiny waves.
Definitely wants weight back to turn, I rarely use the back strap though.

Those promo videos look great. I used to love the hyped up promo videos but reality is I'm most likely never going to see waves that good (even small ones) or sail that great. Seeing "everyman" videos really interests me and I fell like I learn more then seeing a massive double spinny flippy thingies.

I went looking all over for even a decent review of it wavesailing when I looked to purchase. Like you I bought it, over their Breeze, because I imagine I'll paddle it someday.
Maybe I need to strap a GoPro on the boom at some point.

On the subject of GoPro, I've been using the flymount 40 (first pic), just clamping it at the very end of the boom (I have to remove it to change the outhaul). Previously, I tried the pipe extension off the back of the boom (second pic), but every now and then I would snap the pipe and found it a hassle. Yep, the pipe one gives a better camera angle, but Flymount is making an extension that fits on the end of the clamp, so it might give me a bit of a better angle.
There is a guy who does raw, uncut videos over in Hawaii, I like watching, but I think he's wearing a helmet style, so the angle is a little bit uninteresting.
From my point of view, I'm not really that good at windsurfing and fall flat on my face when I try to describe how a board or a sail functions.
When I'm not being too hard on myself, I'm actually kinda sorta good. I can get on a wave, get through shore breaks when others are getting hammered ect... I've come a long way from the big plastic fantastic board, but who wants to see a video of me falling off my board on every second jibe? And that might be the attitude of many windsurfers, and that is why we don't see many reviews or videos from the "everyman". We only get the super hyped up 20 foot in the air spins and twists. It seems that all boards these days are fast to get up on the plane, turn good, and are bomb proof. So maybe I should start putting up more of my videos, and maybe someone might get something out of it and actually, last time I did, I got so much good advice. Then again, I might just attract people with foot fetishes who just want to see me putting my feet into the strap.

ptsf1111 said..
Overlapping gear, no problem! I like it from a redundancy aspect. It's not easy to get a new replacement board in Australia when you break something, so having spares or alternatives in the same category is great.

I've got two identical wave boards, feels great when I don't have to worry about breaking one. Both purchased second hand, very cheap.

I see your point about backup. I've got a full set of retired sails and did have a board out of action for 3 weeks and had to use 10l less board during that time. So having an extra board would be common sense.
I've been talking myself out of gear over the last couple of weeks saying it was an overlap. Just such a friggen horder, can't help myself. See a board for sale do all the research, watch the videos, check out the old catalogs, and then at the end talk myself out of it.
Seen an old starboard ignite which I would love to try out freestyle on but at the moment talking myself out because I don't sail flat water....
Someone selling a 2025 4.7 x-over for cheap and I've already got an older 4.7 wave which is just fine but I'd love to see the difference. Too many choices, not enough storage, cash, and I think moving closer to the beach would help this addiction. I'm only 30 mins away and that is 15 mins too far.

As a kid the shark scene kept me out of the water for a while. Now when I see it, it's comical.

The calculation is
BMI = weight (kg) / height (m squared)
for me 92 / (1.92*1.92)
BMI = 24.9

Normal is 18.5 to 24.9
overweight 25 to 29.9
obese 30 - 34.9
extremely obese 35 and up

It is not really a true judge of your body condition; an example would be the current sumo champ, Onosato san.
Height 192cm and 191kg

191 / (192*192)
BMI = 51.8
He would be considered an exceptionally fat b*stard but they are exceptionally fit and healthy (maybe?)

So next time you look in the mirror, just remember you're not fat, you're just virtually challenged. Just grow to match your girth.

This might be a bit of a confession "but forgive me I have sinned.... maybe"
When doing slalom I had three boards light wind, medium, and nuking.
Moving over to waves it seems to be a different story. Each board has its own traits, some plain easy, jump, turn hard ect ect.
For about 2 years I have been buying boards and I've currently amassed a small collection of 6 wave boards in total. For some that's a drop. I'm lucky enough to be able to see the wind reports and web cams near my spots so I have a basic idea of what to bring. Usually 2 boards and 3 sails.
Sometimes I'll think maybe I'll sell one and give it a final test before selling only to find I have a great session and it becomes my go to board. I've got a small board that only comes out once a year but it makes it all worth it.
I did sell a board last year and now regret doing it as it was a fast freewave board and at my skill level it really helped me get onto waves and I think a few more seasons would of helped me more than the boards I have.
For some it's a case of not a board problem but a space problem and I should built a shed but I can only carry so many boards in the car (yes I could get a van), only so many riding days.
How do you evaluate when to sell a board, keep a board, do you upgrade every couple of years? Interested to hear about how you deal with this addiction.
Currently broke so no more addiction