I sail mostly in light winds ( 10-15 knts) because these are the prevailing winds around here in summer. I have a Bic 290 OD and I weigh 85 kg. Planing is of course out of question, also given my abilities. I would be more than happy to leisurely cruise around sub-planing, but with these winds I can't even get moving with any sail less than an 8.5. and with some difficulty at that. How do I maximize the power of my Severne Focus 8.5 with, say 10-12 Knts winds? I wouldn't go for a larger sail, because it might become too heavy for manoeuvering and especially uphauling.
Sometimes I wonder whether under my conditions one shouldn't perhaps go against the conventional wisdom and keep both the downhaul and the outhaul to a minimum, in order to allow the sail to take a deeper shape and thus maximize the power of an already low wind. The only problem I see is that reducing both the downhaul and the outhaul would hamper the rotation of the sail because the batten will stick around the mast. How to get out of the thicket, short of staying home. Any comments/suggestions?

Thanks

Ittiandro

I'm hunting around for a sail to bolt on my 101 lt JP FSW. It's main use will be light wind wave sailing (say under 15 knots), but I'd also like to be able to use it for some lake blasting- say in those rare 20 knt plus days. I'm thinking 5.5 to 6.0 meters I guess. I really want one that is quite light and has a fair bit of grunt low in the sail. Looking at late model used stuff. Any recommendations? Got all RDM Ezzy mast and I weight 76 kgs.

Cheers for any info.

Hi guys, I have tried today my Ezzy 2011 Freeride 5.5 with the Ezzy skinny mast 430 and the streamlined extension base.
I followed their specific and rig the luff (mast + extension) to 440 but, as you can see from the pictures below, the bent curve of the mast seems to be not enough.
Am I doing something wrong??