it's not a proper race board but pretty darn close to it .

Yeah in a weeded up coarse that I suggested we go to at South beach - give us a weed free coarse and we will see mate ... shame no sectors turned up on Sunday to "beat the pants off the race boards in WA".

Damo is right though!!! The Sector is an amazing race board for getting into the sport & racing for 90% of people - I reckon few would beat a top sector rider ( Damo is super fast on them & more importantly 100% consistant ) around most coarses, and in weed as Damo said the Sector is way faster than big finned raceboard because the weed catches real bad on slalom fins - Used the sector for 2 weeks over Chrissy break and loved it from 10 to 30knots in WA.

But if you like to ride 100% on edge in all directions, upwind, cross and down wind a dedicated race is the biggest, crazy arse, blast you ever had. Go the 100% race board & will you need to set aside 20 plus hours of pain & suffering to even start to master the beast.

Damo you gonna suffer with your New Airrush race board mate -

Yes Jase thanks for confirming..

I have just gotten hold of a demo sector and a few of us are going to be testing the waters against each other. Going to be interesting to see the newbies having a crack on one board then the other.

Have to agree with the guys saying you have to be comfortable and compentent on your gear to acheive good results. It's not just about gear but about how good you are on it. Plus how you set it up as well.

If you read my Sydney race post you'd see I fell off twice down wind in the second race dropping me from first to third.
The two races I won I made the down wind leg clean and clear with much more control.

Going to be interesting to see if I can get the DUck Tacks maaster before next race time.
SO far my time on this board is about maybe 4hrs worth and I can gybe now reasonably consistantly and ride the board really well up wind. Down wind is still a challenge, and Tack's close but really still have a few hrs to spend on them yet..

I'll let you know how a bunch of us go playing with the Sector 60 against the north LTD.

I had a run on the AA, nice board and similar to the North I thought The AA was easier to ride, sat lower in the water and more stable, against the north got up on top of the water was definitely quicker but alot more technique needed to get the potential out of the board.

dusta said...

puetz did a review of a sector 60 v north ltd

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/Review/Sector-60-V2/?SearchTerms=sector,60

Not really a true guide , thats the north race board from 2 years ago ( the one with the 4 fins ) even so you can not compare a sector to a coarse race board , yes you can race a sector on the race coarse but all things being equal ,that is no weed and same competency riders ,the coarse board will flog the sector at any angle and wind range . If you want to compare like boards you should compare a monaro against the north race and compare a sector against the north free race .

Ok boys so we had a small spin yesterday in enclosed waters and not a true long test.

I was surprised that the Sector rode like a cross between a twin tip and a surfboard, very easy to ride and get alot of speed out of.
I had two guys who had there very first go on both boards and I am getting more confident on the North..

The sector does go up wind really well specially given the smaller fin size, it is so easy to ride that both first time riders were getting good speed out of it and able to turn it and sometimes tack it due to the smaller fins..
Neither of them actually got the north board up and going upwind at all. As they were struggling to get up on it and stay on it the fins were biting or they were dropping and rail and getting tossed off..

I had dun on both boards yes I got a bit more speed out of the north and a bit higher angle upwind, but goal was to see how the boards rode, Sector comes in at $1199. The new north will be $1799.0 and that is with out fins..
Sector will get you riding fast and in a short time you'll be beating anyone on a twin tip. North board will take alot more hrs of time and energy to sail to reap the benefits of extra pointing and speed.
So will come down to comfort on which board you are faster on and how much time you've spent on it..
I can understand why some guys are beating other guys on race boards.
The Alex I think is somewhere between these two.
Also the North is the current 2011/2012 board. There is a new and improved version coming out in March, so be interesting to see what the differences are.
I have seen one pic and it has double rear straps like a windsurfing board rather then the single one it currently has..
I can also state that if there is weed big fins stop dead..

Hope this helps, if someone wants me to play on any other gear I'll happily take it for a spin and rate it :)

I would love to see a comparison between the 2010 Underground and the sector... Next saturday steal it from me for a while

I so need to win lotto so I can travel everywhere and kite all the time with new people and in new locations..
I don't want to be a pro I won't to go ride where and when I like on what ever I like.
It's nice not to be sponsored now and enjoy the freedom to ride anything I please :)

Ps Jordan will have the Sector down there so you can definitely take it for a spin and I'll try your underground, but not in a propper race though :)

Have you got your kite repaired??

Rattlehead said...

dusta said...

puetz did a review of a sector 60 v north ltd

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/Review/Sector-60-V2/?SearchTerms=sector,60

Not really a true guide , thats the north race board from 2 years ago ( the one with the 4 fins ) even so you can not compare a sector to a coarse race board , yes you can race a sector on the race coarse but all things being equal ,that is no weed and same competency riders ,the coarse board will flog the sector at any angle and wind range . If you want to compare like boards you should compare a monaro against the north race and compare a sector against the north free race .

From what I'm hearing and seeing the less "race" styled boards like the the Cab Transporter the Sector and North free race are extremely competitive in slalom, and in fact can be ridden to beat pure race style boards when the winds are stronger +20/25 knots.

Slalom courses are set across the wind with little to zero upwind/downwind legs, often just 2 marks set across the wind direction, they are speed races.

I am told Kitepower have Airush boards and have sold a few.
I recommend seeing if Steve has one or if he knows of a local sailor who may give you a run on there board.

I'm off now to hit the water we have 8-10knots going to check out some light wind action against my local windsurfers..

Cheers have a good weekend Dave

I am really enjoying riding my Sector 60. But learning to gybe it is hard - I reckon even harder than first learning to get up and going as a beginner. I have got my feet swapped a couple of times but then fallen off anyway.

I haven't tried a Duck Tack yet - they look difficult too.

Learning these turns on a race or semi-race board is a good challenge.

Also, a few pictures of some 2012 production raceboards, I couldn't find a real picture of the 2012 North one...

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sorse said...

Geez those duck tacks look hard... Impressive effort tho boys! I had no idea how much they rocket upwind. The Sector looked a bit easier to ride, is that true? Lookin forward to giving it a crack this year

As Ric said Erin,
Great to see so many new photo's of gear going up, thankyou guys and lets keep this feed back going..

So far tips I have had for duck tacks include,

Look up at kite as feet will find themselves.
Leave the turning of the board till kite is almost directly above you,
Then turn board hard, take your front foot out really late and try to stay standing rather then fall back.
Jam front foot in strap and dive kite hard to drive board forward and keep it planning.

Can anyone add some more??

Gybing, easiest thing I have found get right on top of the board full stance up right with feet apart and keep kite powered through out the gybe minute you loose power and or lean back is when you fall in the drink..

Feel free to add.

looks like your having fun dave! good to see ric giving the raceboard a dig too!

looks like the north board goes upwind much better than the airush

you have to put some serious hrs of training into these boards :(

see you at the next raceday [}:)]

I found a couple of pictures of the 2012 North raceboard

check it out: