deejay8204 said...

I am 80kg the board is 115lt.

Any help would be great.
Thanks

mmmmmmmmmmm it must have 5lts of water , i thought they were 110lts

I think these older style boards, longer and thinner than modern boards, are generally more flexible when it comes to sail size. So give it a go with the sails you have. However they may be a bit mismatched with the board. If you can use say a 6m sail it may feel more balanced.

Cool board.

i like the old, skinny boards
and have some older FAT boards too

for your weight in 15 to 20 knot winds, i would suggest a little larger sail(s)
in 20 knots about 5.5 and in 15 knots about 7-oh
and perhaps get/use one in the middle - like 6-oh or 6.5

ideally you should NOT sail with a "bum shoulder"
at least wait until it hurts less

also, have you considered the EZ uphaul ?
it does NOT cost much more than a regular uphaul
yet it helps break the sail from the water using your body weight and harness
i use it when my 10-oh gets water in the luff = heavy and painful

Gute Besserung und Alles Gute !!!

I read once that these boards were the ducks nuts and everyone wanted them!


What's that thing on the top of the mast track for?

WINDY MILLER said...
I read once that these boards were the ducks nuts and everyone wanted them!


What's that thing on the top of the mast track for?

where the mast foot clips into. it clips in, not bolted in.

Just picked up a 5.9 and a 6m2 today so shouldn't have much issues with that size sails. I will try them out on my floater gear just to test my shoulder out first, then advance onto the Sputnik I think.

Thanks for the help all.