Is it just me, or are all windsurfers mostly 50-65 kilos????
I ask, because there are quite a lot of boards in circulation around 70-90 ltrs......
You must need 30 knots of wind if you weigh over 80 kilos right? I'm 80 neat...well at 10 AM - then fluctuates 3 kilos during the day ![]()
90kg here. Used to break a ton of things until I went carbon. I've worked out with my friend who is about 65kg that I need to use a sail roughly 1m larger for the same ride, although this space gets smaller as the sails do.
Would you say most of you guys have very good balance though?
I thought I did, but recently used a 135 ltr board, down 20 ltrs and found it more challenging - but spose you just addapt and get used to it.....
Are you hitting on us Flip(to the power of four)? ![]()
Lets face it - we all like to spend time in a harness on the weekend ![]()
I'm nearly 110kgs!![]()
And on an 80lt board last saturday...and way overpowered with a 4.7![]()
. Not a common occurance.
I read somewhere that weight can be an advantage, especially for slalom/speed sailors.
The ability to control bigger sails in stronger winds is down to how low you can put your centre of gravity. Also if you are too light you get too much lift and less board control.
Best sailors in the world are heavy buggers. Bjorn Dunderbeck is 108kg or something like that.