Select to expand quotePeterP said..
From my (limited) experience with 200m sprints the engine is 99% of the equation.........at least with the boards available currently. If someone had a fully dedicated sprint machine (like Jim Terrel had a the event in the US) then maybe there would be a point to this. But ultimately you want to beat your mates and you'll bring what you can to achieve this simple goal and I personally see that as a good thing for developing the sport. Then leave the 12'6 inflatable racing to anyone who wants fair racing.
Would have to disagree with this , a dedicated flat water board is a lot faster than one designed for ocean! Sure a gun paddler can be competetive with an ocean design.Beating your mates is one thing , becoming an elite and trying to make a living from it is another! All forms of the sport will grow the sport , the weekend warrior , the dude thats just wants to paddle! But if it wants to reach the ultimite which is the Olympics a standard needs to be set and agreed upon , that means same design specs for every body , whatever that is
Results from the final race up on www.supracer.com/2013-lost-mills-results/
Eric Terrien won comfortably from the reports on a BIC.
BIC are huge in Europe so they would be stoked with that result.
Trav and ang were the best of the aussies with a third in their respective division well done!
Any detailed reports from the competitors?
Select to expand quoteteatrea said...CMC said..teatrea said..
7 seconds between Travis and Connor over 200m , whats up with that. Travis is very fast? Connors board must have been a dedicated flat water racer?Or he is just a freak of nature On the concept of sprint racing 200 500 1000 bring it on , its a great addition to the other formats.Not for everyone , neither are bop or down winders.
Looks like only 1st got a watch as a prize, Connor was going to win that one so why bother killing yourself for it and risking injury? The real racing is yet to come.
Travis on the other hand played it smart, took out the Inflatable race and scored a watch anyway.
Yeah right , maybee everyone should have been on the same board in the elite race. Hardly fair if some get to race a dedicated flat water board while others ride ocean designs. Any way it was only a $7,000 watch and sponsor food up for grabs
all the pros could be on flat water protos if they chose. if your going to a flat water race why would u take an ocean race board?
Select to expand quoteteatrea said..PeterP said..
From my (limited) experience with 200m sprints the engine is 99% of the equation.........at least with the boards available currently. If someone had a fully dedicated sprint machine (like Jim Terrel had a the event in the US) then maybe there would be a point to this. But ultimately you want to beat your mates and you'll bring what you can to achieve this simple goal and I personally see that as a good thing for developing the sport. Then leave the 12'6 inflatable racing to anyone who wants fair racing.
Would have to disagree with this , a dedicated flat water board is a lot faster than one designed for ocean! Sure a gun paddler can be competetive with an ocean design.Beating your mates is one thing , becoming an elite and trying to make a living from it is another! All forms of the sport will grow the sport , the weekend warrior , the dude thats just wants to paddle! But if it wants to reach the ultimite which is the Olympics a standard needs to be set and agreed upon , that means same design specs for every body , whatever that is
This is an interesting one - Connors speed on 200m is way beyond hull speed of a 14' - this means he is planing or semi planing. Now which board is better at planing? A typical flatwater board is designed to displace water efficiently while a downwind board is designed to catch and stay on runs ie planing. Once board is up and planing you want as little wetted area as possible ie a shorter waterline is not necessarily a bad thing.
I don't know which is faster (on a 200m sprint) but I do know I'd probably want to be on the lightest one ever built.....
How fast where they going from the get go , didnt they realize they had 17k to goClose finish for a race that long.
Select to expand quoteall the pros could be on flat water protos if they chose. if your going to a flat water race why would u take an ocean race board?
Basically pro team riders at any event generally ride what the company wants them to ride which is generally this seasons model to produce exposure for the board on the coming seasons range. It doesn't look good if a team rider is using a board 2 or 3 seasons old when you are trying to sell the new seasons range. Basically we don't all get the choice of a specialist flat water board and not all companies make a specialist flat water board.
