Testing the Max Lens mod on my standard GoPro10 - it levels the horizon line in SuperView (the camera was actually pointing all over the place).
Included a few longer runs to show how 40 inch harness lines work for me - max speed upwind 18.4 knots.
Only a light 15 knot early season seabreeze but still superfun trying to carve up the little windswells 
Simmer Enduro 5.9m, Phantasm 926
Keep the foiling movies coming.I am really inspired by your skill and footage.Life is good.
Select to expand quoteNoah2 said..
Keep the foiling movies coming.I am really inspired by your skill and footage.Life is good.
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How long you been on adjustable harness lines? Worth it?
A few months. I like varying the length upwind in normal wind to change my stance slightly to rest.
Over 25 knots I always have them around 40 to get distance to the rig which buys me reaction time
Select to expand quotethedoor said..
How long you been on adjustable harness lines? Worth it?
Got a pair you can borrow.
Select to expand quoteBullroarerTook said..thedoor said..
How long you been on adjustable harness lines? Worth it?
Got a pair you can borrow.
sweet
Select to expand quoteazymuth said..thedoor said..
How long you been on adjustable harness lines? Worth it?
A few months. I like varying the length upwind in normal wind to change my stance slightly to rest.
Over 25 knots I always have them around 40 to get distance to the rig which buys me reaction time
What brand and you like them?
Select to expand quotethedoor said..azymuth said..thedoor said..
How long you been on adjustable harness lines? Worth it?
A few months. I like varying the length upwind in normal wind to change my stance slightly to rest.
Over 25 knots I always have them around 40 to get distance to the rig which buys me reaction time
What brand and you like them?
Duotone with Velcro attachment so you don't have to take your boom apart. That's nice. In 30 years I always try adjustables and go back to fixed. As good or better than any I suppose.
Select to expand quotethedoor said.. What brand and you like them?
Patrik (who's now a local ) 28-42 inch Pro Vario
They blow sideways when they're super long which can make it tricky hooking in but still good.
I'm waiting for Simmer to bring out longer lines - loved the 36inch but now find them a bit short
Select to expand quoteazymuth said..thedoor said.. What brand and you like them?
Patrik (who's now a local ) 28-42 inch Pro Vario
They blow sideways when they're super long which can make it tricky hooking in but still good.
I'm waiting for Simmer to bring out longer lines - loved the 36inch but now find them a bit short
Me on my 27s (I have really short arms)
and me with my short arms how I imagine azymuth on his 40s
I'm like Paducah, I couldn't hardly reach the boom at 32" lines.28" is comfy for me
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Testing the Max Lens mod on my standard GoPro10 - it levels the horizon line in SuperView (the camera was actually pointing all over the place).
Included a few longer runs to show how 40 inch harness lines work for me - max speed upwind 18.4 knots.
Only a light 15 knot early season seabreeze but still superfun trying to carve up the little windswells
Simmer Enduro 5.9m, Phantasm 926
Blooper
5.9 in 15 knts of Wind? That Is quite a lot of sail with a 1000 ish foil, I am 73 kg and would be on a 4.7 probably on 5.7 with the 800 Wing were you mainly going upwind/ Deep downwind or there' s something I am missing....?
Select to expand quotedimacced said..5.9 in 15 knts of Wind? That Is quite a lot of sail with a 1000 ish foil, I am 73 kg and would be on a 4.7 probably on 5.7 with the 800 Wing were you mainly going upwind/ Deep downwind or there' s something I am missing....?
The 926 is 1233cm2, no problems with a 5.9 up to 20 knots.
25 knot gusts need a fair bit of feathering upwind to survive and downwind I have to hold the clew in super-tight and go fast as possible riding the swells, to lessen the wind pressure in the sail.
Not ideal but it works if I get caught out
I mostly only go upwind and downwind.
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How much do you Weight, if I may ask?
80 kgs
JJ, 5.9 Is the biggest sail you use on the wizard 114? If so, do you think Is unconfortable to go bigger because of width, volume or...?
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JJ, 5.9 Is the biggest sail you use on the wizard 114? If so, do you think Is unconfortable to go bigger because of width, volume or...?
I use a Simmer Enduro 6.5m if it's super light. Works fine.
I can uphaul it but 99% of the time manage to waterstart as long as I'm getting 10-12 knot gusts.
Going from 5.9 to 6.5 has diminishing returns in my opinion. It will get you through the lulls a bit better but it won't really get you going much earlier in marginal conditions. What you gain in sail size you will loose in drag. Different if you go from 5.9 to 8.5 to 9sqm. or say from 5.9 wave sail to 6.5 cambered foil sail.
As a matter of fact the lighter the wind the bigger need to be the increase in sail size to have effect, this simply because lift goes with the square of wind speed while is proportional with sail surface. with my 6.7 I start foiling in 10ish knots and I can go directly to 4.7 when it gets to 15 ish knots of wind, the more the wind increases the more the gap in sail size get narrower, this is reversed when doing the opposite, so you are right.
My question was aimed to understand what is handable sail size for the 114 in order to define the range for a board I am planning to build and the 6.7 is the bigger sail I would like to use with smaller wing (800 cm2) in sarch for higher speed in lighter condition, instead of going with 5.7 with the bigger foil (1000 cm2). My conclusion is that a board 70-72 cm wide and 125 ish liters should be enough to cover that end range, I am lighter than azymuth as well so...
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As a matter of fact the lighter the wind the bigger need to be the increase in sail size to have effect, this simply because lift goes with the square of wind speed while is proportional with sail surface. with my 6.7 I start foiling in 10ish knots and I can go directly to 4.7 when it gets to 15 ish knots of wind, the more the wind increases the more the gap in sail size get narrower, this is reversed when doing the opposite, so you are right.
My question was aimed to understand what is handable sail size for the 114 in order to define the range for a board I am planning to build and the 6.7 is the bigger sail I would like to use with smaller wing (800 cm2) in sarch for higher speed in lighter condition, instead of going with 5.7 with the bigger foil (1000 cm2). My conclusion is that a board 70-72 cm wide and 125 ish liters should be enough to cover that end range, I am lighter than azymuth as well so...
FWIW,
61 Kg on a 114 wizard,730 phantasm. 5.2 is my biggest sail. Get up in 12-13ish knots. Smallest is 3.7 (needs to be 3.O ish though) for 25+knots. Could probably go to 6.0, but not interasted if the wind is that light.
Thank you for your feedback Wsurf Austin, I think weight plays a role too in handling sail size, as well as skills obviously. Skill wise I think I am behind many in this forum so cannot count too much on that :-) will see how it goes, designis getting to the end...now need to start building it!
Cheers
