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Draft Forward

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Created by sharkbiscuit > 9 months ago, 15 Apr 2010
sharkbiscuit
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15 Apr 2010 7:52PM
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Hi All

Has anyone heard of the term "Draft Forward" ?. A mate mentioned that his Naish Session sail has this characteristic. Curious, I tried to do some research on the net, but this term doesn't appear anywhere except the Naish site:

http://www.naishsails.com/en/sails/session.html

Could anybody give me more info ?. Why is it important to have front hand pressure in wave sailing ?. Is this is bad thing for Freeride sailing ?

Cheers

Jay

Gestalt
QLD, 14627 posts
15 Apr 2010 10:03PM
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i'm not sure what naish are getting at

but in general terms a sail with a forward draft is usually better off the wind and typically more twisty in the leach.

a sail that has draft back is better upwind and usually not as loose in the leach.

naish seem to be associating draft position with power. i'm not a sail designer but to me that's marketting.

power in a sail has a lot of variables and draft postion is only one. but it does give you an idea into the use of the sail.

choco
SA, 4175 posts
15 Apr 2010 9:37PM
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Draft Foward is actually a new beer



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