It was mostly mashed potatoes at Bell Buoy yesterday, not much gravy to speak of, but lots of fun. It still amazes me that the westerly can kick in for just a few hours and we still get a bit of wind swell, junky and confused but with the occasional one being a little larger. Late in the day the wind turned more westerly producing some fickle down the line conditions in the dying breeze.
With the low tide I took these photos from a great distance and quite quickly (I was keen to go sailing) so the quality is pretty poor.
Felix, Mitch and Jason in the photos.
Nice work Al. We didnt even get a fart down here.
What make is the green sail?
Looks good.
NICE!!!.
Like the 3/4 batten up the leech.
A lot of manufacturers are going for this 'soft' wavesail.
interested in your opinion after you have sailed it in varying wind conditions.
cheers
Nice one guys....................how to make us depressed
At least we've got a bit of swell
but not the same without wind
I really like them so far. I used the 5.2 all summer back in Newcastle in cross onshore sea breezes and have mainly been on the 4.6 down here at Greens and Bell Buoy. Had the 4.0 out once in Feb at Bell Buoy as well in some nuclear conditions.
They seem to be built super strong but are still really light due to one less batten.
From my experiences so far they have a pretty good wind range. The bottom batten creates a large pocket (looks like a crease when no wind) next to the mast that adds to the forward pull and allows a really deep profile for lighter winds. Once the wind picks up you pull more outhaul on rather than downhaul which reduces this deep profile while still remaining powerful.
I haven't had it out in proper cross offshore but it feels really light and manoeuvrable on a wave. I also found that the sail doesn't want to pull my arm off as much during a bottom turn as my previous sails (Severne Blades).
Hope this helps. If you come up here for a sail you're welcome to try them!
Mitch
