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    Posted: 11 Aug 10 at 4:16pm
lol, this convo is going nowhere fast and will probably be deleted, but someone once asked me my favourite thing about my wife, i replied her small hands!!  They are really useful forgeting the change thats stuck down the back of the sofa!
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They're saying in that report, that there's 'nearly no difference' twixt the 10.2
& 8.4..

That wholey depends on wether the sails are powered, if there's enough
wind for the 8.4, then granted the 10.2 is so much parasitic drag..

But it's a question of the threshold... which if I were to guess is in my case at
least sub 8 knots. and up to sub 12 knots for most heavier folk..

Above that - true, no real difference with the 8.4 being possibly quicker the
windier it gets..
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I need to source a GPS device to play with on the 100.

Any recommendations on a fairly basic one ?
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Too late Simon, you'll never beat the speed I hit on Sunday afternoon!
Unfortunately I don't have a GPS so I have no idea how fast it was
(but the fish was THIS big) & I have no intention of going that fast
again anytime soon. It was main fully out, flat out on the back
toestraps and still getting the nose wet; the level of concentration was
absurd. The whole race was run in conditions similar to the squall from
Friday afternoon only this time it was against the tide as well! The look
on the faces of some of the yachts scrambling to get out of my way
will be scorched on my memory for some time to come .

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Originally posted by Simon Childs

I need to source a GPS device to play with on
the 100.


Any recommendations on a fairly basic one ?



Hi Simon,

Best portable GPS for sailing in the Navi GT-31

http://gps-speed.co.uk/gps-speed-windsurf.html

By far the best unit out there and now the only one recommended by
gps.-speedsailing.com for windsurf and kitesurf speed sailing.

Much better value, more reliable and a lot more accurate that the
previous Garmin Foretrex type units.

You can download GPS Action Replay from gps-speedsurfing.com and
this offers excellent analysis of the data including track plotting onto
google maps and important for sailing, excellent VMG analysis.

Its very easy to exchange tracks with your mates and re-run the race
(playing the tracks simultaneously) - good fun and very useful to see
where you lost out or gained !

There is another unit (seen it on the Sail Racer homepage) which is a data
logger but with a built in mobile transmitter using a tracking tariff - not
used this yet but with a bit of setting up you can relay your position to a
PC (could be in the Clubhouse) so those ashore can follow the race.

Hope this helps !

chris
Not now Kato (you fewl) !

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Ok so the big day of delivery is fast approaching, just need to decide what rig I am going to get.  I am 6 foot 3 and 80 kgs so right on the borderline from what i understand, 99% of my sailing is on the sea so I am still thinking 8.4

What do you guys think?

 
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Exactly my thoughts, just praying for a windy nationals! If i can afford to get there!
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Originally posted by laser193713

Ok so the big day of delivery is fast approaching, just need to decide what rig I am going to get.  I am 6 foot 3 and 80 kgs so right on the borderline from what i understand, 99% of my sailing is on the sea so I am still thinking 8.4

What do you guys think?

 

 

I'm only 5'8" and about 10.5 stone (approx 67kg) and obviously on the 8.4 sailing on the sea. I think if your 6'3 and 80kg you should be seriously considering the 10.2 as the 8.4 will seem pretty small alot of the time.

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That is my worry, my test sail was in very gusty and shifty winds up to about 18 knots, that was in the 10.2 and it caught me off guard a couple of times.  Perhaps this wouldnt be the case on the sea?
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Hmmm, I would say stick with the 8.4 for now
and concentrate on eating some pies. Tim
Weedon was sailing an 8.4 at Fed Week at
87kg (apparently) and did really well across
all conditions with the only noticeable drop in
performance being when the wind really got
up. I'm 95kg and 6'2" and consider the 10.2 a
challenge (maybe something to do with the
prevalence of F4-5 conditions since I've
bought the boat).
Remember that the only time when the
mainsail size will have an impact on speed is
upwind, it's largely redundant once the kite is
up.
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