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robinft
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Topic: V TwinPosted: 25 Sep 12 at 7:17pm |
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Ruscoe
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Posted: 25 Sep 12 at 7:16pm |
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I saw that in the dinghy park at Lymington Town SC. Looks like a mean bit of kit
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RS400atC
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Posted: 25 Sep 12 at 7:14pm |
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Listed in the results as a 'Try 18', it sails off a PY of 747 and goes like stink. It's also reasonably handy at tacking out of the river... |
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pondmonkey
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Posted: 25 Sep 12 at 4:44pm |
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G.R.F.
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Posted: 25 Sep 12 at 4:38pm |
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There's a move in windsurfing to cash in on the increasing popularity of Stand Up Paddleboarding a sport popularised by the Gender imbalanced and bicurious males, there will be inflatable boards with centreboards, that are quite rigid thanks to drop stitch technology which employs hundreds of stitches that link the deck to the base so make the crafts quite light, portable and easily stored, so there is a requirement of an easily stored rig, the idea is to bring windsurfing back to the masses.
I had considered an inflatable sailboat using similar technology but at over £2000.00 it wouldn't be cheap enough for the parsimonious market place. Tushingham with their brand Red, are currently the world market leaders in iSUPs (inflatable stand up paddle boards) something I'm contemplating trying to do something to erode, hence how I know all this stuff.
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pondmonkey
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Posted: 25 Sep 12 at 4:22pm |
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although with a boom length that long, I fail see ease of use being one of its charming characteristics.
I don't have any as I prefer Ezzy sails, but UK brand Tushingham have launched a lighter weight, general purpose recreational sail that's easier on the wallet than the rest of pack... so going in the right direction and Roger Tush sails a Solo... ![]() |
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Rupert
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Posted: 25 Sep 12 at 4:16pm |
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Oh, good, has windsurfing finally realized that ease of use is more important than absolute top speed.
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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pondmonkey
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Posted: 25 Sep 12 at 3:51pm |
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Have you seen the recent progress at Hot Sails Maui? Windsurfing's really upping the game...
(yes, that is a 2012 launched product... ISUN)
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winging it
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Challengers are not good in waves and perform really badly in anything under 20 knots. They're a great boat for those wiyth limited mobility, but unless it's howling it's not that great a ride.
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the same, but different...
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ham4sand
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