Is it in the riging??

Posted April 26th, 2009 by rob
Hello, I managed to get out at preston yesterday and beter still got to use my my new 4.5 Manic. (which I bought in Jan! Smile ) I rigged the sail pretty flat as I wanted as much control as possible but when I was on the go my front hand seemed to be taking all the pull from the sail and the back hand was really light ..  is this the nature of the sail or because of how i rigged it??  ps i don't use a harness yet...  cheers guys

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Rob
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Cheers Nick , I follow your

On April 27th, 2009 rob says:
Cheers Nick , I follow your previous rigging advice (good advice it was too!) and normally rig a fuller sail now, but i thought as it was windy, i'd try and loss some power by flattening it out so i could handle it.....it just pulled really unevenly.. ah well good excuse to get out again and try a different set up!!! Laughing  

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Rob

It maybe that you rigged it

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On April 27th, 2009 Nick says:

It maybe that you rigged it too flat. I always find that too match outhaul makes the sail too twitchy and under powered lacking drive. I outhaul just enough to allow you to push the sail so it just touches the inside of the back of the boom about a 1.5-2 foot from the clew. Downhaul is very important. Always crank it on so that the third battern sits in the middle of the mast. But I found that too much downhaul so the leech is floppy too far down the sail also ruins power.  I normally crank it down with a downhaul tool and then just let a bit off. But I stress ... every time I have flattened off my sail it ruins the power. They do say a flatter sail is better for going up wind but I prefer it to be fuller as it creates more drive... Google 'guy cribb' he's got some really important articles on sail set up.

Hope this helps. 



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Torbay Surfing website administrator

No probs... I don't what it

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On April 28th, 2009 Nick says:

No probs... I don't what it is but I never got on with flatter sails... even when it's windy so I rig smaller sail or use a smaller fin.

 

See you out there ... I'm waiting for some wind..but there nothing around today



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Torbay Surfing website administrator

That makes more sence and

On April 29th, 2009 rob says:

That makes more sence and I'm building my kit up slowly... I can't see myself rigging flater again, it didn't feel right - Now, how do I tell the misses I've sold the cat to buy another sail???!?!? anyone....??

 

Thanks again - see you out there



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Rob

riggin

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On April 30th, 2009 j.t says:

try to use a harness which at first seems a bit like whats all this then???but this is a bit step in rig control and power distribution as you will learn to transfer your weight evenly and stand properly...i always rig quite a flat sail as this allows faster wind spill when over powerd and quicker rig flips j.t



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james t

Cheers J.T, I'm going to try

On April 30th, 2009 rob says:
Cheers J.T, I'm going to try and get into the harness and foot straps in my next few sessions... any advice about how best to go about this?? (ie straps then harness or visa versa, boom height, strap legnth etc??).  Hope this isn't to many Q's but how does the harness help with the weight and stance part?.. thanks

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Rob

harness

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On May 1st, 2009 j.t says:
dont worry to much about the foot strap part get a waist harness if poss this allows more freedom and set your lines up on the beach stood on your board without fin, you want to be able to hook in and out easily( no tip toes),and be able to let the boom go and support the rig no handed..then youve got the posistion of the lines right,,commiting to the harness is tricky and requires practise but once over come you will not look back..before hooking in get on a run get comftable and use small movements to hook in and out ,your position on the board will change slighty and you will face the sail more(correct position)also you will be able to sail without getting so knackd..with the straps just try and use the front one first back ones only realy when powerd up it will come...hope this helps rob j.t

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james t

Yes thank you  j.t..

On May 1st, 2009 rob says:

Yes thank you  j.t.. Looking forward to getting out too try it out!!..maybe see you  out there..thanks again

Rob



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Rob