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My first windsurfing guru (and He Who Taught Me To Jibe) Dasher has been telling me about a super-easy to use sail for SUP windsurfing. Check this out:
1. The sail rolls up on the mast (no mast/luff sleeve threading).
2. No downhauling.
3. The boom folds down against the mast when not in use (no attaching/detaching from mast)
So to rig, you roll the sail out from the mast, raise the boom, tie off the outhaul and go. How cool is that? Watch the video to see (and to see the sail on the water).
12 foot board, battenless sail that can be rolled around the mast – I think that’s what I learned windsurfing on in 1979!
Everything that was old is new again?
Simplicity is wonderful. Love it, cant wait to check it out.
heard about this from jeff at hot sails when i was in maui this past summer. they’re also going to do the same thing.
Seems to me like this could be a great beginners rig too…taking the time and hassle and effort out of rigging and derigging. Gets you on the water quickly.
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