Message-ID: | <444F9B7D.9050908@aueb.gr> |
Date: | Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:10:37 +0300 |
From: | Diomidis Spinellis <dds@aueb.gr> |
Organization: | Athens University of Economics and Business |
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To: | nikita <npiankov@yahoo.com> |
Subject: | Re: Moving to a light-wind spot |
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nikita wrote: > I would suggest a JP X-cite 120l and an 8.0. If it's 10-15, you will be > planing most of the time on this setup. This board would also work very > well with the 6.6 if it's at least 15kts, Then you can switch to your > 103l board if it's too windy. However, even the 5.5 will be fine on > this board. > > The good thing about a bigger board is that you will have a much higher > chance of completing (and planing out of) your jibes. A bigger board is > more forgiving, especially if you lose the speed in the jibe. > > Personally, I have an X-cite 135, which I use with 6.5, 7.5, and 8.5 > sails. I am just over 70kgs. X-cites are great boards. Thanks a lot for your answer - Diomidis