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The Loft 2003 |
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 Windsurfing is a wonderful feeling of balance. Should you feel unbalanced try one or more of the solutions listed below. One or a combination of them may bring balance for you!.
As a quick rule, if you feel overpowered and want an easier ride try more downhaul, more outhaul, a lower boom and the mastfoot further forward.
If you look for more power free the outhaul 2cm, free the downhaul 1 or 2cm, and raise the boom a few centimetres and move the mastfoot back.
Maximizing trim is the cutting edge of windsurfing. Windsurfing is the most efficient, purest sailing form.
Windsurfing is a never ending source of new sensations... we fly!
Check also The Loft Sails Trim Guide
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| The rig feels heavy, backhanded and lacks speed. |
Tension the downhaul and the outhaul to lengths identified on the sail, move the mastfoot forward, move the harness lines back & closer together, the boom up. |
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| The board has the tendency to turn into the wind. |
Try the mastfoot further forward, the harness lines further back,and the footstraps further forward. |
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| The board has the tendency to turn downwind. |
Try the mastfoot farther back, a higher boom, the harness lines further forward, a bigger fin, the footstraps farther back. |
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| The rig tries to catapult the sailor. |
Try more downhaul, the harness lines farther forward and farther apart, a smaller sail, more outhaul, a softer mast. |
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| Slow, stuck to the water feeling. |
Try the mastfoot farther back, the boom higher, more downhaul, the harness lines farther back and closer together, a bigger fin, the footstraps farther back, a bigger sail, a stiffer mast. |
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| Difficulty to get planing. |
Try the boom higher, mastfoot farther back, bigger fin, bigger sail, harness lines back, less outhaul, footstraps farther back, a stiffer mast. |
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| The board stands on the tail in strong winds (tailwalking). |
Try more downhaul, more outhaul, mastfoot farther forward, a smaller fin, the footstraps farther forward, a softer mast. |
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| The board spins out easily. |
Try more downhaul, more outhaul, footstraps further forward, a bigger fin, mastfoot further back, a softer mast. |
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| Difficulty closing the sail down onto the board. |
Try more downhaul, the mastfoot further forward, a smaller fin, a softer mast, the footstraps farther back, the harness lines farther back, a smaller sail. |
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| The board bounces in chop and when starting to gybe. |
Try the mastfoot farther forward, the boom lower, more downhaul, a smaller fin, the footstraps farther forward, a smaller sail. |
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