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What do you like about the sail? |
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It gets me going in winds when most other
freestyle sailors don’t go out as their
biggest sails are 6.2m or 6.5m. This 7m is a
freeride sail but I can pull off all my freestyle
moves with it as well. |
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What are its limitations? |
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I’m doing freestyle on a freeride sail
so it’s limitations are that you do get over
powered pretty quickly as the sail has no cambers
and I set it on a recreational mast. Once over
powered you just can’t make the more complicated
aerial freestyle moves. |
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What mast do you use with it? |
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I use a 460 Aero Max but the sail is designed
to set on a 460 Formula Mast. |
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What boards have you used with it? |
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Only the Playmate 115. |
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| Q: |
How does it differ from last year’s
model? |
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The Amp has replaced the Edge and has a slightly
lower foot which means it has been designed with
blasting in mind not freestyle! Other than that
they both feel the same in your hands. |
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| Q: |
Describe in detail how you set it. |
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The sail sets on a 460 mast. Although it is
recommended to use a Formula mast, I opted to
set it on a Freeride mast (460 Aero Max) because
I’m putting the rig through all sorts of
twisting motions which require a strong mast.
A Formula mast would stop me getting over powered
as quickly but if the wind picks up I’ll
be changing to a smaller sail anyway.
In very light winds (just a force 3), I use little downhaul and negative
outhaul to give the sail that extra lift. Once I’m constantly planning
then I pull on enough downhaul so you get a floppy leech between the
second and third batten and a little more outhaul. |
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| Q: |
What is the sail like over powered and
under powered? |
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Set on a 460 Formula mast, with blasting in mind,
it will handle being over powered as you can sail
it with a nice free leech and it’s incredibly
stable.
Under powered is great as you can set it with very little outhaul and downhaul
and it still works well so you get going in a Force 3 easy. |
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| Q: |
What other sail sizes are in your quiver? |
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6.2 and 5.8 Boxer
5.4, 5.0, 4.5, 4.0. 3.7 Session
3m old Narlu |
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