Keith Atkinson

The soft feel and fantastic acceleration, it feels very light in the hands, which makes for easier transitions (when talking about race sails). They almost feel like freeride sails.

I literally just follow the settings on the sail, they are generally right although I go for a bit less outhaul tension than recommended, my sail is touching the boom on the last quarter of the boom at the clew end. The sails rigging is different from past years. It is rigged as follows: insert mast into luff sleeve, but not in the cams, apply minimal downhaul, attach boom, apply maximum outhaul, pop the cams onto the mast, apply maximum downhaul. I always try to get the pulleys to touch so the foot of the sail is closer to the board when you sheet in (it’s more efficient this way). Use a winch if you can’t pull it right down. Winches are a real back-saver too. The more downhaul you manage, the more twist you have in the sail. This will generate more speed and control, allowing you to have negative outhaul to give you that extra power.