Andy wrote:
> On Mar 28, 9:25 am, James <d0ugl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Sven- A speed board would be several sizes smaller than your current
>> iSonic 124. Maybe you could make some leaps in speed just by
>> switching to a smaller slalom board. The starboard iSonic comes in
>> 111, 101, 96, 86, and 76 liter sizes as well as the microscopic 50
>> liter speed special. I reckon the 76 would be good for "real world"
>> speed conditions. Of course I've never sailed it so I can't claim to
>> know exactly what I'm talking about.
>>
>> PS- I remember seeing an F2 missile in the shop at Ocean Air
>> Watersports in Hatteras a few years ago. Is that the one you rode
>> Andy? I think it was the 2005 or 2006 model and it was 50 cm wide /
>> 60 liters. I didn't see any speed boards when I was at Ocean Air last
>> week.
>
> Hi James, yeah, we had one at sailworld, too, for about 6 months after
> the magazine tests in 2006. Sweet board, it weighed about 10 pounds!
> I don't think anybody has any here, right now.
>
> SK, James is right about the accessibility of speed from a more normal
> sized board for real world conditions. You'll get more use out of it,
> and be able to dial it in better. The normal sized iSonics are not
> short on speed ability! However, if you really do have a speed strip
> in your backyard, and it blows 30+ often enough, then go ahead and go
> for the real thing, because you just can't beat it if you have the
> conditions!
>
> Flat water is pretty amazing. I got my friend Keith talking about the
> speed strip they built down here in Hatteras a few years back, and his
> biggest recollection of the whole thing was that once you were in the
> flats, you could have a board half the size and a sail twice the size,
> and still remain in control! It's the chop that makes truly powered
> up speed sailing really hard to accomplish...
I live in Central Florida and have a place over on the coast near New
Smyrna with a east/west running sandbar that's over a mile long. With a
good north wind I've had some great speed runs. It's rare we get 30+kt
winds though and you're right, a smaller iSonic may be the way to go.
If I came across a Missile used or at a clearance price I might get it
just for that rare day I might get a chance to use it but for now,
having something that can handle a little chop might be the better option.
SK
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