On May 1, 3:30=A0pm, bertbarndoor <bertbarnd...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hi, thanks for the input. I have to admit that I am going to need to
> rethink my idea of the small. Truthfully, the light wind will probably
> be a factor more often than not as it is pretty flaky around where I
> live and the times I do get to go out are going to have to do more
> with my schedule than what the wind is actually doing that day. All
> that to say, I am probably going to be going with some mediocre
> conditions frequently. Thus, can you explain why the medium would be
> that much better in light wind? Isn't 175l pretty 'floaty' compared to
> say 150l (which is what a lot of other rec.wsingers were advocating).
> The medium adds 20 more liters, 6 more cm of length and 5 more cm of
> width. I'm 186 lbs, are you close to that? What are the mechanics
> behind flotation that would make me want to go higher than 175l??
> Thanks again for the info and advice!! =A0_rob
>
> On Apr 30, 8:37 pm, "sailquik (Roger Jackson)"
>
>
>
> <sailq...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > Hi Rob,
> > I would agree with jamiewa on the size Rio you are looking at.
> > Depending on your skill level, and the amount of wind you get
> > to sail in, getting the Rio M would seem a better choice to cover
> > windspeeds from 10-18 knots.
> > If you only intend to sail in 14 knots and higher then the Rio S
> > might be OK, but you'll lose alot of performance in 12 knots and
> > under.
> > I have the 2008 Rio M, and I like it alot.
> > I've sailed it in 6.6 m2 conditons and it's a pretty good planing
> > board
> > for something that's so "dual purpose".
> > I sailed it for 3 days at the Frisco Woods Windfest with 4.2/5.0 m2
> > Sailworks
> > Retro Rippers and a 7.5 m2 Retro.
> > It's truly a dual purpose board. Works good in displacement mode when
> > there's not enough wind, and rides good as a shortboard when the wind
> > comes up and you are in planing mode.
> > Hope this helps,- Hide quoted text -
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Hi again Rob,
OK, I was looking in your other posts and now I see that you are going
to be sailing mostly on fresh water.
Fresh water provides a little less buoyancy than salt water, so this
****fts my suggseations even more in
favor of the 2008 Rio M.
I weigh about 175/180 lbs., so I'm a little lighter than you.
I sail mostly on salt water (I've only sailed the new Rio in the
Pamlico Sound west of Cape Hatteras).
I found the Rio M to plane up quite early and very easily the day I
sailed it with a 6.6 m2 Sailworks
NXslm race sail.
I have sails up to 9.1 m2 so I can chose a sail that gives me the
power to plane in 10 knots and up.
You are heavier and looking primarily at smaller rigs (for now, I'd
guess) so the added width and volume
will get you going a little sooner.
If you were to get the Rio Large, then you are getting into a board
that's really big and best in displacement
mode (sort of like the Kona).
I've sailed the Kona, and while I agree it does all the things the
others suggest that it will, when you are
in fully planing mode (I sailed it with a 5.6 m2 Sailworks Hucker last
summer in about 16-18 knots of wind)
it's still a very large and very long board even though only the rear
****tion is in the water.
The Rio M did not feel this way. It felt like a kinda big shortboard,
but if you want one board to do it all,
you have to make some compromises.
I think those who try the 2008 Rio M will find that it's really a very
good compromise between displacement
"glide" and planing width/size.
If you have any racing aspirations, then maybe the Kona would be
better as there is a lot of Kona Fleet/ Kona
Experience activity going on around the world.
If you just want to free sail, and have a board that works in < 12
knots in displacement mode, and then "transforms"
into a slighty longer/heavier short board in planing mode at around 14
knots, then I'd look at the 2008 Rio M.
Hope this helps,
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