Making equipment purchases can often be overwhelming for someone just
getting into the s****t or just getting serious about purchasing gear.
One of the first things that my shop taught me was the im****tance of
planning ahead in your equipment purchases. It doesn't mean that
you're going to buy all the equipment right now, but if you know
you're going to get serious about windsurfing at some point, it's best
to start planning your purchases right away. There are a lot of
expensive components that go into assembling a windsurfing rig. If
you just go out and start buying stuff, there is a good chance you'll
end up with redundant gear and probably regret it later.
You said you're going to use a 6.5 as your primary sail, so you should
probably base your rigs off of that sail. A very good approximation
for sail size spacing is to use a 15 to 20% jump between sails (15%
for small sizes, 20+% for larger sizes or if you're on a budget). So
based on that a potential quiver might be: 10.5, 8.0, 6.5, 5.5, 4.7,
4.0. That might seem overwhelming right now, but it gives you a
realistic baseline to start selecting equipment. Then using your boom
purchase as an example, you might say that you want to get one that
will run from 8.0 to 5.5 (totally realistic) but you might be screwed
on the extreme sizes down the road. Or, if you're open to getting two
booms down the line, get one that will run 6.5 down to 4.0 now and
another for 10.5 and 8.0 later. The im****tant thing is to think
about all the rigs that you will be using, even if you don't have them
yet.
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On May 7, 12:32=A0pm, bertbarndoor <bertbarnd...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Thanks for all the info guys. Very detailed. I especially appreciated
> the definition/explanation of the technical terms used. I feel like I
> am 75% up to speed now on the theory. Now on to the practical!!! :)
> Cheers,
>
> Rob
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