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KP
Since 05 Apr 2011
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 Fri Jul 13, 12 6:46 pm Pinching Upwind |
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Need a bit of knowhow.
Had a Naish Sky Pirate way way back that pinched upwind like mad. My Cabrinha S-Quad doesn't point for shit.
Sooo. new tall fins for the S-Wad? (Which BTW are really freakin hard to find so if you know a source please let me know) Lockbox style.
New board? Any recommendations for a sweet all around upwind machine for surf?
So what does get you upwind boardwise? Hard rail, soft rail? Obviously skill at setting that edge. Rocker , no rocker? Fin size seems to be the biggest factor.
Cheers
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luke
Since 06 Jul 2005
399 Posts
Obsessed
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| Fri Jul 13, 12 8:58 pm S-Quad does go up wind |
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Last year here in The Gorge the S-Quad won the overall course racing series. In addition, the winning relay team during the Kiteboard for Cancer 6-hour endurance race used the Cabrinha S-Quad. I am not claiming that it is the best kite surf board for going up wind. But, I am claiming most definitely that going up wind is not a weakness for the S-Quad.
The Cabrinha S-Quad uses Future Fins which are available at a few shops in Hood River and quite a few shops world wide. If you are looking for the exact Cabrinha fins for the S-Quad, then please check out a Cabrinha dealer.
If you had great success with the Sky Pirate, then possibly that style board might fit your up wind needs. |
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Locke
Since 16 May 2012
19 Posts
The State of Jefferson
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| Fri Jul 13, 12 10:46 pm flow ... |
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upwind...
you know it when you are doing it.
one can ride gear that shoots straight upwind (funky, big fin straight rail race board) but that f's up the fun.
one can ride actively.
instead of HITTING chop
one flows over chop - you's have knee's!
oh yes, one forgets...
straps force a jackass to stand transfigured on a plank.
feets need to be where they need to be. 
P.S.- my personal journey towards happy feet included riding a slingshot misfit surf (2004) strapped after about a year struggling upwind. Got rid of all that shit and put my feets where they needed to be . Didn't start that way but feets is feets |
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KP
Since 05 Apr 2011
23 Posts
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| Sat Jul 14, 12 7:17 am Upwind |
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Good to hear some words of experience outside of my little bubble.
So it aint the board or lack of finnage in the water. I'll refocus my upwind technique, On the way to strapless, sooner the better.
On the other hand the boys and girls racing at the current state of the art, as it were, are on super floaty, long, and big ass fin type boards.
So to continue the conversation. Long board, short board? Hard rail? Lots of fin? Rocker, not much rocker? Concavity? Double concavity?
I'm sure a board maker could write a book on the subject.
Gracias |
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knotwindy
Since 25 Sep 2011
615 Posts
Addicted
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| Sat Jul 14, 12 8:43 am |
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so, longer water line, flatter rocker, more vertical fin, harder rail and concave for chop all will help to go upwind once you know how to ride a directional and where to put your feet(it changes a lot from upwind to downwind to swell to waves)
until then the board shape will matter very little (kind of like straps)
it's easy
look up, go fast, don't crash |
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skent
Since 08 Aug 2011
170 Posts
North Bend, WA & Lyle, WA
Stoked
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