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23rd June 2012, 08:05 AM
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Most people doing sport don’t compete, at least...
Most people doing sport don’t compete, at least not in Olympic format. So real nonsense is to say some sport should not be on the Olympic Games just because competition form was adapted. In this case...
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12th June 2012, 01:16 PM
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Forum: Ask Our Team
30th May 2011, 04:37 PM
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Views: 1,093
Downhaul rope, damaged
For WARP 6.8 and S_TYPE7.8 I use NORTH SAILS PLATINUM mast 460, and for S_TYPE9.5 I use NORTH SAILS PLATINUM mast 460 + CX carbon extension, as per NORTH SAILS specification demanded.
Rope was never...
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Forum: Ask Our Team
30th May 2011, 02:51 AM
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Downhaul rope, damaged
I have NS sails, S-Type 9,5, S-Type 7,8 and WARP 6,8 with NS PLATINUM mast. For all sails I need a lot of downhaul force if I want lose leech up to the mark. I use 4mm dyneema ropes, but tension on...
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4th February 2011, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 9,721
Windglider
For Olympic Games in Los Angeles Windglider boards were used.
You can see description of this board if you follow this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windglider
This was in 1984.
It...
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1st February 2011, 03:16 PM
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Windsurf sales boom?
Just to avoid misunderstanding, windsurf sales boom, we are talking about was around 1985, after 1990 windsurf sales already dropped by 80%. Windsurf boards used in 1985 were usually longer than 4m,...
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28th January 2011, 02:08 PM
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Windsurfing for fun
I’m windsurfing from 1985, I don’t agree that windsurfing is in decline, You are focusing to much on windsurfing competition. Only very small percentage of windsurfers participates at competitions,...
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7th November 2010, 12:03 AM
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Kiters are getting better
During most of the year my main sport is windsurfing, but in winter I switch to snowkiting. Windsurfers, usually have wrong impressions about kiting. For example wind gusts and change in wind...
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19th October 2010, 07:20 PM
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Science talk
Little bit more of science talk, if you don’t like that, just read the last line.
Basic principle of science is that every theory must be proved with experiment and every experiment must be...
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Forum: Ask Our Team
26th September 2010, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 4
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Ns s-type 7.8
I have NS S-TYPE 7.8, my weight is 90kg and I usually use it for winds from 15 to 25 knots, but I can take short wind gusts over 30 with it. I didn’t use NS RAM or WARP my self but I was windsurfing...
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13th August 2010, 06:56 PM
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Windfinder
Windguru was always with wind speed and wind gusts, I believe you are talking about Windfinder. Forecast on both of them is more or less accurate only a day or two in advance, more than that is in...
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13th May 2010, 07:02 PM
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13th April 2010, 05:06 PM
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Views: 4,980
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12th April 2010, 05:24 PM
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My weight is 90 kg, to start planning at 8knots...
My weight is 90 kg, to start planning at 8knots with regular freeride board and 8.5m² sail is impossible for me. I need at least 13 to 14 knots wind to start planning with this combination, perhaps...
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Forum: Ask Our Team
15th March 2010, 03:53 PM
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25th December 2009, 02:50 AM
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13th December 2009, 11:40 PM
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9th December 2009, 04:42 AM
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It can be very misleading if you try to judge...
It can be very misleading if you try to judge wind speed from video or photo. Once I took video of windsurfers in closed bay, it was offshore wind. I took measurement with wind speed meter 2 min...
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7th December 2009, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 14,035
Perhaps combination FW + Lechner would do best....
Perhaps combination FW + Lechner would do best. Lechner board is shorter than Serenity and therefore easier for transportation. I guess that speed in sub planning conditions would be similar.
Hybrid...
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3rd December 2009, 05:59 PM
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Views: 14,035
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Forum: Free Forum
30th November 2009, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 9
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My weight is 90 kg, with FUTURA 133, NS S-TYPE...
My weight is 90 kg, with FUTURA 133, NS S-TYPE 9,5m² sail and 48cm slalom fin I can get comfortably on to plane with 12 - 13 kn wind, with pumping 11 – 12 kn. I can stay at plane until wind drops...
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6th November 2009, 08:34 PM
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Forum: Ask Our Team
5th November 2009, 05:54 PM
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Views: 958
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Forum: Free Forum
21st October 2009, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,335
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Forum: Free Forum
20th October 2009, 06:53 PM
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Views: 7,335
Places where you have always same winds and...
Places where you have always same winds and windsurfing conditions and therefore you can use only one board and one sail are probably rare. Actually I don’t believe that such place exist, it would be...
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