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Topic Review (Newest First)
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| 4th October 2012 12:47 PM | |
| Roger |
Hi Unfettered, At 75 kg. (165 lbs.) you are in the light to middleweight sailor size category. The Carve 151 may not have been a particularly good choice if you were comfortable on your GO 155. They have about the same volume, but the Go (what year model) 155 was probably a bit wider. If you truly want to sail in 15-20 knots with your 5.5 and 6.6, a board in the 100-120 liter range would most likely be better once you get used to it. For 12-17 knots, on your 6.6 m2 sail, a Carve or Futura 111 would seem ideal. If you get > 17 knots of wind real often, then your 5.5 and a Carve or Futura 101 would be a bit better. You do not weigh enough to really get comfortable in > 15 knots of wind on a huge (for the conditions) Carve 151. Can you sail the Carve 151 in this wind range....absolutely, but @ > 15 knots, the water starts getting choppy and rough, so you get a bumpy somewhat hard to control ride over the chop on your big board. A smaller narrower board would handle the chop alot better. There would definitely be a learning curve with the smaller board (a bit mmore tippy and more sensitive to your fore/aft position on the board, but you would figure that out pretty quickly. Hope this helps, Roger |
| 4th October 2012 11:17 AM | |
| unfettered |
75kg sailer on carve 151 I am 59 years old, weigh 75 kg and have a new Carve 151. My sail sizes are roughly 4.5, 5.5 and 6.6. I would like to sail in 15-20knot winds. I have been sailing only about 2 years and am not yet into harness or footstraps on this new board, although I was on my previous board (Go 155). Question: Is the Carve 151 too big for me? Should I have gone for a smaller board? Does it make a difference once I am planing? |
