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WSguy · 25th June 2007, 08:23 PM

Last week, I took an old Bic Calypso out in very light winds. I was having trouble with my gybes and found that when I put down the dagger board, all the difficulty went away. This board was a transitional and probably the most boards made in the world of the same type were these. It's 330 cm long and about 170 liters so it handles differently than a regatta racing board. Did I discover a hidden secret? I do have a lot of practice with this board with the dagger up and down, but haven't been using it much since I optained modern boards.

25th June 2007, 08:23 PM	#1
WSguy Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 88	Dagger Board Sailing Last week, I took an old Bic Calypso out in very light winds. I was having trouble with my gybes and found that when I put down the dagger board, all the difficulty went away. This board was a transitional and probably the most boards made in the world of the same type were these. It's 330 cm long and about 170 liters so it handles differently than a regatta racing board. Did I discover a hidden secret? I do have a lot of practice with this board with the dagger up and down, but haven't been using it much since I optained modern boards.