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2015 KA KONCEPTS

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Created by Alewi62 > 9 months ago, 6 Nov 2014
Alewi62
QLD, 158 posts
6 Nov 2014 8:39PM
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Received my new KA Koncepts this morning and had a session on the new 7m today. The 7m is a new sail to the range and it handled a gusty 20knots with ease. I even managed a lake pb using it in choppy, bumpy conditions. Can't wait to get it on flat water.





col5555
WA, 378 posts
6 Nov 2014 10:10PM
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Is that rigged on a rdm ?

azymuth
WA, 1962 posts
6 Nov 2014 10:58PM
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Col - I rig my 7m Koncept on a Hot Sails Maui Hot Rod 97% RDM.

After a bit of tuning (thanks Norts and Jesper) I reckon it's great. Love the sail. JJ

uweh
311 posts
7 Nov 2014 1:31AM
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430 rdm or 460 on the 7.0...? thanks in advance

mr love
VIC, 2296 posts
7 Nov 2014 7:59AM
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uweh said..
430 rdm or 460 on the 7.0...? thanks in advance


430, can run on either SDM or RDM with different cams.

Alewi62
QLD, 158 posts
7 Nov 2014 8:45AM
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col5555 said..
Is that rigged on a rdm ?



the sail is rigged on a ka 430 Sdm 100%

aussieboats
NSW, 342 posts
7 Nov 2014 9:54AM
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Got our sails but havnt had a chance to get them on the water , i think the 7m is a great addition to the koncept range and look forward to getting it out there and will post some photos as soon as we can

azymuth
WA, 1962 posts
7 Nov 2014 8:51AM
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uweh said..
430 rdm or 460 on the 7.0...? thanks in advance


I tried the 7m on a 460 RDM - ok, perhaps lacking a bit in twist off as expected (doable if it's your only RDM mast).

430 RDM feels right - (using constant curve RDMs - Hot Sails Hot Rods)

Alewi62
QLD, 158 posts
7 Nov 2014 11:51AM
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azymuth said..



uweh said..
430 rdm or 460 on the 7.0...? thanks in advance





I tried the 7m on a 460 RDM - ok, perhaps lacking a bit in twist off as expected (doable if it's your only RDM mast).

430 RDM feels right - (using constant curve RDMs - Hot Sails Hot Rods)




I used all my 2014 koncepts on rdm's last year with shims and rdm cams in place and they all worked well. This year I have changed back to sdm's and I think the set is better.

Haggar
QLD, 1664 posts
7 Nov 2014 8:09PM
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Nice looking sails Anne !

uweh
311 posts
8 Nov 2014 9:38PM
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alewi62 said..

azymuth said..




uweh said..
430 rdm or 460 on the 7.0...? thanks in advance






I tried the 7m on a 460 RDM - ok, perhaps lacking a bit in twist off as expected (doable if it's your only RDM mast).

430 RDM feels right - (using constant curve RDMs - Hot Sails Hot Rods)


sorry but hot rod masts are not constant curve...



SeaSkip
VIC, 97 posts
9 Nov 2014 12:47AM
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I was told hot rods are close to 13.5% bend curve, is that wrong?

mr love
VIC, 2296 posts
9 Nov 2014 9:25AM
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If hot rods are 13.5% then they are perfectly suited to KA sails. KA masts are 13.5%

KevinD002
226 posts
9 Nov 2014 8:55AM
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Is that minimum downhaul?

Alewi62
QLD, 158 posts
9 Nov 2014 2:17PM
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KevinD002 said..
Is that minimum downhaul?


Yes. Sometimes I have trouble getting max downhaul without some help. Also I think the sail will stretch a bit after a few uses which will make it easier to downhaul. I am thinking of going back to a north xtr extension. I used to use them but got sick of replacing parts.

mr love
VIC, 2296 posts
11 Nov 2014 12:01AM
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Anne, buy a Chinook downhaul winch, you won't regret it!!!

Paul Kelf
WA, 678 posts
11 Nov 2014 11:35AM
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Who is the KA stockist in Perth this season?
If there is one do they have Demo sails?

pepe47
WA, 1379 posts
11 Nov 2014 12:05PM
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Either Steve Stratfold or Jesper Orth.

sailquik
VIC, 6068 posts
13 Nov 2014 2:39PM
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SeaSkip said..
I was told hot rods are close to 13.5% bend curve, is that wrong?



Pretty sure that is correct. The ones I tested went 13 to 14% as per specs.

I run my 2014 Koncepts on RDM's except the 7.5m on SDM

For the 2015's I have to use a mixture of SDM and RDM as I have some in-between sizes this years and don't have quite enough masts and bases. (hard to believe isn't it!)

I run my 2014 4.2m, 4.6m, 5.0m on RDM's
2015 5.4m and 6.2m on RDM's and 5.8m and 6.6m on SDM's, but I might go to RDM with the 5.8m. Generally speaking the larger sizes (+6.2m) will work best on SDM's and smaller on RDM's but I have a 430 RDM that is slightly stiffer than the standard 21 (it's 24) and it works really well on the 6.2m and 6.6m.

The 2015 Koncepts have been better tolerance in the cam fit this year which means no need for cam spacers so far and nice clean luff set.

Also, if you are using RDM's, a suggest using the older type RDM cam rather than the newer one in the middle position as it is a bit easier to pop on when rigging.

sailquik
VIC, 6068 posts
13 Nov 2014 3:04PM
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KevinD002 said..
Is that minimum downhaul?



Hard to tell from photos, but I would say you are probably right. I run a little bit more when powered up than what that appears, and probably a touch less outhaul, but with adjustable outhaul one can tune that on the water.

Here is my first rigging of the 5.8m on SDM mast but older KA mast that is more like 12% rather than newer 13.5%. It worked very well at the SHQ slalom where I won my 3 races.





petermac33
WA, 6415 posts
13 Nov 2014 6:00PM
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The KA race sail not the Koncept have become all the rage over here.

Nice bright colours.

Still think its the person though. Jesper would still win on a pre 2000 sail,lets face the truth.

Unfortunately you can't buy technique

fanatic02
NSW, 300 posts
15 Nov 2014 6:43AM
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Has anyone got any photos of the race sails rigged ?
Very interested in seeing what they look like

mr love
VIC, 2296 posts
15 Nov 2014 1:04PM
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fanatic02 said..
Has anyone got any photos of the race sails rigged ?
Very interested in seeing what they look like



This is the final pre production proto 8.7





If you go to Kasails facebook site, quite a few photos there.

SeaSkip
VIC, 97 posts
15 Nov 2014 9:56PM
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On Ka website the photos show a single conventional clew ring, but yours has two. Is that third clew ring functional? looks as though it would reduce twist considerably, perhaps a speed setting? Does this affect the cross batten function?

SeaSkip
VIC, 97 posts
15 Nov 2014 10:59PM
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Another thing i've been wondering is the relevance of the circle printed on the cam battens entry to the luff pocket.
This 5.8 Koncept has 3,3,1 i've seen the 6.6 has 3,3,2 and my 2014 8.5 has 3,3,3.
Just curious.

mr love
VIC, 2296 posts
15 Nov 2014 11:04PM
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SeaSkip said..
Another thing i've been wondering is the relevance of the circle printed on the cams entry to the luff pocket.
This 5.8 Koncept has 3,3,1 i've seen the 6.6 has 3,3,2 and my 2014 8.5 has 3,3,3.
Just curious.


To mess with peoples brains

mr love
VIC, 2296 posts
15 Nov 2014 11:25PM
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SeaSkip said..
On Ka website the photos show a single conventional clew ring, but yours has two. Is that third clew ring functional? looks as though it would reduce twist considerably, perhaps a speed setting? Does this affect the cross batten function?


The image on the website is a sketch, not photo. When we added the outboard eyelet which is for light marginal conditions we were going to have only one eyelet in the normal location but decided on 2 after testing. We haven't updated the sketch on the website.

SeaSkip
VIC, 97 posts
15 Nov 2014 11:27PM
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mr love said..

SeaSkip said..
Another thing i've been wondering is the relevance of the circle printed on the cams entry to the luff pocket.
This 5.8 Koncept has 3,3,1 i've seen the 6.6 has 3,3,2 and my 2014 8.5 has 3,3,3.
Just curious.



To mess with peoples brains


Nah....i rekon theres something in it. I'll find out Martin.

mr love
VIC, 2296 posts
16 Nov 2014 1:16PM
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SeaSkip said..
On Ka website the photos show a single conventional clew ring, but yours has two. Is that third clew ring functional? looks as though it would reduce twist considerably, perhaps a speed setting? Does this affect the cross batten function?


You can see in this photo Gautier is using the outboard eyelet. It was something Peter Volwater requested us to try and he liked it in testing for very marginal underpowered conditions. It holds the lower leech tighter and limits the reverse S giving more power and drive off the lower leech



. I would recommend this eyelet only for very light conditions as soon as you are fully powered the sail is faster, breathes better and has a lighter feel on the inboard eyelets. It may also work for Speed sailing on very, very broad angles but you need somewhere like Luderitz to test it.









Paul Kelf
WA, 678 posts
16 Nov 2014 12:34PM
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pepe47 said..
Either Steve Stratfold or Jesper Orth.


Pepe, as far as I know Jesper is a team rider, not a stockist & Steve will be stocking Loft.
I know Jesper would probably let me demo his sails as he has before but I don't think it's fair to be trying someone's personal gear.
Not sure Jesper has any Koncepts anyway.

nauli
WA, 69 posts
18 Nov 2014 8:38AM
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mr love said..

SeaSkip said..
On Ka website the photos show a single conventional clew ring, but yours has two. Is that third clew ring functional? looks as though it would reduce twist considerably, perhaps a speed setting? Does this affect the cross batten function?


You can see in this photo Gautier is using the outboard eyelet. It was something Peter Volwater requested us to try and he liked it in testing for very marginal underpowered conditions. It holds the lower leech tighter and limits the reverse S giving more power and drive off the lower leech
. I would recommend this eyelet only for very light conditions as soon as you are fully powered the sail is faster, breathes better and has a lighter feel on the inboard eyelets. It may also work for Speed sailing on very, very broad angles but you need somewhere like Luderitz to test it.



Hmmm...I've never tried the outboard eyelet on my Reflexes (blasphemy on this thread I know!)...but may now do in marginal conditions....



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