petermac33 said...
used 30 inch lines for first time today.
have been using 26 inch lines for last 6months, 24 inch before that.
20 knots plus and 5.0m.
i felt like i was a beginner again.
by far the biggest problem was i felt like i was going sideways,the board would not lift anyway near like with the 26 inch lines.a horrible feel. 2 hours of sailing and feel of going sideways with little board lift still there.
i anticipated having tired arms which usually happens when first changing to longer lines. this did happen despite powering up harness to max.
the sideways feel was similiar to using a 25cm fin on a 100 litre board.
anyone want a pair of 30 inch lines halfprice for $15
Pete its pretty simple. just use adjustable lines. i use 24-30's. i find going off the breeze I lengthen them right out to keep the sail upright and me away from the sail as you are sailing off the tail.
Going uphill i shorten them to keep the fin pressure. i find i cant sail upwind with long lines and if the wind drops out shortening your lines really helps.
how the f#@k do you power up a harness??
