Sail on a Naish SUP Board

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surfside
surfside
WA
5 posts
WA, 5 posts
31 Jan 2010 1:02pm
Hi, Thinking of getting a Naish 11'6" with mast insert to use as an allrounder.

Has anyone had experiance in using SUP boards as a winsurfer.
DavidJohn
DavidJohn
VIC
17570 posts
VIC, 17570 posts
31 Jan 2010 6:58pm
Great choice.. I have and it works well.. Mostly in very light wind and non planing conditions.. The 11'6" is a great board.

DJ
62mac
62mac
WA
24860 posts
WA, 24860 posts
31 Jan 2010 4:09pm
I saw a guy out yesterday with a sail attached looked like fun, the only problem was they took the sail out and started catching waves until the guy fell off and guess what no leggie it nearly cleaned everyone up
colas
colas
5389 posts
5389 posts
31 Jan 2010 5:41pm
I think all SUPs work well as windsurfers, in the same way (non-planing, goes upwind more with the windward rails than the fins, but do not plane frankly due to the rocker). So basically chose your board for its SUPing caracteristics first, it will windSUP fine.

The only ones that windSUP differently are the ones specifically for sailing first, like the 7'6" Sealion. Their lack of tail rocker, huge tail, short length makes them actually zip on a plane like a windsurfer , but then their SUPing suffers, they are trickier to handle (although fun in small slow waves like a fish) .
russh
russh
SA
3027 posts
SA, 3027 posts
1 Feb 2010 9:22am
I use a 9'8" starboard fish for both SUP and Light wind sailing when there are waves and 10-15knt cross off - works a treat at both and will plane with enough wind and sail - they slam gybe - easy tacking and are pretty good fun on a wave. Mast track forward position seems to work best as they tend to ride nose high otherwise and spin out on bottom turns easier if mast base too far back

As far as a leg rope goes on a windsurfer - (earlier comment) who are you kidding you cannot put a leggie when windsurfing unless you want to get fully tangled round the mast base etc.

don't windsup where their are heaps of surfers out is probably the best option unless your very confident as these f&&kers can kill someone if you hit them in the head.
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