Sparky said..Magic Ride said..bhc said..
Hey Magic Ride, what is the highest wind that you can still ride your Starship 115 reasonably under control? and what is the smallest sail you have used with it?
The most wind I will usually take that board in would be 24 knots of wind with my 5.2 Ezzy Legacy wave sail using a MFC 27cm wave fin. It sailed beautifully at Hood River in those conditions with that setup. As gusty as the wind can be their, the 115L just planes right through the lulls. The 5.2 sail is the smallest I own right now. When I move to the Gorge, I will need to purchase a 4.7. There's a guy at the Gorge who uses a 4.7 on his 115L Starship and loves that setup. So he's gotta be sailing in a 25 knot wind range with the 4.7.
One board solutions are great but such a compromise. If you were able to stick with the 5.2 and use a 90/95 litre board as things get over twenty knots, I think you would enjoy things more. Can always detune the 5.2 with a lot of downhaul. A 94 kode would be a fun example.
I hear ya Sparky,
Most days here on Klamath Lake, I would be on my 6.8 sail, next is my 6.0 and last I would use of my 5.2 sail. So my 115L suites me good here. But when I move to the Columbia Gorge, my 5.2 will be my most used sail their, so yes I will purchase probably a 70-80L board for my 5.2 and buy a 4.7 and 4.0 sail to start my high wind quiver.
on the end of them.
