Now that I've taken up my winter residence, I'm once again becoming aware of the weight difference in rigs. I have heavy equipment here. The Chinook Comp boom and a 30% carbon mast. If I purchase new and more expensive replacements, the rig will be lightened by a pound or two. Up to now this hasn't been a noticeable difference for me once I am sailing. However, since I've been having trouble with shoulder tendonitis, I'm wondering if a lighter rig might be less stressful. However, I do think that the power of the wind still creates the biggest force creating the stress. What do you think?

Aww, SailingJoke got no help on iwindsurf so he came over here. Poor Brucie.

I am currently using a selection of 09/10 severne sails...gotta be the lightest sails ever....combined with a good mast etc this set up weighs bugger all...this HAS to be reflected in the way you sail and has to be easier on the body(compared with old style rigs that weigh a ton and are pretty hard going when submerged and trying to water start etc..)...demo some new gear and see the difference...

poor brucie poor little boy iwndsurf kicked him off so he came here. poor kid

think about it .. thiers no reason in the word y a hevy rig would be betta than i light one ... .. ligher rig would feel more responsive lighter in your hand ... just evevy part of that rig would be better the lighter it is ... i often get lower back pain if i dont have my seat harness up high and loose .. if i tighten the leg straps and hold the spreader bar below my belly button i often mind my self in trouble ... visit a chiropractor 2

decrepit said...

There's certainly advantages in light gear, but unless you're uphauling, I think the shoulder stress is more affected by rig efficiency and stability.
If the centre of effort is constantly shifting around in gusts, that's a real strain on the whole arm.
Some sails are more stable than others.

Tuning can also affect how "heavy" a sail feels, not enough downhaul, is usually the problem.

Amazing, something to actually think about regarding the topic.

sboardcrazy said... I just read the other posts..Oh well if I got sucked in to answering bad luck..

You might have gotten sucked into taking the other posts seriously, but I can't post anything regaring your answering bad luck unless you think tendonitis is a result of bad luck. You have to ignore the few rather nasty guys (English and American) that stalk the internet windsurf forums offering little and demanding a lot. After twenty years of windsurfing and reaching my 60th year of life, I have found that the tendonitis is the reward. However, I think that cold weather (55 F. water or less, air temps down to freezing or lower) makes it much worse. Like the Bhudda I gave up Yoga stretching twenty years ago. Perhaps I will make it a routine again. As to heavy rigs, I didn't notice the differences in the past once on the water. Since I rarely use a sail smaller than a 6.0, I can't take the smaller sail route.

Mark _australia said...

Amazing that somebody can windsurf for 20 years and still have questions about a lighter mast or boom.

Not so amazing that a forum regular doesn't offer anything regarding the topic or ideas presented and takes a rather lowly personally offensive approach.

nick0 said...

think about it .. thiers no reason in the word y a hevy rig would be betta than i light one ... ..

Wrong. A heavier rig most likely has more durable components. The lower the carbon content of a mast, the less likely it will break. In fact, the mast to which I am referring was advertised as >>bomb proof<< and the most popular Columbia Gorge mast when sold. The boom also came with a solid guarantee that it would not break. After 15 years which included some very stressful use, it has not. Both components were purchased after breakage of lighter equipment.

KEVKEV said...
...demo some new gear and see the difference...

I own new gear, but don't keep much of it in Florida. As I have posted previously, my most used sail in the past year was a 9.6. I do think that cambered sails will be more stable and easier on the shoulders.

Wow all of those ah???
I've seen some of them on here, but not all those, he seems to frequent lots of places.
Obviously Brucie's career has been carefully monitored, over the years.

pierrec45 said...

Elmo, how do you draw such a list ??? You keeping his domain or something ?
Just curious, me not computer-savvy...

(and with that list, he gonna run out of names at some point...)

The lists are posted on most forums which he leaves his nuggets of swiftness

That sent a shiver down my spine

Wineman said...

FormulaNova said...
Mark
Are you sure there's not some guy out there that holds a bit of a torch for you?

Hey Big D - i think Brucie may be watching him [}:)]

Hi Pete, I expect you are addressing me. I will try and not take your references to my weight problem personally

You might have something there though. Mark, maybe Cosmic charlie has been following you since rec.windsurfing??

I sort of doubt it though, 'Cosmic' seems to thrive on asking questions that he already has an answer sitting there ready for.

Given the amount of sailing I have had lately, I might have to take over Cosmic Charlie's MO for this side of the world. Do you think 'Cosmic Dale' has a good ring to it?

Cosmic, do you grant franchises? Do you mind if I ask these questions in kgs, degrees celcius, kms, and knots though? This Fahrenheit thing has got me stumped!

FormulaNova said...

windtechno said...

poor brucie poor little boy iwndsurf kicked him off so he came here. poor kid

Windtechno, you might want to look up irony in the dictionary.

ya funny dude i like ya

Mark _australia said...

FormulaNova said...

windtechno said...

poor brucie poor little boy iwndsurf kicked him off so he came here. poor kid

Windtechno, you might want to look up irony in the dictionary.

My God.

Post of the year, Formula. Spot bl00dy on

The temptation to red thumb you fo no good reason was strong ! Maybe thats what happens, and the more its mentioned the more the tempation. But I didnt and havent

Rubby said...

Well, now that we have the usual useless posts, the attempts at slander with stolen photographs, and other non-sense, is there anyone that can add something intelligent?

awwwww Bwuucciiee

Good come back Potts

elmo said...

Well sand mah fin and call me
Rubby
and about 100 other names
<snip>

Elmo's long list shortened:


Bones
RoughRider
Back_Roader
JollyRoger
Blowhardbuster
Blowbooster
Seamanfirstclass
Dunkin'_donut


real theme developing there Brucie, you could combine words from 2 or more of them to make
backroad_seamen
RoughdonutRider
BlowBones
BonesRider
JollyRubby

RubbyRoughRider sounds like a brand of anti chafing cream ???

poor brucie he has been at it again. poor little boy his mumy told him not to post any more. cause elmo knows all the trolls