Tried weight vest sailing Lasers and they are rubbish they have water in them so if you capsize and your in the drink it doesnt effect your boyouncy . They just wreck you back its better to just crank the vang and sheet out .

I weigh 58 kgs and wouldnt suggest to use one . As above its just practice everything is going alot faster which means the board reacts faster and the sail has so much more power .

Eat more cake. I did and it has helped not only my sailboarding, but also my snow skiing.

I'm a lite weight & I don't go out in less than 25 , get smaller sails & bigger balls !

Harrow said..

Eat more cake. I did and it has helped not only my sailboarding, but also my snow skiing.

If I eat more cake I just get fatter and more unfit.. worse for my skiing and sailing..

AUS1111 said..
Seriously...weight jackets are really the domain of experts only, for all the reasons Kato has stated.

If you are struggling in over 20 knots, you don't need a weight jacket, you just need practice!

Or just use heavier gear ?

What's the advantage with light weight speed/slalom rigs ?. I've got a 2010 Code Red 6.5 sail, and people are always complaining how heavy it is compared to their rigs. Yet, I can hold down this sail up to 30 knots and I'm an under powered sailor.

I can understand this light weight design concept with free ride and wave sails.