Trimming masts

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andersbq
andersbq
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61 posts
16 May 2011 7:35pm
I would say that 80% of all beach-talk is about fins. Fins is a fantastic subject and I love it. But I am surprised that almost no one are into mast-trimming.
Here is my latest blog-post about masts:
www.andersbq.com/2011/05/2500-carbon-masts-masts-masts.html

Any reflections about this?
sausage
sausage
QLD
4874 posts
QLD, 4874 posts
16 May 2011 9:55pm
Hey Anders,
For a second there I thought you were talking about trimming (cutting down) masts

Oh, nice mast collection to go with your fin collection too.
flatout
flatout
85 posts
85 posts
17 May 2011 3:23am
Hey, i'm 85 kg. And i use a 460 mast in a 8m2 sail that needs a 490. I can definitely feel that the sail is not as powerfull as it could be, however when its 20 knots im flying. Just wondering what the effects are of putting a constant curve 460 mast in a sail that needs a 490. The mast is of course softer, but do the mast be more flextop?
andersbq
andersbq
61 posts
61 posts
17 May 2011 4:36am
You are neither heavy or light, so it is no surprise that the rig works. A normal sail would work well in low end with a soft mast. But bend too much in gusts and high wind. Also carbon percent makes different. Normally that matters more...
But is is impossible to say anything particular without see the rig and get more feedback from the sailor. Trimming the masts is about head to head sailing and at least 20-30 GPS-runs a day.
andersbq
andersbq
61 posts
61 posts
17 May 2011 4:43am
flatout said...

Hey, i'm 85 kg. And i use a 460 mast in a 8m2 sail that needs a 490. I can definitely feel that the sail is not as powerfull as it could be, however when its 20 knots im flying. Just wondering what the effects are of putting a constant curve 460 mast in a sail that needs a 490. The mast is of course softer, but do the mast be more flextop?


As i wrote in my blog, the Naish Stealth 7,8 works better with a a SDM 460 than the recommended 490, even for me with 96 kg. And for 2011 they changed the recommendation to a 460.
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