That's my question.

wouldn't it be great for travell etc.

I'm not good enough to notice too much about mast flexing characteristics so I could sacrifice some performance for something that folded up as long as my boom.

How about allthe rig for a wave session fitting in something the size of a golf bag?

i think it would make the mast too stiff and make the flex very wierd.

If you take a waveboard does it have a cover, unless your board is shorter than 2m the mast fits in with the board.

why not indeed. I've got a 3 PC mast, but i didn't buy it like that, and i can't find a way of joining part 2 with part 3

I ve seen on ebay a inflatable sailboard with a skinny multi pc mast and 3 or 4 meter sail. looks not very stable and plainingi dont know. but it fits all in a little bag. was around $100 and i thaught ill get it to have some fun with it..someone else made higher bid and it was not more worth for me.

I've already done silly things like use an old broken bottom piece to make a 700mm ext to use a 460 mast on a 9.5m sail.

I didn't care about the flex, It still worked.

I'm sure those that are particular about performance wouldn't bother and perhaps 1piece is the real go.

however when travelling, especially by plane. and having a mast in with my board seems like asking for apressure point to crunch it.

but just how bad would the flex be effected?

a 3.7m skinny may come down to about 1950. how about an extn. how long would the ext be able to be before flex is to the point of detroying your fun?

If the first joint is at the boom attachment point would be asking for destruction. Then the next joint would add extra weight high up on the mast where it would be very noticeable?
Ended up with a 3 piecer recently. If I had of thought of this solution would have avoided a cold and scary time after dark.
www.codemaker.co.uk/ww/rescue1.htm

I want to carry a couple of wavesails a boom and mast in a bag no longer than the sail bag.
I want to look friendly to my airline checkin chick.

a wave board in a bag by itself looks surfboard normal.

So I ask the techno question again. why not?

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Originally posted by waveslave

Hey RAL,
Windsurfing spars are already in 3 pieces.

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Good to see you back in action slave, Bali was GREAT!!!!

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Originally posted by RAL INN

I want to carry a couple of wavesails a boom and mast in a bag no longer than the sail bag.
I want to look friendly to my airline checkin chick.

a wave board in a bag by itself looks surfboard normal.

So I ask the techno question again. why not?

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RAL,
You ask the techno question,
here's my lo-tec answer.

There's absolutely no reason why a good 3 piece mast can't be made.
However, if your agenda is to fit some wavesails, boom and spar into the one bag for travelling,
how about a sailbag that is sized to take the spar.
A bag made for some big fat-arse sail should fill the bill or custom make one.

Ok Wave,
I also believe there is no reason for not having a 3pc mast.
or at the least a 330cm skinny mast with a 700mm extension.

getting the mast sails and boom into a 175cm bag is a big advantage for air travel. mainly the perception of the Checkin chicks.

and the smaller we get and closer to Golf bag size the easier it will be.

be proud of the size of your equipment! thats what i say.
windsurf gear, kitesurf gear it's all the same. just sporting stuff.
the end result of your travels makes no difference to lugging stuff around. just follow your dream.

No empathy here, it's better to have a wife that windsurfs than one that whinges how much time and money you're spending on having fun instead of mowing the yard

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Originally posted by RAL INN

Feel a bit of empathy for me guys.

lugging around for me is for 2.
wife doesn't DO lugging, or rigging.

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Hey RAL,

Have you ever considered employing a surf caddy ?
You're a kite-pimp so you must be able to afford it.

Yea! waveslave has his prefferences for Caddys.
The rest of us real men would rather Caddettes