What do people think about these?

pieterbijlwindsurfing.com/luderitz-speed-challange-champion/

That is cool , they look like they would work and obviously do. I guess there to hard to rig for normal sailing though.

Don't get how they fit or work I know those pro battens are just as expensive as a sail though, in saying that most PWA sailors use custom battens.

Tried the profilers idea years ago ( 90s!) but realized there is a better way of doing it that eliminates the inconvenience with rigging etc. Still his sail looks nice.

sailquik said..

yoyo said..
Tried the profilers idea years ago ( 90s!) but realized there is a better way of doing it that eliminates the inconvenience with rigging etc. Still his sail looks nice.

I'll bite YoYo.
What is the 'better way'?

Have a talk to Slowy, he made his out of foam. I did a set as well.

I didn't feel they made much difference for all the effort. Modding the cams to use an rdm mast was better overall, and stiffer battens in strategic places helped more. That's what I still use.

Maybe the manufacturers could just use good battens in the first place ?

mathew said..
Maybe the manufacturers could just use good battens in the first place ?

You mean 'expensive' battens

Some do.......

But remember that, a particular sort of batten profile and stiffness that suits one sailor for one particular set of circumstances, may not suit another sailor in different circumstances at all.

Batten stiffness and profile is always a compromise in a production sail. Less so in the top of the range race or speed sails of course, but those sails are more dedicated to particular purpose as well.