To 7.8 or not to 7.8??
That is the question.

have on order 5.5, 6.2, 7.0.
just got a JP 112L slalom.

can i justify the additional expense of an extra mast and sail??

how about bender learns how to rig his

Definitely!!
here in Sydney you need something with some grunt and the RSR 7.8 is great for that.
heaps of power, tunability and top end.
makes light wind sailing so much easier and fun on a 110+ board.

def Bertie i recon i am lighter than yourself and have used sails that size a fair bit.
(recon i will be using the rs 7.8 a bit as well)
perth seos arent what they used to be!
bender has 1 for sail i think

keef said...

Bertie said...

To 7.8 or not to 7.8??
That is the question.

have on order 5.5, 6.2, 7.0.
just got a JP 112L slalom.

can i justify the additional expense of an extra mast and sail??

my opinion is the 5.5 is too small for the 112lt, i would go for N/P 5/8,6/7,&7.8 the 6/7 is my main sail and im about 75 to 80 kgs

yeah i would agree with that...or ditch the 5.5 totally for the 7.8 you would hold the 6.2 down for 90% of summers 'strong seaos' no worries..imo

I've been sailing a JP Slalom V 68 (112L) for the last six months. I guess this may be the board you've bought. I weigh 93kg and for me I would say that a 7.8m is the optimal sail size to be matched with the board (used with a 40cm fin). A 7.0m also goes well with the board (36cm fin OK) but I personally would not go below 6.5m. If you haven't got a smaller board I would think again about getting the 5.5 and even the 6.2.