yeah it was switch! one of the best bump and jump days for a while, when the wind switch southerly the swell near the mangroves was at a great angle.

you were on the KA sail red

i was on my 4.0M naish and acid

Do you guys think it will go off again tomorrow? Is it any good with east in it or were you lucky to get that southerly?

Dreaming of some flat water over here.


Edit - Man, this forcecast is a tough one:

"Sunday: Winds: SE/NE 20/25 knots, reaching 25/30 knots at times. Seas: to 1.5 metres. Rain periods and isolated thunderstorms."

^ hey ian,

from my point of view, today is pretty much as good as it gets for VP. other than when it's blowing 40 knots. it is best in a southerly.

i've also had some great sessions in ESE and E. everything works the other way, you sail out towards redland bay and the jumps are port tack but again you're heading into the swell.

i haven't compared them but wello may have the edge for wind consistency in an E or ESE. have had some good sessions at wello in that wind direction on the eastern side of the snadbank at high tide. it's a bit flat though.

anything further north than E and it's starting to get into wind shadow territory at VP. on big kit that's no probs though. dredge out to the wind line and go but i'd say wello in an easterly is better.

vp for me tomorrow most likely.

yeah that was my dad on the simmer that sail is ancient

yeah that was a 5.0 i think he broke his ribs trying to do a duck gybe

hahahahahaha we aren't going tommoro it sounds awesome though

nasty

how did they break

i saw someone taking pictures today at vp hopefully they show up

Appears i've got another leave pass for tommorow to.

OK VP is out for me. Been socked in by rain here (can't load the car), got jobs to do and am missing the tide. Going to head up to Redcliffe instead after the tide's started going out.

i don't think excessive downhaul could cause a tear on the koncepts. unless you uised a winch i guess and went way beyond it's specified amount. not sure what may have done it. is it a second hand sail? what year?

for rigging i agree that too much downhaul will make them twitchy and gutless. that is the trend with most of their sails since 2010 or abouts and onwards.

my 2011 kults and kaos are the same. now that i've used them a few times and experimented i have found that over downhaul kills the power. if i let it off a little it's a different sail with lots of drive and way more stability.

also the numbers on the sails are approx settings. i'm finding with my 2011 kults and kaos the numbers are max settings, as i haven't needed to go beyond the figures listed to date.

also, it's probably worth measuring your extension. all extensions are different and that can make it confusing. recently i sold my 6.4m 2008 kult. it requires a 40cm extension with a 430 mast. the guy who bought it only had 36cm of extension. which was a bummer as that meant he wouldn't have bothered with the purchase.

we rigged it anyways to see what would happen and found it perfect. clearly a big difference between his extension and mine.

i usually just confirm the length of the extension from the collar to the top of the pulleys. that's close enough to get you in the ball park.

important thing is to set the sail visually then adjust after a run if you need. i haven't had a lot of experience with the recent koncepts but usually downhaul until the top panel goes loose in light winds and the top 2 panels in heavy winds. set the outhaul between zero & +1cm.

you can tell when it's under downhauled as the cams will stick during rotation. on the water the sail should feel very light and balanced when rigged correctly. if it feels heavy try a little more downhaul. if it feels back hand loaded try more outhaul if it feels twitchy and gutless you've over done the downhaul and outhaul.

it should not look like a neilpryde sail when rigged correctly. if the head is very very loose then it's way overdone.

that is all based on having the correct mast of course.

the way i rig the koncept is i set the extension and boom to achive the dims written on the sail. then i downhaul until the head just starts to go loose down to the second batten then let off about 1cm if lighter winds or keep it there for stronger winds.

same really with outhaul. i set it with a little positive outhaul. only a touch really, then if the sail is loading up my backhand i increase by 1cm, if i want a little more drive off the wind i let it off 1cm.

ultimately they are easy sails to rig compared to some sails. if you want i can meet you at VP and go through the rigging. also check out the KA forum for rigging tips and or questions. there you can talk with the testers that know the koncept inside out. http://www.kasail.com/windsurfing/forum/

here's a photo of the koncept on the water. see how the top 2 panels are loose. that's what you are going for.