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What is best practice here?
- very light wind
- 6 m wing
- recommended PSI is 5 to 7
What works better for light wind pumping to get going? A bit of flex (keep at 5 Psi..) OR a firmer/harder leading edge (pump to 7 Psi)?
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In light wind I'm pumping little more of recommended pressure, in higher wind - less.
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I always pumped my wings 2psi over recommended. It certainly helps to have a stiffer wing in light air. The "sweet spot" of sail trim really makes a difference when pumping. As the psi lowers, the sweet spot disappears and the pumps don't scoop as much wind since it spills.
Simply try with a limper wing and see what happens for yourself.
I just got aluula wings and I pump those to the recommended pressure. They are next level stiff. I have gone down half a size, but the light wind pumping is better and I think I gained low end. This is due to them scooping wind better on account of them being stiffer, IMO.
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Ensis video says less pressure in light winds. Guy who used loads of wings said some pump better at low pressure and others at high
