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Posted by Charles on November 25, 192000 at 01:58:03:
In Reply to: Question posted by winethug on November 25, 192000 at 01:27:49:
Hi Miguel,
I'd be interested to see what others feel in this regard. My personal opinion is that the answer to your question is experience with your gear, pure and simple. Sails vary so much in their wind range that a chart correlating sail size with wind strength would be extremely complicated. A 7.5 race sail may be able to handle more wind than a 5.5 freeride sail, for example. Add to that the differences in sails among manufacturers and model years, and the task becomes virtually impossible. Plus, as you've noticed, sailors have their own preferences as to how much power they like to feel while sailing.
That said, I can ure you as a fellow Supersonic owner that your 8.1, if properly down/outhauled, can easily carry you into the upper teens (if not beyond). Your 6.2 should feel well powered by the time you have to stop sailing the 8.1.
I can also tell you this: every time I get a bigger sail, that sail becomes the one I use most often.
Hope this isn't too vague, but I don't have a more definitive answer for you.
: k, how does one determine which sail size to use?
: Is there a table where body weight, board weight, : wind strength and sail size are correlated?