tomtom wrote: ↑Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:32 am
Hi All of you.
I have question i think related to this subject. Im now making my new strapless board 130x48 - Ketos pocket board / Groove skate - inspired. I can make it either 2cm thick so it will have 10l volume or 4 cm thick so it will have 20l volume. Both will be sufficiently stiff and I much prefer 2 cm because I can laminate it in one shot /for 4 cm i must use different 2 shot process/.
My wing is big Moses Onda 633. So my question is: Do these 10l makes significant difference in marginal wind /on board this small/? My weight is 90kg.
Many thanks!
Tomas
Hi Tomas.
I think it does make a big difference yes, the thicker one will be much better if you ride in light winds.
Having said that, I think I would make it thin, as you can use it as an overall board, for high winds and lighter winds (but not marginal winds no matter what anyways even if thick).
Being thin it is easy to push sideways through smaller or bigger waves when going out to deeper water, easy to waterstart when windy, and it is easier for you to build you write.
And then get or make another board for marginal winds.
I got a board that size, and some smaller and some bigger.
Of course these bigger are not only thicker, but also more area so not a direct comparison, but one can still feel how big a part volume has.
With a 2 cm 130 x 48 board, even at my 77 kg, I can forget about riding in marginal winds with this one - it sits too deep thus becomes too draggy so no way I can get up foiling when marginal winds, not even with my really big wing
If you plan to have only one board, and you really want it to cover lighter winds too, I would make it thicker when 90 kg.
Problem is, others seem to say the opposite, that volume does not matter, only area - but IMO it does, a lot.
PF