Airush Sector Light Wind Race Cruiser 60 or 52?

[droffats]

I rode the 60 with the fins of the 52 and found it does still easily beat any TT I've ridden at upwind, the shorter fins do have an impact. The bigger fins do go upwind at a sharper angle to the wind. However, I was riding in a lake with a lot of near-surface weeds and the trade of was well worth it.

I haven't ridden the 52 yet as we wanted to keep it new for sale. Here are the comparison pictures:







- Droffats

[markchatwin]

Wow thanks for the pix! I think I have a first hand idea of what the difference will be. Today I rode the Xanadu Wave Rocket (Fish) in a 5'8" and this board is almost 21+" wide. Wind was onshore about 12-14mph and this board clearly out performed my Mako King as I was screaming upwind on the Wave Rocket (a very low rocker "flat" board designed to keep surfers up in small conditions). Later in the day the wind picked up and bigger waves were generated and clearly the Mako King was superior... I had edge hold and more "stick" because of 3 fins compared to Twin Fins on Rocket...

If I flattened out the board and peeled off downwind a bit I Rocketed sometimes out of control. So imagine peeling off down wind on the Sector 60 (24" wideish) - you'd better be careful. But also imagine the upwindability compared to a 52 Sector. It's all in what you want. Some people say "the less boards and kites the better" and I guess I'm in a phase where I want every base covered...

[d0uglass]

Despite its width, I imagine the footstraps and fin setup on the big Sector keep it fairly stable and controllable when blasting deep off the wind. At least compared to a wide strapless surfboard.

We'll see when FL Kiteboarder get his demo sector in Fort Pierce.

[droffats]

To me, the fastest tack on the Sector is just a little off the wind. Too much off the wind and the apparent wind speed is diminished.

The board rides very flat and is very stable. Much less nose popping up than a surfboard.

I've been trying to break 40mph on my TT but haven't. Mostly because I can't find water flat enough to not feel like I was going to pitch pole. On the Sector, I've not had enough wind to get close, but I feel completely stable and safe at 25-33mph. I've not gone faster than that and I may not be able too as there does seem to be a hull speed/fin drag thing going on when it get above 30 mph.

Here is a pic from my Garmin GPS of riding upwind in 10-20mph of wind. Everyone else was pinned downwind where most of my tacks were. To get away from it all, I went way upwind.

[yakernz]

Have you tried pushing this board for an hour off the wind with no tacks? I would be really interested in seeing tracks from that as that tell me a lot about the comfortable downwind speed of the board over longer distances. Let the GPS do the talking, most things should be capable of averaging over 20 knots in chop and one direction if they are any good.
I have been riding the old north 09 LTD for a while just because it was the only production board I could get my hands on without spending lots of money. I find with this board there is also a natural comfortable speed (up to 25 knots) but after that it becomes a case of trying to stay on the board and controlling it in chop. The North board is relatively fast off the wind but not great in short chop. The following are some tracks from the North Board over the hour. Bear in mind this was done in chop and surf in one direction
http://www.sportstracklive.com/track/de ... naie/11362

Most 1 hour speeds have been done in both directions and in flatwater, but here is a comparison.
http://www.gps-kitesurfing.com/default. ... peedType=4

[FL Kiteboarder]

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IT'S HERE! IT'S HERE!

The AIRUSH SECTOR 60 kiteboard (think cruising-raceboard/lightwind weapon)

will be available to DEMO NOW in Ft. Pierce, Florida, USA.

Interested?

Drop me a note at kiteboarding.demo (at) gmail.com

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Marc
Cabrinha - XBOW '09 16m / GK - Trix '08 12m & 9m / Eclipse -Thruster '08 14m - Nano '09 11m
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[PeterP]

Off the wind the Sector 52 is pretty fast imho - I did a 6.5km run from Big Bay to Robben Island pretty lit on 7.5m kite - time: 8minutes on broadreach - thats over 25knot average... pretty decent for open ocean riding.

I was using the big fins set off Sector 60 and would possibly have gone faster with smaller fins.

The Sector 60 does have a little more drag due to it's width but the width comes handy in really light wind

[FL Kiteboarder]

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Marc
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[FL Kiteboarder]

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IT'S ONLY HERE FOR A FEW MORE DAYS...

The AIRUSH SECTOR 60 kiteboard (think cruising-raceboard/lightwind weapon)

is now available to DEMO in Ft. Pierce, Florida, USA for a limited time.

Interested?

Drop me a note at kiteboarding.demo (at) gmail.com

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Marc
Cabrinha - XBOW '09 16m / GK - Trix '08 12m & 9m / Eclipse -Thruster '08 14m - Nano '09 11m
Kiteboarding Videos: Feat. Nobile, Mystic, GK, Litewave, Flyboards, Ozone, Naish, Cabrinha, & More

[adrood]

any idea the sector 52 along with ozone zephyr 17m what low end will possibly have ?

I am 78 KG and very good with light wind riding