Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA14008; Wed, 2 Aug 1995 02:28:31 -0700 Return-Path: <andy@petunia.Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> Received: from mercury.Sun.COM by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA225905751; Wed, 2 Aug 1995 02:29:11 -0700 Received: from Eng.Sun.COM by mercury.Sun.COM (Sun.COM) id CAA17215; Wed, 2 Aug 1995 02:18:17 -0700 Received: from petunia.Eng.Sun.COM by Eng.Sun.COM (5.x/SMI-5.3) id AA20937; Wed, 2 Aug 1995 02:18:15 -0700 Received: by petunia.Eng.Sun.COM (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA05670; Wed, 2 Aug 1995 02:19:00 -0700 Date: Wed, 2 Aug 1995 02:19:00 -0700 From: andy@petunia.Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis (Andrew Davidson) Message-Id: <9508020919.AA05670@petunia.Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Wanted / for sale / advice In-Reply-To: <9508012352.AA07100@objects.Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> References: <9508012352.AA07100@objects.Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis>
I wonder the problem is in the place ment of your harness lines. when
on land, rig your sail, and raise to a sailing stance. Does the sail
feel balanced? (normal sailing position for legs, and body) move your
hands up and down the boom. does it still feel balanced? On a light
air day, trying hooking in, while still on land. Does the rig feel
balanced? If the harness lines are in the correct location, you should
not have to have your hands on the boom. try moving the lines on the
boom till you find the balance point. In general, I find I have my
lines set so that the distance between the two is about shoulder
width. I can not rember how far from the mast.
Andy
Rick Cattell writes:
>
> Wanted: Slalom board around 110 liters.
>
> For sale: F2 Comet fun board (10'6" about 170 liters?) in good
> condition $200.
>
> Wanted, free advice:
>
> I just got into my foot straps a couple months ago. I sometimes have a
> problem (depending on wind conditions and on which sail I use) of not
> being able to feel "balanced": I have to lean toward the front of the
> board, as if I'm on a close reach or as if I'm trying to get through a
> lull, even though I'm on a beam reach and I'm fully powered. My front
> knee is bent, my back knee straight. I'm fine if I take my front foot
> out of the strap and move it forward, then I can lean back more and my
> weight is balanced evenly on both legs. I'm also fine if I head
> downwind on a broader reach.
>
> Is there something I can do to balance my rig better? Move the mast
> track back or forward? Raise or lower the boom? Use a smaller sail,
> maybe I'm overpowered? Learn to close the gap more somehow to
> move back the center of effort? I assume that moving the harness
> straps only changes the balance between my arms. I feel like the front
> foot strap is placed too far back, but there isn't much room for
> adjustment (Mistral Echo) and the placement doesn't look that different
> from other boards. I haven't tried any other slalom boards.
>
>
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