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>From: Kirk Lindstrom <kirk@hpmsd3.sj.hp.com-DeleteThis>
>Any big guys have any ideas? Peter at ~160 was on a 5.0 KOA and 8'11"
>Forsythe and said he had fun, though I saw him swimming and walking
>too. Is there a board with enough flotation to get us back and still be
>fun at 3rd in an ebb or Coyote on a really gusty day? Same for
>Crissy....need a barge to get to the wind and then have a shape that can
>sail 25 knot winds.
As a fellow big guy at 240#, 6' 0", I am very impressed with the way my new
(five days so far) Xantos 295 II will stay on the water in high winds. I've
only ridden the Xantos 285 a few times, but the 295 II, with it's nose
rocker seems to take the waves better while still floating me through the
lulls.
It does have it's limits though. I had it out at Candelstick on Saturday
with a 5.7 North Quattro, and believe I "exceeded the board's design
specifications" on a screaming reach in a gust that ended with a hooked-in
launch that ripped my starboard boom off. Luckily, my port side remained
for a very wobbly trip back to shore.
Speaking of big guy gear, and set ups - do you find that you keep your mast
track farther forward, and your harness lines shorter than some of the
"svelter" guys?
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