Where to top out a quiver?
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:56 pm
I don’t speak math real good, so this may be off base or missing something, So I need to ask...
"Force on a sail is proportional to the square of the wind velocity" I found that one on the internet so it must be accurate.
So if I understand correctly what that means is if the wind halves from 20 to 10, the force on a sail will Decrease by four times (25% force is all you get)
This curve makes me think you get diminishing returns on your sail size to wind speed.
At some point a larger sail would become more cumbersome to use while offering diminishing benefits. A lower top speed = less fun in the best case, with the potential of not getting to plane any more then before spending big $ on a new sail, boom and mast. (Unless I also buy a special formula board .)
Assuming I am at least partially correct. It would be better to sit it out and concede a skunk at some point, but at what sail size? I need to find the top of my quiver without wasting money I could spend on a board, or update to my existing sails. Any help? I am gun shy on this purchase. 7.5 is my biggest sail and it has not been quite enough to plane at times. Thanks, Shawn
"Force on a sail is proportional to the square of the wind velocity" I found that one on the internet so it must be accurate.
So if I understand correctly what that means is if the wind halves from 20 to 10, the force on a sail will Decrease by four times (25% force is all you get)
This curve makes me think you get diminishing returns on your sail size to wind speed.
At some point a larger sail would become more cumbersome to use while offering diminishing benefits. A lower top speed = less fun in the best case, with the potential of not getting to plane any more then before spending big $ on a new sail, boom and mast. (Unless I also buy a special formula board .)
Assuming I am at least partially correct. It would be better to sit it out and concede a skunk at some point, but at what sail size? I need to find the top of my quiver without wasting money I could spend on a board, or update to my existing sails. Any help? I am gun shy on this purchase. 7.5 is my biggest sail and it has not been quite enough to plane at times. Thanks, Shawn