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Old 11-01-2006, 06:12 PM
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If we talk about concaves deeper is better, 1 or 2 cm softens the ride a bit but once you get over 5 cm or higher the ride gets much better. Most boards now have minimal concave. Try the Ocean Rodeo 150 Maco board if you want to see what a real deep concave feels like.

Longer and narrower boards give more directional stability at speed and you lose the scatey feeliong which is not a traight that needs to be strong on a board for going down wind.

Remember going downwind effectively is done by parking a powered up kite and just sailing straight wiht the wind. If you have to sine the kite or constantly loop it it will be slower down wind as you do not have enough power which forces you to ride more on a broad reach. This is fast but you will get worn out fast. The best set up will allow you to ride at almost 160 degrees from wind direction, with minimal jibing.

Play with it, you might find some old retro boards work better ( 137 cm and up in length) than the newer shorter boards.
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