Floatation of board
2016/7/22 14:39:29
Question
Hello, I'm 83Kg. What is the lowest amount of volume in litres of board, to keep me floating on it even in very light or no wind conditions? Particularly - will Fanatic Skate TE 97l 2008 float with me and new light freestyle rig?
Thank you.
Answer
Hey Roman,
I don't think that a 97L board will float you in very light or no wind conditions. Even with the new designs, there still has to be enough volume to float a person if they are trying to sail in sub-planing conditions. With your weight, I would think that 105-110 would be the minimum volume to keep you from totally sinking. Even this volume would have you performing a balancing act to get the board going as you would not have enough wind for waterstarting, thus uphauling and going would be a chanllenge.
If you are wanting to plane in very light condtions, I would say that 125L or more would be needed to support you and the size of sail you would need for very light winds. Very light winds would require a sail around 8-10 meters to get a board moving. To support this size of sail would require a board in the 135+ range.
If you are going to be using at 97L board at your weight, you will need a minimum of 15kts using a sail on the upper end of the recommended sail range for a board of this volume. Ideally, you would want 18-20+kts to really enjoy a board of this volume.
Hope this helps.
Keep on sailing,
Windlover
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