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> I weigh 120 pounds and have a Mistral flow 266 and A vision 130. What
> would be the ideal sail quiver for these boards. I sail in winds from
> 10-30 Knots. I have a 5.5 North Pyro for the Flow. I also have a 7.3
> Trans-Am for the vision. If someone could help me and list out the other
> sails I need that would be great. Also, is the Pyro a good choice for
> the Flow board? Thanks

> > I weigh 120 pounds and have a Mistral flow 266 and A vision 130. What
> > would be the ideal sail quiver for these boards. I sail in winds from
> > 10-30 Knots. I have a 5.5 North Pyro for the Flow. I also have a 7.3
> > Trans-Am for the vision. If someone could help me and list out the other
> > sails I need that would be great. Also, is the Pyro a good choice for
> > the Flow board? Thanks

> Where do you sail and what kind of sailing? At your weight the Vision
> and a 7.3 sail already seem mighty big (120 pounds is 55 kg i think?) so
> i wouldn't think anything bigger would be needed.
> Imho the Flow can easily carry something up to 6.5 at your weight, maybe
> a Volcano or Tonic,if you want to stay with North. Otoh, it's certainly
> possible to hold on to the 7.3 untill the 5.5 works. Whether it makes
> sense is the next question: Imho it's OK for flat water blasting if you
> already can jibe. For bump&jump style sailing, tricks and also for
> learning planing jibes something inbetween does make sense: A 7.3 is
> already pretty big for learning to jibe for a small person, in fully
> powered 5.5 weather it's often already pretty choppy.

> The pyro certainly works on the flow although i don't think it's the
> ideal sail for that kind of board, with it's camber and the relatively
> long booms. For straight line sailing, something like the Tonic (again,
> if you want to stay with North, other brands certainly do have
> equivalent sails in their lineup) or, if you want cambers, the zoom
> would be OK, personally i'd prefer a more manouver oriented sail like
> the Volcano or Style even on flat water. Btw., don't get the Vodoo if
> you don't do real waveriding, these sails are good (although trim
> sensible) wave sails but no b&j sails. All said, i'd keep the 5.5 for
> the moment if money is anything to be considered.

> If you really sail in more than 25 knots of sustained winds (i see
> you're from France, so if you go to the meditarene coast it's almost
> certain to be that windy at times), you definitely need something
> smaller than 5.5. Something around 4.7 - 4.8 probabely is the best
> compromise between range and economy. 5.0 would give you a bit of
> overlap, 4.5 would probabely leave you with some gap, depending on the
> type of sail. For frequent sailing in 30 knots of sustained wind,
> something even smaller, say 4.2 and possibly 3.7 would also be the call.
> If you don't plan on frequently sailing these conditions, don't pay a
> lot of money for these sails, there should be good used deals available.
> I also suspect the around 4.5 is the smallest sail somebody of your
> weight can comfortably sail on the Flow but that again depends on where
> you sail / how choppy it is and how you sail.
> --
> Wolfgang

> Thanks for the feedabck: I usually sail in Normandy, Le Dossen and local
> lakes. 120 LBS is 55 kg. I usually sail in a straight line and at the
> intermediate level. I might move to Vermont due to business and be on the
> Great Lakes. Would a 70 Liter board and A really tiny sail like a 3.5-4.0 be
> the call? Again, thanks for all the feedback. Jay

> > Thanks for the feedabck: I usually sail in Normandy, Le Dossen and local
> > lakes. 120 LBS is 55 kg. I usually sail in a straight line and at the
> > intermediate level. I might move to Vermont due to business and be on the
> > Great Lakes. Would a 70 Liter board and A really tiny sail like a 3.5-4.0 be
> > the call? Again, thanks for all the feedback. Jay

> Ultimately, a board in the 70 -75 l volume range will be desired, if you
> keep on progressing and sailing in decent winds. I'd wait with that a
> bit however untill you can at least do planing jibes and know a bit
> better what you want. If you don't frequent really windy areas (Leucate
> or the GOrge or something like that), a sail under 4.0 wouldn't be my
> priority as well. I'd first get the gear which allows you to sail more
> of the days which are still somehow managable and more frequent.
> --
> Wolfgang

> > > I weigh 120 pounds and have a Mistral flow 266 and A vision 130. What
> > > would be the ideal sail quiver for these boards. I sail in winds from
> > > 10-30 Knots. I have a 5.5 North Pyro for the Flow. I also have a 7.3
> > > Trans-Am for the vision. If someone could help me and list out the other
> > > sails I need that would be great. Also, is the Pyro a good choice for
> > > the Flow board? Thanks

> > Where do you sail and what kind of sailing? At your weight the Vision
> > and a 7.3 sail already seem mighty big (120 pounds is 55 kg i think?) so
> > i wouldn't think anything bigger would be needed.
> > Imho the Flow can easily carry something up to 6.5 at your weight, maybe
> > a Volcano or Tonic,if you want to stay with North. Otoh, it's certainly
> > possible to hold on to the 7.3 untill the 5.5 works. Whether it makes
> > sense is the next question: Imho it's OK for flat water blasting if you
> > already can jibe. For bump&jump style sailing, tricks and also for
> > learning planing jibes something inbetween does make sense: A 7.3 is
> > already pretty big for learning to jibe for a small person, in fully
> > powered 5.5 weather it's often already pretty choppy.

> > The pyro certainly works on the flow although i don't think it's the
> > ideal sail for that kind of board, with it's camber and the relatively
> > long booms. For straight line sailing, something like the Tonic (again,
> > if you want to stay with North, other brands certainly do have
> > equivalent sails in their lineup) or, if you want cambers, the zoom
> > would be OK, personally i'd prefer a more manouver oriented sail like
> > the Volcano or Style even on flat water. Btw., don't get the Vodoo if
> > you don't do real waveriding, these sails are good (although trim
> > sensible) wave sails but no b&j sails. All said, i'd keep the 5.5 for
> > the moment if money is anything to be considered.

> > If you really sail in more than 25 knots of sustained winds (i see
> > you're from France, so if you go to the meditarene coast it's almost
> > certain to be that windy at times), you definitely need something
> > smaller than 5.5. Something around 4.7 - 4.8 probabely is the best
> > compromise between range and economy. 5.0 would give you a bit of
> > overlap, 4.5 would probabely leave you with some gap, depending on the
> > type of sail. For frequent sailing in 30 knots of sustained wind,
> > something even smaller, say 4.2 and possibly 3.7 would also be the call.
> > If you don't plan on frequently sailing these conditions, don't pay a
> > lot of money for these sails, there should be good used deals available.
> > I also suspect the around 4.5 is the smallest sail somebody of your
> > weight can comfortably sail on the Flow but that again depends on where
> > you sail / how choppy it is and how you sail.
> > --
> > Wolfgang

> If in Vermont, you definitely will NOT be sailing on the Great Lakes.  I dono't
> know the winds in Vermont, but I suspect that they rarely use 70 L boards and
> 3.5 - 4.0 sails.

> Tom - Chicago

> > Thanks for the feedabck: I usually sail in Normandy, Le Dossen and local
> > lakes. 120 LBS is 55 kg. I usually sail in a straight line and at the
> > intermediate level. I might move to Vermont due to business and be on the
> > Great Lakes. Would a 70 Liter board and A really tiny sail like a 3.5-4.0 be
> > the call? Again, thanks for all the feedback. Jay

> > > > I weigh 120 pounds and have a Mistral flow 266 and A vision 130. What
> > > > would be the ideal sail quiver for these boards. I sail in winds from
> > > > 10-30 Knots. I have a 5.5 North Pyro for the Flow. I also have a 7.3
> > > > Trans-Am for the vision. If someone could help me and list out the other
> > > > sails I need that would be great. Also, is the Pyro a good choice for
> > > > the Flow board? Thanks

> > > Where do you sail and what kind of sailing? At your weight the Vision
> > > and a 7.3 sail already seem mighty big (120 pounds is 55 kg i think?) so
> > > i wouldn't think anything bigger would be needed.
> > > Imho the Flow can easily carry something up to 6.5 at your weight, maybe
> > > a Volcano or Tonic,if you want to stay with North. Otoh, it's certainly
> > > possible to hold on to the 7.3 untill the 5.5 works. Whether it makes
> > > sense is the next question: Imho it's OK for flat water blasting if you
> > > already can jibe. For bump&jump style sailing, tricks and also for
> > > learning planing jibes something inbetween does make sense: A 7.3 is
> > > already pretty big for learning to jibe for a small person, in fully
> > > powered 5.5 weather it's often already pretty choppy.

> > > The pyro certainly works on the flow although i don't think it's the
> > > ideal sail for that kind of board, with it's camber and the relatively
> > > long booms. For straight line sailing, something like the Tonic (again,
> > > if you want to stay with North, other brands certainly do have
> > > equivalent sails in their lineup) or, if you want cambers, the zoom
> > > would be OK, personally i'd prefer a more manouver oriented sail like
> > > the Volcano or Style even on flat water. Btw., don't get the Vodoo if
> > > you don't do real waveriding, these sails are good (although trim
> > > sensible) wave sails but no b&j sails. All said, i'd keep the 5.5 for
> > > the moment if money is anything to be considered.

> > > If you really sail in more than 25 knots of sustained winds (i see
> > > you're from France, so if you go to the meditarene coast it's almost
> > > certain to be that windy at times), you definitely need something
> > > smaller than 5.5. Something around 4.7 - 4.8 probabely is the best
> > > compromise between range and economy. 5.0 would give you a bit of
> > > overlap, 4.5 would probabely leave you with some gap, depending on the
> > > type of sail. For frequent sailing in 30 knots of sustained wind,
> > > something even smaller, say 4.2 and possibly 3.7 would also be the call.
> > > If you don't plan on frequently sailing these conditions, don't pay a
> > > lot of money for these sails, there should be good used deals available.
> > > I also suspect the around 4.5 is the smallest sail somebody of your
> > > weight can comfortably sail on the Flow but that again depends on where
> > > you sail / how choppy it is and how you sail.
> > > --
> > > Wolfgang

> > Alspach:

> > If in Vermont, you definitely will NOT be sailing on the Great Lakes.  I dono't
> > know the winds in Vermont, but I suspect that they rarely use 70 L boards and
> > 3.5 - 4.0 sails.

> > Tom - Chicago

> > > Thanks for the feedabck: I usually sail in Normandy, Le Dossen and local
> > > lakes. 120 LBS is 55 kg. I usually sail in a straight line and at the
> > > intermediate level. I might move to Vermont due to business and be on the
> > > Great Lakes. Would a 70 Liter board and A really tiny sail like a 3.5-4.0 be
> > > the call? Again, thanks for all the feedback. Jay

> > > > > I weigh 120 pounds and have a Mistral flow 266 and A vision 130. What
> > > > > would be the ideal sail quiver for these boards. I sail in winds from
> > > > > 10-30 Knots. I have a 5.5 North Pyro for the Flow. I also have a 7.3
> > > > > Trans-Am for the vision. If someone could help me and list out the other
> > > > > sails I need that would be great. Also, is the Pyro a good choice for
> > > > > the Flow board? Thanks

> > > > Where do you sail and what kind of sailing? At your weight the Vision
> > > > and a 7.3 sail already seem mighty big (120 pounds is 55 kg i think?) so
> > > > i wouldn't think anything bigger would be needed.
> > > > Imho the Flow can easily carry something up to 6.5 at your weight, maybe
> > > > a Volcano or Tonic,if you want to stay with North. Otoh, it's certainly
> > > > possible to hold on to the 7.3 untill the 5.5 works. Whether it makes
> > > > sense is the next question: Imho it's OK for flat water blasting if you
> > > > already can jibe. For bump&jump style sailing, tricks and also for
> > > > learning planing jibes something inbetween does make sense: A 7.3 is
> > > > already pretty big for learning to jibe for a small person, in fully
> > > > powered 5.5 weather it's often already pretty choppy.

> > > > The pyro certainly works on the flow although i don't think it's the
> > > > ideal sail for that kind of board, with it's camber and the relatively
> > > > long booms. For straight line sailing, something like the Tonic (again,
> > > > if you want to stay with North, other brands certainly do have
> > > > equivalent sails in their lineup) or, if you want cambers, the zoom
> > > > would be OK, personally i'd prefer a more manouver oriented sail like
> > > > the Volcano or Style even on flat water. Btw., don't get the Vodoo if
> > > > you don't do real waveriding, these sails are good (although trim
> > > > sensible) wave sails but no b&j sails. All said, i'd keep the 5.5 for
> > > > the moment if money is anything to be considered.

> > > > If you really sail in more than 25 knots of sustained winds (i see
> > > > you're from France, so if you go to the meditarene coast it's almost
> > > > certain to be that windy at times), you definitely need something
> > > > smaller than 5.5. Something around 4.7 - 4.8 probabely is the best
> > > > compromise between range and economy. 5.0 would give you a bit of
> > > > overlap, 4.5 would probabely leave you with some gap, depending on the
> > > > type of sail. For frequent sailing in 30 knots of sustained wind,
> > > > something even smaller, say 4.2 and possibly 3.7 would also be the call.
> > > > If you don't plan on frequently sailing these conditions, don't pay a
> > > > lot of money for these sails, there should be good used deals available.
> > > > I also suspect the around 4.5 is the smallest sail somebody of your
> > > > weight can comfortably sail on the Flow but that again depends on where
> > > > you sail / how choppy it is and how you sail.
> > > > --
> > > > Wolfgang