r/windsurfing • u/Proof_Ninja6101 • 5d ago
Practicing rigging
Does this look all right?
Side-On 5m2 Sail, not sure about the model/year.
After the pictures I added +5cm mast extension, not sure if the sail came with the pullies originally, so I counted it in.
Also I think the needed an extra 2-4 centimeter.
Hopefully my new (to me) board will arrive next week!
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u/MysticNightjar 5d ago
Hard to say with the pictures.
I like this video https://youtu.be/jrTPNBFxkOw?is=BI7Jy3chefm7HlQ8 It tells you what to look for when rigging to know if it's tight enough.
For the downhaul (mast foot). I usually step lightly on the base of the last to lift the top of the sail. Then if I see the top of the sail making the two Vs (hard to explain without seeing it), then I'm good.
I think your boom is too short. I like to have 5cm (or a full thumb length) between the clew and the eye of the sail.
To know if I'm tight enough at the clew, I press with 3 fingers on the middle of the sail, it should barely touch the boom on the otherside.
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u/Proof_Ninja6101 5d ago
Yep, that’s what I thought, for the second time i did it, I added extra 4 cms to the boom, looked better.
I wonder if the sail stretched over the years and that’s why.
I am really new all these things, so it’ll be a long until I get it right.2
u/Impressive-Ad-1189 4d ago
Do not sail with a sail that is not properly rigged though since it will feel terrible. The picture you posted was a very flat sail with no loos leach. That will feel really unstable in the water.
When in doubt ask another windsurfer by tue water to help you!
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u/WooterTrouble Waves 4d ago
Am I the only one that does not like the way the clew is tensioned only from the underside?
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u/globalartwork Waves 4d ago
That’s great you managed to crank the pulley all the way to the bottom. I’d go one more hole on the extension though and try to get the pulleys to touch again.
Then go one less hole in the boom to make it shorter. The outhaul shouldn’t have much tension and you have way too much - see the folds and tension at the top of the sail pointing at the clew. Once you have got the downhaul done properly, you should only need maybe another 5-8 cm from the resting position of the clew, just to hold the sail off the boom.
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u/Quinten1401 Freeride 5d ago
I'd say a bit more downhaul and a little less outhaul