Morning Naish porn

[ukgm]

To make things
even more complicated, Casper just "wiped the floor" with all the highly specialized Starboard Sprints and he did it on last year's downwind board, so I'm not sure what to make of it yet.

Paddler 90% Board 10% ?
If you find a board design that works for you and you are comfortable with, just keep paddling it and you will get better on it regardless of the conditions ?

Well look at it this way, I've recently picked the board I'm going to race on in 2018 and the performance gain from my data I've gathered so far is roughly showing a 1 minute saving for every 20 minutes paddled over my old one in laymans terms. That's huge.

[burchas]

For 200m sprints.

I don't find that complicated at all. I think they go so fast in sprints it makes sense to use a board optimized for planing.

And yet the Starboard is anything but

To make things
even more complicated, Casper just "wiped the floor" with all the highly specialized Starboard Sprints and he did it on last year's downwind board, so I'm not sure what to make of it yet.

Paddler 90% Board 10% ?
If you find a board design that works for you and you are comfortable with, just keep paddling it and you will get better on it regardless of the conditions ?

Yes Luc, That about sums it up IMO

[Luc Benac]

Well look at it this way, I've recently picked the board I'm going to race on in 2018 and the performance gain from my data I've gathered so far is roughly showing a 1 minute saving for every 20 minutes paddled over my old one in laymans terms. That's huge.

Yes but is it because you are finally getting the board design that works for you and from there on there will be no or minimal gain (coming from a new board)?

[Luc Benac]

More than the model, if he is still paddling a 12.6 for long distance race (outside of a 200m sprint that is quite specialised) does it still make the 14 versus 12.6 argument relevant for a top paddler like Casper? In Denmark,he did not paddle the distance race to maximise his chances at the sprint so difficult to know? Statistically the SB Sprint should win as they seem to have been over-represented :-)

[burchas]

More than the model, if he is still paddling a 12.6 for long distance race (outside of a 200m sprint that is quite specialised) does it still make the 14 versus 12.6 argument relevant for a top paddler like Casper? Did he paddled the distance race or abstained to maximise his chances at the sprint?

It makes a difference in a sense that elite riders want to break records and if a slightly faster
design will allow them to do so then they'll want to use that.

[burchas]

Well look at it this way, I've recently picked the board I'm going to race on in 2018 and the performance gain from my data I've gathered so far is roughly showing a 1 minute saving for every 20 minutes paddled over my old one in laymans terms. That's huge.

Are you going to tell us which board you picked? Promise I won't tell anyone

[Luc Benac]

More than the model, if he is still paddling a 12.6 for long distance race (outside of a 200m sprint that is quite specialised) does it still make the 14 versus 12.6 argument relevant for a top paddler like Casper? Did he paddled the distance race or abstained to maximise his chances at the sprint?

It makes a difference in a sense that elite riders want to break records and if a slightly faster
design will allow them to do so then they'll want to use that.

Agreed but it just seems unorthodox that Casper is choosing a 12.6 outside of the in and out of surf. Would you not expect that he could be even faster on a 14'?

[burchas]

More than the model, if he is still paddling a 12.6 for long distance race (outside of a 200m sprint that is quite specialised) does it still make the 14 versus 12.6 argument relevant for a top paddler like Casper? Did he paddled the distance race or abstained to maximise his chances at the sprint?

It makes a difference in a sense that elite riders want to break records and if a slightly faster
design will allow them to do so then they'll want to use that.

Agreed but it just seems unorthodox that Casper is choosing a 12.6 outside of the in and out of surf. Would you not expect that he could be even faster on a 14'?

I think 12.6 and under  is mandatory for this competition.

[Luc Benac]

I think 12.6 and under  is mandatory for this competition.

I knew there must be a simple and "rational" explanation. Cheers.

[burchas]

I think 12.6 and under  is mandatory for this competition.

I knew there must be a simple and "rational" explanation. Cheers.

"rational" it is :

"SUP RACING BOARD SIZE: Clarification of Decision

After examining the feedback from our ISA Members regarding preferred board size, the ISA has decided to continue the use of 12’6 SUP Racing Boards for 2017. The reasoning is as follows:

The results of the survey of ISA Members were inconclusive and do currently reflect a preference for 14’
Adopting 14’ would clearly favor the developed nations who have the means and resources to ship larger boards to DEN
12’6” boards are more suited to the wave/ocean conditions in Vorupør, Cold Hawaii
The question of the best world-wide solution for the boards requires further study and the ISA will take active steps moving forward to review, monitor and consult the stakeholders as we look ahead to future WSUPPCs"

[Luc Benac]

No wonder there were a few really big guys that did not seem to do very good on the distance race....

[yugi]

As almost all the other races in the world align on 14' for racing I think it's only a matter of time before ISA goes with 14'.

Especially for any racer below the top 20 it is too expensive for them to have both 14' for all races and 12'6 for the worlds.

I'm guessing is that this is the last at 12'6.

[ukgm]

Well look at it this way, I've recently picked the board I'm going to race on in 2018 and the performance gain from my data I've gathered so far is roughly showing a 1 minute saving for every 20 minutes paddled over my old one in laymans terms. That's huge.

Are you going to tell us which board you picked? Promise I won't tell anyone

I can after 9/9/17. 

[burchas]

Well look at it this way, I've recently picked the board I'm going to race on in 2018 and the performance gain from my data I've gathered so far is roughly showing a 1 minute saving for every 20 minutes paddled over my old one in laymans terms. That's huge.

Are you going to tell us which board you picked? Promise I won't tell anyone

I can after 9/9/17. 

Sounds good. Be sure to post it with the gains in performance you measured.
I wonder if the color blue has anything to do with performance gains

[Eagle]

Casper apparently did not race in the 18 km like most other lads so he was not fatigued for his specialty.

No surprise the dugout Sprint garnered good results.  That shape is mega efficient for flatter conditions.

ukgm you must be stoked with that much speed increase.