Written by GCM
USA-6
Waveriding is an historically-popular discipline, but it is highly dependent on one characteristic of the sail location: formed swell. Depending on the wind direction versus the wave direction, various launch sites may exist, including on-shore, side-shore, or side onshore. Wave boards come in various shapes and number of fins, including single fins, two fins, three fins and quad fin configurations. The shape and number of fin it is often a sailor-specific decision that is affected by the waveriding site. Wave sails usually come 3-5 battens. Usually, the higher the number of battens, the higher the power of the sails with 5 batten wave sails often named power wave sails. Differently from sails designed for flatwater and choppy water that carry the task of powering the motion, wave sails takes advantage of the waveriding similarly to surfing. Therefore, the wave-to-wind direction often affects the need to use a more or a less powerful sail. In onshore conditions where the wave and the wind beats toward shore, the waverider will first need to sail out of shore on a close reach before riding the waves. Therefore, a sail with more power is needed.
USA-6
Waveriding is an historically-popular discipline, but it is highly dependent on one characteristic of the sail location: formed swell. Depending on the wind direction versus the wave direction, various launch sites may exist, including on-shore, side-shore, or side onshore. Wave boards come in various shapes and number of fins, including single fins, two fins, three fins and quad fin configurations. The shape and number of fin it is often a sailor-specific decision that is affected by the waveriding site. Wave sails usually come 3-5 battens. Usually, the higher the number of battens, the higher the power of the sails with 5 batten wave sails often named power wave sails. Differently from sails designed for flatwater and choppy water that carry the task of powering the motion, wave sails takes advantage of the waveriding similarly to surfing. Therefore, the wave-to-wind direction often affects the need to use a more or a less powerful sail. In onshore conditions where the wave and the wind beats toward shore, the waverider will first need to sail out of shore on a close reach before riding the waves. Therefore, a sail with more power is needed.
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