Ob das im Gleiten soviel aus macht. Miss man ja immer auf das gesamte Gewicht beziehen. Da wird sich die Wasserlage zwischen 8,6 und 7,8 nicht viel ändern.
dann probiere das gleiche board/finne mal mit 8.6 und 7.8, der unterschied ist deutlich spürbar. so jedenfalls meine erfahrung.
Die Unterschiede in der Wasserlage, wenn es welchen geben sollte, hat dann aber weniger mit dem unterschiedlichen Rigggewicht zu tun.
wie gesagt, probieren geht über studieren
unter #12 habe ich die wesentlichen Effekte zu statischem und dynamischen Auftrieb in diesem Thread zusammengestellt.
In my experience the weight of a board makes a big difference in the feeling you get. A lighter board feels more vivid/lively and gets on the plane easier. A heavier board feels sluggish when compared directly to a lighter version.
I had a Fanatic falcon 152 slalom board that was the predecessor of the falcon lightwind 159. The falcon 152 had the same length and width but it was about 1 kg lighter because of the full carbon construction whereas the falcon lightwind 159 is a glass fibre construction. I had the falcon lightwind 159 from 2019 in grey.
Using the same fins the carbon Falcon 152 was loose and vivid and fast. When you hit a gust, the acceleration was instantaneous without hesitation. In the same conditions the Falcon Lightwind 159 with 1 kg higher weight was never loose and felt really slow compared to the lighter Falcon 152. I never got it high on the water and nicely loose like I did with the lighter Falcon 152.
Was it only the weight? I'm not sure but it makes a lot of difference in my opinion. After this experience I bought a Patrik Formula 180 Airinside and this board feels lighter than the Fanatic Falcon lightwind 159 even though it is 10 cm wider. After that I was convinced about the importance of board weight and now I have a Patrik slalom 115 Airinside, a slalom 140 Airinside and I just bought a Patrik hybrid 91 Airinside hoping it will get me some more nice light wind days with 9 and 10m sails.
In my experience the weight of a board makes a big difference in the feeling you get. A lighter board feels more vivid/lively and gets on the plane easier. A heavier board feels sluggish when compared directly to a lighter version.
I had a Fanatic falcon 152 slalom board that was the predecessor of the falcon lightwind 159. The falcon 152 had the same length and width but it was about 1 kg lighter because of the full carbon construction whereas the falcon lightwind 159 is a glass fibre construction. I had the falcon lightwind 159 from 2019 in grey.
Using the same fins the carbon Falcon 152 was loose and vivid and fast. When you hit a gust, the acceleration was instantaneous without hesitation. In the same conditions the Falcon Lightwind 159 with 1 kg higher weight was never loose and felt really slow compared to the lighter Falcon 152. I never got it high on the water and nicely loose like I did with the lighter Falcon 152.
Was it only the weight? I'm not sure but it makes a lot of difference in my opinion. After this experience I bought a Patrik Formula 180 Airinside and this board feels lighter than the Fanatic Falcon lightwind 159 even though it is 10 cm wider. After that I was convinced about the importance of board weight and now I have a Patrik slalom 115 Airinside, a slalom 140 Airinside and I just bought a Patrik hybrid 91 Airinside hoping it will get me some more nice light wind days with 9 and 10m sails.
I believe this is true. While a heavier board loses some looseness, this can be compensated—though not indefinitely—by using fins and trim designed to generate more vertical lift. However, in lightwind conditions, less vertical lift to let things fly is generally preferable, which is why a lighter rider will have an advantage in true lightwind scenarios, especially when equipment size is limited.
