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Hi,
Does anyone know why the Nacra (5.2 and 5.8 generation etc) dagger boards slope in at the top? e.g.:
Sometime I find when I pull them up from being all the way down they jam a little if not pulled up straight, I might need to put a bit more carpet in a key spot but if they didn't taper at the top then they would only be able to come up straight?
Anthony
Posted : July 8, 2017 1:59 am
To save weight?
Posted : July 8, 2017 2:15 am
Reduced windage. Later boards cut a large handle hole as well. In higher winds you wouldn't be running the boards all the way down and having a foot of board sticking up above each hull hurts performance. The slope also helps your body slide off the top of the board if you fly into it during a pitch pole.
Posted : July 8, 2017 6:17 am