The West Coast Speedsters (W, United States of America) - 2018-03-29
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Taty
30.732(D)
29.871(D)
10.439(D)
17.775(D)
25.69(D)
27.861(D)
Jay-Anthony
26.823 [PB](D)
25.505 [PB](X)
0 [PB](X)
19.324 [PB](D)
21.279 [PB](D)
8.777 [PB](D)
Barton
23.616(D)
22.162(D)
4.006(D)
4.351(D)
13.254(D)
14.573(D)
Roo
Roo Jr.
Marc
Aron
RD
Amado
Terence B
Juvannie
Nagel
Alexander
Terence C
Bimbi
Chen
Marc van B
Gediminas
David Brittain
Manouk
Chad
Physiorol
Average28.7827.697.2218.5523.4821.22
Taty (2763km):
2192 days ago
6 categories

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2017 GA Vapor 7.9, 2018 GA Vapor 7.9, 2018 iSonic 107  Wind 13 - 15 knots

Some A-B comparison testing between the 2017 and 2018 GA Vapor sails.



Jay-Anthony (9km):
2192 days ago

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands



Barton (5511km):
2192 days ago
1 categories

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2018 GA Phantom, 2017 iSonic 127, Drake 44  Wind: 13-15 knots

Today was sail test day for me: Tuesday I briefly sailed my 2017 Vapor 7.9, today was the 2018 Phantom 7.8 . The most immediately noticeable difference between the two sails is that the cams on the Phantom will actually rotate without Herculean pressure on them :). They rotate very easily. Big Plus Phantom. As Taty has been telling me for some time now, the Phantoms are more comfortable/easier to sail so I will sail longer with less effort. Plus Phantom.

I did one intentional waterstart and one waterstart caused by hitting some floating seaweed. In both cases, even with marginally light wind, the sail was easy to manipulate and get oriented for waterstarting. In both cases it took a while to waterstart due to the light winds. Because of the narrower luff sleeve compared to the Vapor, the Phantom was easier to clear in preparation for waterstarting. Additionally, because the cams rotate easily, I was actually able to get them to rotate while I was in the water. I found it impossible to do this with the Vapor. Another big Plus Phantom. 

Speed: essentially the same results between the Vapor and Phantom given the margin of error on wind speed measurements.

Bottomline: Winner for me - Phantom. 

Everything that GA-sails said about the Phantom rang true for me, especially compared to the Vapors. I'm glad Taty pushed me to switch sails. I'm now looking forward to more time on the water and more fun on the water. Interestingly (to me anyway) is that when Taty is not slalom training, his preference is to sail the Phantoms because they are more comfortable to sail (hard core racer v. GT cruiser with both having close to the same top end ).

Below is a picture of my upgraded lightwind kit (2018 GA Phantom 7.8, 2017 iSonic 127):



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