Post by Windydoug on Jun 18, 2009 10:11:51 GMT -5
I'm not going to talk about how great I think the sail or it's manufacturer are (They are both awesome), but about Camber Inducers. I am switching from a full on Warp III race sail with 4 finicky (and two broken) cams. I still believe in cams. The two camber Infinity was lighter in hand and felt more balanced. I felt as powered on it as I did on the old sail, but with more stability. Of course I could never rig the Warp III correctly because it truly needed a perfect match of a mast. So it was always rigged w/o enough downhaul, and too much outhaul to help the cams rotate.
Rigging
The two cam sail rigged flawlessly on my current Sailworks 460. Slight downhaul, over-outhaul, pop cams on, complete downhaul, re-adjust outhaul. Done. The draft is already in the sail and held stable by the cams and is a little bit more efficient than a no cam sail (in theory).
Sailing
The cams and rotation were very smooth and much quicker than the race sail it replaced. I could have been "On" yesterday, but I only missed 3 jibes as the big sail rotated much quicker than my old one. The sail felt more "poppy" than the solid wing that was the Warp III. In the gusts, I got the speed boost but not the overpowered change in sail balance I was getting with my other sail.
This sail rigged as easy as my 5.8 with no cams. I also own a 6.6 Infinity. I guess what I am saying is CAMBER INDUCERS IN FREERIDE SAILS ARE NOT HARD. I need to go head to head with Bill on his no cam 7.5 freeride to truly show that I cam blow his doors off with everything else being even. His no cam sail (and Kens 8.0, and Allan's 6.5) has some wicked seam shaping that mimics what the cams do in my sail. I can even rig the Infinity with no cams if I like. Other sail makers still offer the same kind of set up as well. Ezzy goes a step further by giving you replacement cams and batten shims to help you dial in your rig the first time. Also, as Ken can attest, David Ezzy's rigging video's on youtube make it so easy even a Caveman could do it. These are not old fashioned pain in the butt camber inducers. I feel they are worth it in bigger sails and marginal winds.
Just my take.
WIndydoug
Rigging
The two cam sail rigged flawlessly on my current Sailworks 460. Slight downhaul, over-outhaul, pop cams on, complete downhaul, re-adjust outhaul. Done. The draft is already in the sail and held stable by the cams and is a little bit more efficient than a no cam sail (in theory).
Sailing
The cams and rotation were very smooth and much quicker than the race sail it replaced. I could have been "On" yesterday, but I only missed 3 jibes as the big sail rotated much quicker than my old one. The sail felt more "poppy" than the solid wing that was the Warp III. In the gusts, I got the speed boost but not the overpowered change in sail balance I was getting with my other sail.
This sail rigged as easy as my 5.8 with no cams. I also own a 6.6 Infinity. I guess what I am saying is CAMBER INDUCERS IN FREERIDE SAILS ARE NOT HARD. I need to go head to head with Bill on his no cam 7.5 freeride to truly show that I cam blow his doors off with everything else being even. His no cam sail (and Kens 8.0, and Allan's 6.5) has some wicked seam shaping that mimics what the cams do in my sail. I can even rig the Infinity with no cams if I like. Other sail makers still offer the same kind of set up as well. Ezzy goes a step further by giving you replacement cams and batten shims to help you dial in your rig the first time. Also, as Ken can attest, David Ezzy's rigging video's on youtube make it so easy even a Caveman could do it. These are not old fashioned pain in the butt camber inducers. I feel they are worth it in bigger sails and marginal winds.
Just my take.
WIndydoug
