LOW DOWNHAUL TENSION
LEADS TO:
- TIGHT LEECH (= REDUCED SAIL TWIST)
- REDUCED SAIL- AND MAST PRE-TENSION (= INCREASED MAST TWIST)
- DRAFT SLIGHTLY FURTHER BACK
ON THE WATER:
>> MAXIMUM LOW END POWER/PULL
>> EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENT TO PUMP
>> SOFTER AND MORE COMFORTABLE TO SAIL IN LOW END CONDITIONS
(VERY EFFICIENT ESPECIALLY ON FREERIDE BOARDS LIKE E.G. FANATIC GECKO)
>> TIGHT LEECH IDEAL FOR FOIL USAGE
(ESPECIALLY IN COMBINATION WITH THE ADDITIONAL LOWER CLEW FOIL EYELET)
HIGH DOWNHAUL TENSION
LEADS TO:
- PRONOUNCED LOOSE LEECH (= INCREASED SAIL TWIST)
- HIGH SAIL- AND MAST PRE-TENSION (= REDUCED MAST TWIST)
- DRAFT SLIGHTLY FURTHER FORWARD
ON THE WATER:
>> MAXIMUM HIGH-END-CONTROL / V-MAX
>> MORE FORWARD AND DIRECT PULL FOR EXPLOSIVE ACCELERATION WHEN POWERED UP
(VERY EFFICIENT ESPECIALLY ON FREERACE BOARDS LIKE E.G. FANATIC BLAST)