• In wind foiling, it is often said that you can use a sail 1.5m – 2m smaller than you would otherwise use on a fin board in the equivalent wind conditions due to the very efficient lift generated by the foil – but this is more applicable to locations with stronger and more consistent wind strengths than Darwin
• In our predominantly light conditions, larger sails from 7m – 9m in size increase the chances of getting up on the foil. Cammed sails give more low-end power and overall control especially in gusty conditions. The latter point is even more important when foiling compared to riding a fin board
• Twin-cammed freerace/freeride sails are the best compromise between a fully-cammed race sail and a non-cammed one. The main downside of cammed sails is they hold more water in the mast sleeve making them heavier to up-haul or water-start. This is more than offset with the stability a cammed sail provides in flight, which means more rider control, and therefore less crashes
• On smaller foil boards in higher wind conditions, simple wave or un-cammed bump and jump sails in the range of 4.5m – 5.8m are a better choice as they are lighter in the hands when riding, rotate effortlessly on the gybes, and are much easier to water-start
• Dedicated wind foil sails are not a necessity but do have their advantages. A non-foil sail can be ‘rigged for foiling’ by lessening the amount of downhaul usually applied for fin sailing. This provides more low-end power in lighter winds.