It is a careened ovoid platform with one specially designed windsurfing ski.
I name my windsurfing sled “Veliluge” (which means wind propelled sled) follow by the model identification
- Ergonomical
- Low drag careened platform
- Double internal suspension: Improve stability in rough surface and maneuverability.
- Adjustable sliding foot mast
- Adjustable foot-straps
- Easy to stand on the platform because it is control by the feet and by the weight of the windsurfer to counter-balance the power of the sail
Speed of the Veliluge MSW-1
As anyone can understand, the better the slide, the faster is the top speed. Double the speed of the wind is a normal standard on a good snow covered surface. The phenomenon which allows to overspeed the nominal wind is called (apparent wind) witch is the wind perceived by the sail while windsurfing. It is possible to reach up to 4 times the wind speed in perfect ice conditions, stable wind, and high performance sails.
A GPS is an affordable mean to read your true speed. Remember, maybe you'd be disappointed reading 40kmh=(25mh). But reaching that speed with a true wind of 10kmh=(6.2mh), is also 4 times the wind speed, it is really high performance!
An important advice about speed: do not use old sails because they are unstable at high speed and you then might be thrown and severely hurt. To get more informations about this subject, you can get in touch with me by emaill ( mbradette@videotron.ca ) .