What I have seen and believe is:Silver_surfer wrote:It is possible to made a comparison Directional Vs twintip in various conditions ?
Upwind....... the winner is...
Downwind...
flatwater....
chop....
ligthwind...
strongwind...
What i've noticed while racing is that the top speed is not so important as an average good speed, and the capability of the board to handle choppy water for long time as my legs get tired soon.
We are all focused on the upwind but the races are usually set up with few upwind... it seems that there are more long-distance than real Course racing ?
Lightwind: see race #11 post. I was doing my race committee duties that night and Chip killed it on the foil. his upwind angle *seemed* more that 45 degrees.
Strongwind: I think it is what ever you like to ride best, twin-tip or surfboard, works best. I still need to be a race board.
Flat water: flat twin-tips. Only because the downwind is not handicaped and the upwind is insane.
Chop: My Underground FLX design
Downwind - Upwind: you have to do both in racing and at the level it is getting you can not just win just one way.