Tiga 268SLR
wa...@elmrd6.ineab.ikea.se
I've tried it and noted the following:
It's blistering fast.
It's hard to get on the plane.
It's difficult to jibe.
It has a tendency to spinn out.
I hesitate due to the last three remarks. Is this just because I'm not used to
the no-nose shape or what? I really liked the high speed and the durability of
the construction. Anybody got any suggestions?
Juri Munkki
>I'm thinking about buying a Tiga 268 SLR.
>I've tried it and noted the following:
>It's blistering fast.
Seems to do ok against other boards.
>It's hard to get on the plane.
You need good technique, but it planes well once you get it there.
>It's difficult to jibe.
I strongly disagree.
>It has a tendency to spinn out.
Did you have the straps all the way back? Try moving the back strap two or
three notches forward and use a good fin. I have a Rainbow V2 and I almost
never spin out. The Tiga fin (5.0) that came with it last year also seems
to be ok, but isn't nearly as good as the V2.
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Patrice Boily
: I'm thinking about buying a Tiga 268 SLR.
: I've tried it and noted the following:
: It's blistering fast.
: It's hard to get on the plane.
: It's difficult to jibe.
: It has a tendency to spinn out.
It is not the first time I hear these exact comments about his board, I
think your feelings are consistent with other reviews I've seen (but don't
remeber where) --
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Patrice Boily
Pierre Jolicoeur
I have a Rogue Wave (extreme no nose custom board).
I would say that it is
fast,
easy to get on the plane.
and easy and very smooth in the jibes.
but, I think it does have a tendency to spin out, but this is something
that I'm learning to minimize with practice.
For my board, the tail is very flat (no V, very little rocker);
and I suspect that this means the fin is more critical and so is
the amount and consistency of back-foot pressure.
If you find a particular board difficult to get planing, though, I suggest
you try other boards before buying. Getting on a plane is critical.
Pierre
b.spe...@irl.cri.nz
>Subject: Tiga 268SLR
>Date: 2 May 94 16:27:15 +0200
>I'm thinking about buying a Tiga 268 SLR.
>I've tried it and noted the following:
>It's blistering fast.
off the wind, I'd classify it is a down-wind slalom
>It's hard to get on the plane.
its certainly different, my experience is that I have to get my feet back and
weight on the boom (through harness if necessary) and bear away (pump if
necessary). I found staying forward was useless. Once on the plane though it
hangs on as well as most in light airs
>It's difficult to jibe
its a challenge, calls for much more committment, early sail change etc.
.>It has a tendency to spin out.
ride the fin, not the rail. If you look at the rail you'll see there's no
depth to it, instead of riding on the rail it tends to cut in to the water,
you'll also notice the padding extends almost to the water line, if that
contacts the water the brakes go on. My experince is board flat and twist the
fin with the back foot with weight forward.
>I hesitate due to the last three remarks. Is this just because I'm not used to
>the no-nose shape or what? I really liked the high speed and the durability of
>the construction. Anybody got any suggestions?
It is a challenge for me but I persisted because
(a) I can't affoird to change
(b) When It goes it really goes
(c) Its improving my technique
(d) It looks good
(e) I still go faster than Brian
Bruce
Patrice Boily
: .>It has a tendency to spin out.
: ride the fin, not the rail. If you look at the rail you'll see there's no
: depth to it, instead of riding on the rail it tends to cut in to the water,
: you'll also notice the padding extends almost to the water line, if that
: contacts the water the brakes go on. My experince is board flat and twist the
: fin with the back foot with weight forward.
Can you be a little more specific on how to ride the fin. I don't
understand your "foot-pressure twisting the fin thing"
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Patrice Boily
b.spe...@irl.cri.nz
>From: pbo...@uoguelph.ca (Patrice Boily)
>Subject: Re: Tiga 268SLR
>Date: 4 May 1994 12:35:54 GMT
>b.spe...@irl.cri.nz wrote:
>: .>It has a tendency to spin out.
>: ride the fin, not the rail. If you look at the rail you'll see there's no
>: depth to it, instead of riding on the rail it tends to cut in to the water,
>: you'll also notice the padding extends almost to the water line, if that
>: contacts the water the brakes go on. My experince is board flat and twist the
>: fin with the back foot with weight forward.
>Can you be a little more specific on how to ride the fin. I don't
>understand your "foot-pressure twisting the fin thing"
Normally when I try to point I would angle the board away from me with my feet
to use the rail. With the 268 the trick seems to be to keep the board flat but
try to twist the board upwind with the back foot by twisting the back foot in
the foot strap, basically sail flat and turn body & legs towards the
front/upwind. This seems to be effective sometimes, not consistently tho. Also
it can lead to spinout as there is a lot of torque on the fin. When I first
sailed the 268 I caught the rail and went round the mast every few minutes
until I learned not to use the rail so much. Now when it does spin out at
least I can recover. I wouldn't describe or use the 268 as an upwind/course
slalom, to me its definitely down-wind, and then its scarey! (but a buzz)
Stig Johansen
I had the Tiga 268 for a month and liked it a lot. But because Tiga had problems
with the delivery of their new 276 and 286 I returend it and got F2 boards instead.
Though I have some comments.
The 268 is a strong wind slalom board, so be aware that it's not comfortable with
a larger sail than 5.5. I also noted that it woun't get on the plane if you stand
in front of the footstraps. Get into the straps as soon as possible and bear away
before you pump a little.
I found the jibing to be exellent! But you'll have to be agressive when turning the
board. Don't hesitate, because then you'll sink.
The spin out problem might have something to do with Tiga's bad fin. Try it with
a good fin! If that doesn't help, you might sail with too much back foot preassure.
Try to relax more and balance the weight on both feet.
Buy it!
Arctic Surf Bums:-)
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Martin Hill
st...@stud.cs.uit.no writes:
>In article <1994May2....@elmrd6.ineab.ikea.se>,
wa...@elmrd6.ineab.ikea.se writes:
>|> I'm thinking about buying a Tiga 268 SLR.
>|> I've tried it and noted the following:
>|> It's blistering fast.
I agree
>|> It's hard to get on the plane.
Hmm, I haven't had this problem, it doesn't seem much different from
my older Tiga 260's in this regard.
>|> It's difficult to jibe.
Not at all. With so much bouyancy at the rear with no nose up
front, it's a lot easier to jibe than the old 260's.
>|> It has a tendency to spinn out.
I've had this a bit when flying my 5.7m or 7.0m sails, but I'm
pretty sure it's the fairly poor Tiga fin at fault. I'm about to
buy a new blade. I found moving the foot straps right to their
rearmost positions proved more comfortable and considerably reduced
spin out.
The rear footstraps in their rear-most position are
directly above the fin which I've found to give a fantastic
improvement in control and comfort, especially at high speeds.
>|> I hesitate due to the last three remarks. Is this just because
I'm not used to
>|> the no-nose shape or what? I really liked the high speed and the
durability of
>|> the construction. Anybody got any suggestions?
>The 268 is a strong wind slalom board, so be aware that it's not
comfortable with
>a larger sail than 5.5.
I know my rig is a bit strange but I regularly run a 7.0m 3-camber
Gaastra Race sail on this board and because of the greater volume
in the middle and rear of the board, I find it easier to sail than
when I had the 7.0m on my older Tiga 260's. Again the volume
distribution and further back positioning of the foot straps makes
the difference.
I'm usually planing fast past everyone else on light-wind days due to
this combination of large sail/small board. No doubt the fact that
I don't weigh too much helps a lot.
>The spin out problem might have something to do with Tiga's bad
fin. Try it with
>a good fin! If that doesn't help, you might sail with too much back
foot preassure.
>Try to relax more and balance the weight on both feet.
I agree, and try moving the footstraps back.
>Buy it!
I haven't regretted it so far, although my previous two Tiga 260's
died due to broken backs. This was caused by excessively deep heel
dents under the footpads due perhaps to wave jumping and flat water
chop-hopping.
I'm hoping the new thicker design of the rear half of the board and
the integrated shock-absorbing material under the footpads will solve
this problem!
Have fun!
-Mart
Tiga 268SLR, 7.0m Gaastra, 5.7 & 5.1 Rushwinds, 4.0m Neil Pryde
RAF-CAM
Hobie cat 14 turbo!
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