The Revolution is the most versatile sail in Sailworks' line-up. It's loved for wave sailing side-off Ho'okipa, onshore waves on the Oregon Coast, freestyling at the local lake, high wind blasting, Gorge swell riding, or windfoiling.
Whatever your intended use of the Revolution, it's good to know how to tune it. Here is what our team has to say:
Kevin Johnston - For windfoiling I downhaul the sail until the leech is loose 1.5 - 2 inches away from the tuning cog. I always use the upper clew hole, and like my outhaul pretty loose. For windsurfing I downhaul to the cog tuning mark and keep the sail deep with minimal outhaul.
Kevin Johnston - Photo by Bob Stawicki
Colson Zack - I rig my Revos on the more down hauled side. I like to have a lot of drive in the sail so I can still point upwind. Depending on wind conditions, I usually run a lighter outhaul, but if it picks up, I’ll down haul it quite a bit more. It rotates extremely fast when rigged this way so it’s a blast in the waves.
Colson Zack - Photo by Bob Stawicki
Luc Browne - I don’t change anything in my rigging technique when moving from the freestyle board over to the foil. I find it works amazing for both. I love the convenience because most of the time I rig one sail, go out foiling and when I feel over powered I come in and switch over to my freestyle board. I like my sail with neither an extreme amount of outhaul or downhaul, somewhere in the middle. Maybe I’m just a weird sailor but I feel the transition to be seamless. This is another reason I fell completely in love with the Revos. Luc Browne - Photo by Bob Stawicki
Kelsey Soltysiak - I like to windsurf fast, do jumps and ride swells. My favorite setting on the Revolution is downhauling until the leech is loose to the cog tuning mark, and running the recommended boom length. I always use the bottom clew grommet. This works well for me in all conditions. Kelsey Soltysiak - Photo by Bob Stawicki
Phil Soltysiak - For freestyle windsurfing I run my downhaul about 4cm less than the recommended setting. I run the same boom length as recommended, which means I end up pulling quite a bit of positive outhaul. I always use the bottom clew grommet. My battens end up being flush with the front of the mast. I like this because I get a lot of power higher up and further forward in the sail, while the outhaul keeps the sail lean, fast and efficient. It makes it effortless to duck for power freestyle moves and gives me extra pop and rotation. I run a looser bottom batten, and tight battens above that. I make sure they all rotate simultaneously by shaking the clew with the sail rigged. Phil Soltysiak - Photo by Bob Stawicki
Alex and Teresa - We use the Revolution primarily as a windfoil sail and we like to downhaul the sail to the cog, and not past it. So for a well driven, well planted foil, the cog reference seems perfect. When less power is desired, adjusting the outhaul to stabilize the draft is our preferred option. Alex and Teresa - Photo by Bob Stawicki
Jim Mudry - I use the Revolution both for windsurfing and windfoiling. I always downhaul to the cog, and then I outhaul more for higher winds or less for lower winds. That keeps the sail feeling light and easy to handle for swell riding. Jim Mudry - Photo by Bob Stawicki
Patrick Bergeron - I normally sail Hookipa which typically gets side-off to side-shore conditions. For side-offshore conditions and gusty winds, I rig my Revo's full (low outhaul) with a fair bit of head twist (downhaul). The fuller sail allows me to get going while the open top absorbs the gusts sailing out over the top of the waves and gives some control on the super windy faces when waveriding as the wind funnels over the wave. In side-shore conditions, I'll put a bit less downhaul and rig the outhaul as needs be depending on the conditions. If I see some jumping possible, I won't put too much downhaul in order to get the full power when sheeting in hard on take off to go as high as possible. Patrick Bergeron - Photo by Jimmie Hepp
