Speed boost using jib on Hobie AI

I've been using a custom jib with my AI for a while, and it's obvious that it boosts the performance under certain conditions, but I was curious how much of a boost I was getting. I finally figured out how to extract the telemetry data from my GoPro camera, so I made a (very long and very boring) video of sailing back to the Santa Cruz harbor yesterday, with a speedometer included on the video.

It takes a while to get going, but from about the 2:30 minute mark to about the 5 minute mark, I'm averaging about 6.75mph with both main and jib. Then I furl the jib, and the average goes down to about 4.75. That's a speed increase of more than 40%, which is more than I expected, and my guess is that, percentage-wise, that's pretty close to the max improvement that I can get.

In any case, under lots of different conditions, the jib does give a noticeable boost in performance. Of course, there is no free lunch--setup is a bit more involved, and there are more ropes to deal with.

Cool setup
You’ll be trolling tuna speeds in no time

I've been using a custom jib with my AI for a while, and it's obvious that it boosts the performance under certain conditions, but I was curious how much of a boost I was getting. I finally figured out how to extract the telemetry data from my GoPro camera, so I made a (very long and very boring) video of sailing back to the Santa Cruz harbor yesterday, with a speedometer included on the video.

It takes a while to get going, but from about the 2:30 minute mark to about the 5 minute mark, I'm averaging about 6.75mph with both main and jib. Then I furl the jib, and the average goes down to about 4.75. That's a speed increase of more than 40%, which is more than I expected, and my guess is that, percentage-wise, that's pretty close to the max improvement that I can get.

In any case, under lots of different conditions, the jib does give a noticeable boost in performance. Of course, there is no free lunch--setup is a bit more involved, and there are more ropes to deal with.

Paddling a mile out and sailing a mile back sounds so nice! I wonder if there's a compatible sail accessory for the PDL 106?

Super fast!  Glad you got the software working to show us how cool your setup is!  Like that gaff mount too 

WOW! That's FAST!
I had to look up what jib is