I recently bought new boards for my Nacra 5.8 NA (I belive they are the same boards that the Nacra 6.0 uses). The old boards had the rope-type stopper, with a line run through two holes near the top of the board used as both a handle and to keep the board from dropping through the trunk.

The new boards are the same length, but have a cut-out at the top, presumably for use as a handle, and a rubber stopper further down to keep the board in the trunk. The new setup appears to loose about 4" of draft on the board, potentially affecting up-wind performance.

Has anyone else noticed this? Does it matter? Has anyone made modifications to get that draft back?