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Foil SUP / Re: SUP-surf foiling from flat water kite/wing foiling background?

« on: Today at 02:46:45 AM »

Of all the wind powered sports, winging will prepare you best for surf foiling using just paddle power.

I don’t think you’ll have any trouble with the foiling part.

Where you’ll struggle, if not born into surfing, is picking the right wave.

Paddling out with a foil under your board, is actually easier than paddling without a foil. The foil makes getting over whitewater easier, whether standing, or on your knees. You won’t need to paddle prone.

You will need to master pumping the board while paddling to make it easier to catch waves.

You do not need a bigger board.

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Foil SUP / Re: VERY Big Guy Foil Board suggestions

« on: November 12, 2019, 02:58:28 AM »

Dwight- Can you share Big Mike's prone foilboard dimensions? How about dimensions for a 240+ lb, guy? Shorter, wider and way thicker? Thx

He has 5 of them, all different.

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Foil SUP / Re: VERY Big Guy Foil Board suggestions

« on: November 11, 2019, 02:10:51 PM »

Jimmy Lewis has a 180 liter board. 31” wide. It should be equal to a 33” wide regular SUP in stability.

The foils are where the big guys get screwed over the most. Big Mike (285 lbs) is always testing and asking Alex to make him bigger foils. I make Big Mike’s prone boards. I can’t make a SUP big enough for you. My EPS billet isn’t wide enough or long enough.

It’s absolutely critical you source the stiffest mast possible, for good stability first and foremost, then predictable handling secondary. I wonder how that new Slingshot carbon is going to measure up. They claim it is the stiffest mast in the industry. Mated with the Infinity 99 maybe? I don’t know anything about how the Fanatic mast stiffness stacks up. Most of the new bigger wings are being thinned out to make them work better for average weight riders. Also bad for big guys. Maliko 200 might be ideal, but then the mast isn’t the stiffest. Maybe grab a used cheap Maliko 200 and wrap more carbon near the head.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Wing window thread

« on: November 11, 2019, 05:13:12 AM »

We have been riding a wind direction that sends us across a busy boat channel lately. So as I’m riding the Swing, in the harness, thoughts of a window come to mind. There is no place for a window on the Swing. The strut, and the big wide web above it, block any view a window might provide. Way down by the wing tip, is the only place a window would provide a limited view. We are stuck window-less forever on this design.

I continue to listen closely for yahoos in power boats and unhook for a peak. The concern is real in Florida, when you consider about 3 years ago a windsurfer was killed by a powerboat sailing across a channel.

Imagine the lawyers going after everyone in a fatality, including the wing ding companies.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Axis Foils

« on: November 11, 2019, 03:25:34 AM »

Wait til you feel those sensations paddling into a wave!

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The Shape Shack / Re: Hot coat poly or eppxy

« on: November 11, 2019, 03:18:57 AM »

No.

It’s been done not as a filler coat, but as a second gloss coat, just to get the shiny poly look. People stopped doing this because the flex rate is different between the two, causing delam.  Today, glass shops clear coat with paint to get the glossy look.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: F-One Swing

« on: November 10, 2019, 01:03:21 PM »

Grabbed the video camera just in time to catch Jacky pinching real hard upwind (to the point of stalling) trying to make Kelly Park and avoid walking through stingray flats and swimming across a boat channel.

Sorry, that’s all I got for today.

4.2m Swing in really light wind. 5’1 x 25 board for her. You get a brief peak at how easy it comes onto foil. She’s riding the Axis 92. Switch stance for her.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: The Slingshot High Roller Project

« on: November 09, 2019, 12:31:29 PM »

5’1 x 25

So today, Jacky was foiling with her 5’8 and 3.5m Swing in the harness, then the wind died. So that’s when I decided it would be ideal to test the 5’1 on her, to see if it could be her everyday all around board. I handed her the 4.2m Swing and sent her out to sink or swim. She knee started and popped onto to foil with no effort. After her jibe, she fell and failed a knee start in the light wind. She put her hands on the deck and just stood up. Rode back no problem. She felt it flies automatically and claimed it as her board. Short and corky auto flies.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Foil Boom

« on: November 09, 2019, 05:42:29 AM »

Shaving a little weight won’t make anyone a winging ninja and it won’t make the wing fly any different. Either you like it, or you don’t. If not, try another brand. Save the money you’ll waste on carbon and use it for the exchange.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: The Slingshot High Roller Project

« on: November 08, 2019, 12:46:20 PM »

So I rode the 5’1 today with the 5m. Wind was a sketchy 10-17 for trying the little board.

The only real challenge with the board, is the balance climbing on it, then dealing with the balance of something so short and sunk 4 to 5 inches underwater. The nose can go down and you fall off the front, or the side rolls, and you fall off the side. You need about 2 seconds of balance on it to grab the wing and get to the handles. Once you’ve got the handles, everything becomes easy. Getting to my feet is only slightly harder due to the short length.

Once standing, you’re set. It pops onto to foil with one flick of the wrist. Just amazing how quick and drag free it feels. I can even switch feet skimming the water without fear of falling.

It’s probably best for 4.2m conditions or steady 5m wind. It’s likely to be the board Jacky uses everyday in any wind. I guess I need to hurry and make her one.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: The Slingshot High Roller Project

« on: November 07, 2019, 10:11:22 AM »

Dwight,
How much does it weigh in at? How does weight compare to your 5’6” , 102 liter board? Thanks!

The 5’1 was 10.5 lbs before pad.  Never weighed the 5’6

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Axis Foils

« on: November 07, 2019, 08:15:57 AM »

What are they aiming for with these new designs?

I heard awhile back, from another brands rep, Gul wings surf amazing. That’s all I know, plus it’s so much fun to try new wings.

Dealers got the 2020 info this week. You have to know somebody to get a peak. Ordering from Live2kite and axisfoils.com is the same people.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Axis Foils

« on: November 07, 2019, 04:40:38 AM »

Somebody got one. I want the 880 version of this wing.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: The Slingshot High Roller Project

« on: November 07, 2019, 04:05:02 AM »

I played with my little board for the first time yesterday. It came out 5’1 x 25 80 liters. A pro could SUP with it.

I installed a handle, but removed it. I can wrap my arm around it.

Played in the river with it, waiting on a storm to make enough wind to give it a go. Storm didn’t cooperate.

First challenge was how to mount it. Could not throw my leg over the back with my leash attached to the back of my harness. Had to throw my leg over the front. That was weird and challenging.

Board sinks a few inches. Once I got to the knee start position and wing in my hand, the forward speed was so good, it came up high and dry and felt like it would be easy to stand and ride with real wind. It was blowing 8. This is small enough for me. I know I can get home on it. I can surface ride a short bit, should a big wind hole hit. Friday looks good to ride it.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: F-One Swing

« on: November 06, 2019, 04:40:28 PM »

This one. Throw the seat attachment in the trash.

http://www.windance.com/Dakine-2019-Chameleon-XS-Black/45573/