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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Heading to Maui next week…….

« on: December 03, 2022, 02:29:42 PM »

Hi PonoBill.
Thank you for setting this up. I really appreciate it. 
Is there a way to get this thread made into a STICKY?

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Heading to Maui next week…….

« on: December 03, 2022, 10:50:56 AM »

I know there are often issues winging in the harbour and I want to be sure I stay clear and safe.

Would someone please go over the rules maybe even set up a STICKY so that it is clear what is OK and not OK.  If rules change they can be brought up to date. 

Thank You.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Cabrinha Code boards

« on: June 29, 2022, 09:39:44 PM »

I am interested in this board but would like to hear from those who are using or have used them.  The only bit if review so far as I have found was on Seabreeze.
Which one do you have, your weight and how it works.
Thanks, John

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / How much does the board matter?

« on: December 22, 2021, 09:13:46 AM »

After reading a lot of forums about boards it appears to me that there is not that much that really matters.  I want to check my conclusions here.
Size matters to some extent: 
Larger is way better to learn with.   (Volume, length and width)
Heavier people need much larger boards.  Lighter ones smaller

Shape:
Breaking free of the water is a big issue that most boards seem to deal with at this point.

Weight:
Lighter is always better as we age. 

Cost: 
For some.  But probably you get what you pay for.

Materials:
They all seem to be pretty close to the same construction

Are there other factors I am missing? 
Thanks.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Front wing size for different rider weights

« on: July 12, 2020, 09:46:22 AM »

Somewhere around 130 lbs

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Front wing size for different rider weights

« on: July 12, 2020, 08:54:21 AM »

Thanks for your ideas so far.
In pondering this, I am considering the Slingshot with the 84 Infinity and the Axis 102. 

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Front wing size for different rider weights

« on: July 12, 2020, 06:46:31 AM »

In my reading I have come across many people saying that foil learners should get the biggest front wing possible for easier learning.  This makes total sense. 
However, there is a huge difference between a 190 lb person and a 130 lb person.  Can the lighter person go with a smaller wing or is it just better to go with a big one?  This is for a light wind area.
Thanks.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Never thought I would ask this kind of question about which wing but....

« on: June 29, 2020, 04:20:47 PM »

From my reading here and in Seabreeze I came to the conclusion that a 5m Fone Swing was what would work for me.  Then, the other day I was talking to some of the very experienced foil people on the beach and they are saying that 5m is too big for me.  NoI do not have any foiling experience yet.

Me: Age 74, 130lbs, 5’5.5” tall. Pretty good shape.
Experience: 9 years kiting plus windsurfing and SUP paddling/surfing. 
Area where I will be flying:  Okanagan/Penticton-generally lighter winds
Vancouver-English Bay.  I am pretty much a fair weather water sports person at this point and will not be out in the cold or in very high winds.  In the summer and fall the winds are generally quite light in English Bay which is why I was considering the 5m over a 4m. 

Any thoughts on this sizing issue would be greatly appreciated. 
Just to stir the soup a little more which would be a better wing for this the FOne Swing or the Ozone Wasp for these conditions?
Thanks.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Downwinging

« on: December 28, 2019, 04:35:04 PM »

Hi PonoBill

My wife and I were sitting on a bench at Kam 1 watching the 3 of you go by. All of you were a long way out.  We could not tell for sure if you were on foils or not.  I am guessing you were.
Just how exhausted were you after that? 

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

« on: October 23, 2019, 08:53:52 AM »

Thank you both so much.  So fast!  I am amazed that it is this simple. 

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

« on: October 23, 2019, 07:34:48 AM »

I am set to pick up a 5m when I get to Maui.
There has been some talk about the inflation point but I am not clear on exactly how it works.
Would someone please put up pictures of the nozzle that works for inflating the F-one wings.  Maybe a measurement or picture of the insertion point as well?  I want to be sure I have all the right parts and do not have to go searching in the shops.
I kited for 9 years so I know most pumps come with 3 or 4 different adapters. 
Thanks.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Wing and a SUP - how do you do it?

« on: September 26, 2019, 07:11:40 AM »

I have not done it yet.  I am in the midst of assembling the equipment.

What I am planning on doing is going to South Padre Island in April.  I went there many times years ago to learn kiteboarding and I think it would be excellent for learning to foil a sup. 

The water is warm!!!  The wind is pretty even and there aren’t any waves to knock you off the board.  The depth of the water is a bit of an issue.  I have a friend who has been learning to kite foil there and even with a very short mast kites sink the board when they are starting off and can dig into the bottom.  I think it would be ok on a SUP that floats you.  Use a short mast just the same to be sure.  You might have to walk out a little ways but I think it would work very well.  There is some tide effect so higher tides would be better than low.  A huge amount of water has to go in and out of the Laguna Madre. 

Just DO NOT go in March!!!  Spring break is crazy there. 

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Question about weights

« on: September 22, 2019, 09:16:15 PM »

As I get ready to buy some equipment and have been reading a lot here and other places I notice that some people talk about how heavy these rigs are to get to the beach and back from parking lots.  I was at our kite beach the other day and picked up some different kite foils and board.  Some were quite light and others significantly heavier.

I would like to go the lighter route as I am about the age of PonoBill but not nearly as tall.  As I age I have said that “carbon fibre is my friend” and “everything has to get lighter as I age”.  I looked at a Signature 184 and it weighed in at just under 7 lbs.  I came across a description of the NP Glide Surf and it was around 10 lbs.

How low are some of your weights?  What did you have to do to get them that low?
Thanks in advance.
John

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SUP General / Re: Handles on SB All Star

« on: April 08, 2016, 09:41:20 AM »

Thanks for you ideas Bean
I have seen how you can glass in plugs on kite boards and windsurf boards.  I am guessing the one I saw had the plugs because they were the same straps.  I am not keen to do this in my living room of our apartment. 

I will check out the EZ plug.  Great suggestion.

John

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SUP General / Handles on SB All Star

« on: April 08, 2016, 07:17:22 AM »

I am looking a buying a used All Star.  It has the handles on each side but none in the middle.  Somewhere I have seen a handle in the centre. 

Because of arm/shoulder problems I need a handle in the middle. What is the best way to put one in?  Are there plugs to attach one to or can I just screw one in? 

Thanks, John