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Foil SUP / Wingfoil board for supfoil?
« on: April 14, 2022, 09:04:45 AM »
Sorry guys, I know this topic has been discussed, but I cannot find it in the search. I am 91 kg, an experienced sup surfer, surfer, and maybe a low intermediate Wingfoiler and tried some supfoiling on my 140Lblue planet last summer. I have a 120 L wingcraft Wingfoil board that I transitioned out of quickly down to one of Dwight‘s 105L boards that is perfect for me to Wingfoil on, but I would love to use my 120 L Wingcraft to supfoil small to medium size waves. My regular SUP board is a 130L board but its 8’ and man it tracks better than my 6 Wingcraft but I can still paddle the 120L with J strokes. Thoughts? Thanks.
Sorry Dwight, the 105L is only good for supfoiling on glassy days and in the Pacific Northwest that doesn’t happen  ;D.

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Man you uber ahtletes and seasoned watermen make this look SOOOO easy.  I badly need your help. Ok, first a little (Maybe a lot?) bit about me.  The more you know the better.  Wingfoiling is just a big physics problem really.  I'm 51, 6', 200lbs, in decent shape, have surfed since I was 16, have SUP surfed since 2009 on the crazy ass Oregon Coast, Kitesurfed, for about 2 years, Snowboard regularly, skate, blah blah blah.  I've moved to the Puget sound area in Washington, 2 hours to Surf, and I MUST get into the water, so I'm onto the next thing.  Wingfoiling. BUT CRAP I CAN'T GET UP ON MY FOIL!  My gear-144L 7'6" Blue planet easy foil with a 1750cm wing, a 4m Naish surfwing.  I've flown for a few brief seconds when I'm in what I would call howling winds- with white caps, 2-3foot wind waves, etc.  I can sail the board just fine but STAYING up wind and not doing a long paddle or walk of shame prevents me from just flying downwind to get up onto the foil.  I think I am needing more hull speed to get up?  Do I need to commit to a downwinder?  Most winds around here are sub 20.  Since I havent kited in about 18 years, my guess is I'm overestimating the wind speed and just am not used to 20-30kt winds anymore.  I just purchased a 6m Ozone, because my goal is to be able to get out into the water with as little as wind as possible and TO GET UP ON THIS THING.  Did I make the right move?  Is my board too big?  Am I too fat and old?  MUST I get towed behind a boat?  Please dont tell me I need a $2,000 2400cm foil.  Thanks guys, just joined but have been trolling your conversations for months.  BTW, I've been out maybe 12-15 times. Cheers.

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