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Foil SUP / Naish JetHA 2140 VS 1800

« on: June 22, 2023, 12:30:47 PM »

Frothers,

Just wondering if anyone runs the Jet HA wings from Naish as a go to SUPFOIL wing? I have the 2140 now and haven learn to flat water start her reliably. I was able to score a rad deal from NAISH on a 1800 front wing as a part of the warranty claim on the S26 75cm alum mast. (I am looking sooo forward to testing my S27 35Carbon 85cm mast BTW).

The 2140 has unreal low speed lift but admittedly feels like she has a really tricky stall speed. Its a mid-high aspect wing so shes fast but I specifically wondering if the move to a 1800 will let me build more sped and effectively release a little better. The 2140 is a bit of a pig. She lifts like crazy but kills my speed often. I wonder if Im in for a treat with less drag and more speed and just thought Id ask the crew.

Has anyone gone down this path?

I am betting on the idea that the 1800 will be a great winging wing so if the SUPFoil exercise doesn't pan out I have that as a go-to.



 

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Foil SUP / Naish BasePlate Delam??

« on: June 18, 2023, 08:37:13 PM »

Frothers, I had my Naish JET26 baseplate separate from my mast today. I was super relieved that my deck and FOIL were in tact. I can vouch that the Naish FOILs and masts float!



Has this happened to anyone? For those of you who dont run Naish there is an insert and bolt assembly missing from the mast. It just simply delam'd mid run.

Ive sent a note to usa@naish but I thought I would base on here to see what the deal is. It seems like they should help a guy out after such a massive failure. I really dont see how I could have prevented that. What do you guys think?

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Foil SUP / My SUP FOIL Journey Begins!

« on: October 07, 2022, 11:03:04 AM »

Hello SUZ!

I am stoked beyond measure to have the chance to ramp up in this crazy beautiful sport. I am curious about a number of things and thus I had to reach out to you all. A little about me first. I am a surfer, mountain biker, snowboarder, kiter, TwinTip, Surfboard and kitefoiler etc etc. Ive been an athlete all my life. Two years ago I picked up a carbon surfski (Huki S1-X Special) and learned over the pandemic. At the beginning of my surfski ramp up, (all though having some decent paddle experience) I literally couldn't sit in the boat, fell everywhere and was lucky to have 100m paddled before climbing out of the sea, knackered and seriously humbled. Now I can crush any boat wake, tidal swell or wind swell, in 20kilometer chunks. Surfing the ski has been an amazing experience, being on the water is, as we all know, straight medicine. I mention it because this experience mirrors my SUP FOIL intro to the T. I am 210pounds 43 years old, pretty fit these days. My SUP Foil set up is the 6'3" Fanatic SKY SUP with a 2140 Naish front wing and 310 stab. QuickBlade Paddle UV88. I have two SUP Foil sessions under my belt and I knew this was going to hard but Holy s*&@ did I underestimate the difficulty - which is amazing. If I've learned anything in my 43 years is that the harder a thing is, the sweeter the victory. I felt like a bear trying to balance on a ball in the circus. I looked hilarious and was jeered at from the beach. lol. All amazing. After two - hour long sessions though I went from barely being able to stand on the board to getting four or five paddles in before bailing. Crawling out of the water both times, crushed and very happy. Ive broken in enough boards to know what I am going through is partly getting to know the balance signature -finding the sweet spot -> strengthening core muscles groups in order to achieve a natural balance point & getting use to the foil counterbalance point all while managing the paddle. Not to mention the paddle and its hydro dynamic signature. Its just different. Ive checked out the youtube universe (Jeremy Riggs in particular) and have my goals set out for the next few sessions. Drills like the sea saw drill, squat and forward thrust etc. 

Im curious though for those of you who have already done this ramp up what would you do differently? Any advice for me? Its intimidating to see legit watermen struggle, but when I look closely I see them persevere, breakthrough and then say its the hardest thing they've done to date followed closely by it was worth every single ounce of effort.  Im curious to know what is your experience?

I am also curious about the kind of swell that is fun to play in. What  I mean is I live by the sea (all though its sheltered from direct pacific swell) we have tidal swell, wind swell and boat wakes to play in. While on my surfski I often revel in immense amount of power in just tidal movements which on the surface can be uber micro but when you have a reference point beneath the water you can see how fast the water is moving against the sand. On super small days this is what I usually surf on my ski. The slower I go the harder it is, which is super fun. My thesis is this: Ill train to get on foil - without any waves or swell.. essentially flat water foil training. Im really curious about the possibilities in micro tidal swell, boat wakes, and micro downwind runs. When things get windy Im getting on my kites. I know what 8 knots looks like locally and this is perfect for the what Im thinking on my foil. At my local spot there is a re-bound wave that runs eastward off a pier which carries a lot of power. In days that have a westward wind I can run out on the ski and catch this hidden wave going east and then run back using the wind swept swell. Im wondering if this makes sense to anyone, what can I expect from the perspective of the foil?

In any case a this new challenge is just simply awesome. I love throwing myself into the deep end and wow have I found the pinnacle of difficult ramp ups. I suspect (and sincerely hope) Im on track for some serious fun. Love to hear from you guys. 

Cheers, DP