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Foil SUP / HA wings

« on: June 28, 2022, 11:53:20 AM »

Everyone says high aspect wings are for "more experienced" riders but never specify what that means.
  We've been playing with a Lift 250 HA (Lift efoil) and it is more difficult in some ways.
I'm having trouble coming back down to the water from flying and submarining the board (and me). 
When turning if the wing comes out of the water at all I go down (it seems).
Anyway, just curious to start talking about "What" makes ha wings more challenging.   

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General Discussion / Re: Good article on balance

« on: July 29, 2021, 10:20:13 PM »

 I just saw today that Costco had a pretty darn nice balance board for 29 or $39.

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Foil SUP / Re: Foil screw wing nuts?

« on: September 21, 2020, 05:08:30 PM »

Those look like nice flesh rippers to me. 

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Foil SUP / Re: E foil

« on: September 21, 2020, 04:54:47 PM »

It most certainly is interesting on flat water and almost everyone is interested IN them. 

I was speaking specifically of a propeller mounted up high on the mast where it is out of the water once flying.  Obviously lots of people are riding the efoils in flat water

ahh, of course.

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Foil SUP / Re: E foil

« on: September 14, 2020, 08:03:25 PM »

I've been thinking about exactly this for a while and even threatened myself with prototyping something.  But at the end of the day, I think a paddle gets you almost all of this for less weight.

Such a device would only be interesting to get INTO a wave - then ride it with the prop out of the water.  It isn't interesting on flat water because once the board is out of the water, what then?  I think that if there is a wave, then there is a set of board/foil that I can use to paddle into it.

That being said, I have been out on big days where the swell is just moving too fast to catch with a paddle.  So maybe for the big long period stuff

It most certainly is interesting on flat water and almost everyone is interested IN them. 

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Classifieds / Re: Slingshot Slingwing V2 6.4m

« on: August 10, 2020, 05:33:37 PM »

$750 shipped?   
Any damage, tears, etc?

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Foil SUP / Re: Neil Pryde is back

« on: August 10, 2020, 05:31:48 PM »

was there a moment in there where he was really using the wing?

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SUP General / Re: Soft SUP Rack ?

« on: July 29, 2020, 11:40:38 AM »

love this:  without roof rails you run the straps through the windows and attach together.  No worries at 70+mph

 https://www.curvesurf.com/products/sup-soft-racks-sup-car-rack-paddle-board-surf-racks-usa-by-curve

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SUP General / Re: Mainers beware - you too Creek.

« on: July 29, 2020, 11:37:38 AM »

 

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Foil SUP / Re: Neil Pryde is back

« on: July 23, 2020, 07:07:59 PM »

I just got (finally) the new XL glide wing, hoping to try it this weekend.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Slingshot V2

« on: June 15, 2020, 09:25:14 PM »

I'm open to/would appreciate any feedback anyone has. I've been on the fence about getting into Winging for a bit- but getting close to jumping in.  I'm caught in the exact same conundrum as Beasho. I'd pretty much decided on a Naish s25 6.0... did more homework and am now luffing badly- dead in a sea of information.  The good news is it looks like w/ advances, I'll likely be fine whatever direction I go.

I'm about 195 lbs, have a 6-0 x 28, 110L SUP. My biggest foil-wing is an axis 1000. I'm in SoCal so local conditions are mostly 10-15 kts. often less, occasionally better. I know a 1020 would be ideal but budget doesn't allow both a foil-wing and wind-wing. I oscillate / have hovered over the buy button on the following makes- Naish s25, Ozone Wasp, Slingshot V2 and size:  5.0ish or 6.0ish

My take on what I read about wings I'm considering +/- s :

Ozone Wasp:

Get the 6.0 to learn on and then sell it to me when you move down.  Its what I need for our low wind conditions but I don't want to spend the money right now.   
+:   Light, super solid,large leading edge/boom, heaps of low end grunt to get up easy. Y handles. Proven wing w/ heaps of riders/credible endorsements
- : More sensitive to gusts, upwind not as good as s25 , 6.0 difficult in surf/catch wingtips, No window/safety?

Slingshot V2:
+: Light, super solid,large leading edge/boom, heaps of low end grunt to get up easy. Y handles.  Maybe less cumbersome in turns/surf w/ cutoff/narrow wingspan?
- : More sensitive to gusts, upwind not as good as s25. Brand new- good online reviews but not too many people on them, no window/safety?

Naish s25:
+ : Smooth easy power, handling, handles gusts well, window. smaller leading edge- great upwind. Proven wing w/ heaps of riders/credible endorsements
- : Less feel/grunt low end/harder for newbie to get on foil low wind, no Y handle. Window maintenance/storage.

I'm all over the map as to wing make. Naish s25 don't seem to be available until the end of the month.

Size:
My intended use is downwind and surf. I'm certain a 5.0 would be enough, preferred long term, but suspect the 6.0 would make learning in my local conditions, on an axis 1000 easier/more realistic.  Is Slingshot 5.4 a good compromise?

Leaning toward 6.0

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Gear Talk / Re: Inflatable Boards

« on: June 12, 2020, 07:43:41 AM »

Have not heard of that brand in my 4 years of becoming interested and reading a lot. Doens't mean they aren't fine, but a lot of junk out there. 

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SUP General / Re: HOT Chicks on Stand Up Paddle Boards!

« on: June 12, 2020, 07:18:20 AM »

Thought I'd Butt In..

Now THAT would GROW the sport!!   

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SUP General / Re: Fin into Deep tuttle

« on: June 12, 2020, 07:17:07 AM »

Very helpful, thank you!   

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SUP General / Re: Sup Boarder Pro

« on: June 11, 2020, 11:25:32 PM »

me three