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Ugh.  My 5.0 Unit started leaking slowly from the inflation valve.  Fixed it.  Then a fast leak started at the strut where the connector to the LE is. Took that apart and found the entire thing had detached cleanly from the bladder.  Used a valve sandwich to fix it and now its got a slow leak from the LE dump valve. 

After taking both bladders out, it seems there were some issues with the bond between valves and bladders.

At this point I'm done.  don't trust the remaining valves not to fail miles from shore so I'm ready to trash the whole wing - not going to sell it to some unsuspecting schmuck that will get stuck miles from shore.

My Slick 4.0 has been rock solid, but based on the 5.0 unit, never buying Duotone again - a .500 average has me scared the next one will be unreliable and these things are too pricey to run the risk.

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Wow - If I had that many tools, I could be even better at breaking stuff. ;)

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Oh boy, this will be long winded:

70kg rider

3.5 Strike & 5-7" 90l board: 16 knots steady w/1850&232stab 17knots steady with 1550-flying V
add one to two knots of wind if using a shorter length board (4-10" 89l)

Add a few more pounds of weight to the board and that's another knot required to fly.  If I had pizza and beer the night before, add one more knot to get going. 

4.0 Duotone Slick is about the same as the 3.5 strike.

5.0 Strike is around 11 knots steady with the bigger board and foil - 12 knots with the smaller combo.

Long gusts with less steady winds are about the same as above, but if the gusts are too short to get up on foil with two or three pumps, then it just becomes an exhausting game of flappy bird.

Sometimes in low wind I can get flying against the current but not with it at a knot less than stated above, but  then you have to be really careful to not fall off foil when going with the current.

I really appreciate the idea of trying to use a small wing as much as possible because even though I thought of getting one of those big 'ol CWC Strikes to see if I could get going in 8 knots, I realized, at some point you end up with diminishing returns and a big, heavy sheet of cloth in front of you and it might be time better spend fishing or practicing wing handling on a skateboard.

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Just out of curiosity, what size foil are you using with these tiny wings?

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Now this is looking better. A Duotone prototype with Cabrinha like handles. Hell Yeah.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQBkJ3LAmny/?utm_medium=copy_link

That's Alan Cadiz doing the riding. I'd call those Maui Hot Sails style handles since Jef Henderson did them first, but yeah. Cute.

The most interesting aspect of that video is how much quicker Alan is than anyone else.  I think he may have left a windsurfer or two behind.

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I try not to fall the last fifteen minutes or so of my session to start with the drying process.
Then I lay them on the grass and take the board apart.
Finally they get folded up and put into the bag and into the trunk of my car.

If no winging weather for more than a few days then into the garage.

It's 90 degrees here now.

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Again, not damning handles, but looking at that new Strike CWC I was just blown away by what seems like a major compromise to the potential efficiency of the wing in order to enable handle placement.

IMHO, the strut doesn't follow the contour of the canopy in order to allow for de-power, not to allow for handle placement.

(In the same way a non-cambered WS sail is preferable for wave sailing vs a sail with cams)

As in windsurfing, I imagine in the future there will be "cambered" wings (similar to Cabrinha v2) once wing-foil racing becomes a thing.

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Sounds intriguing! I swore to myself I would go surfing or bowling or watch a movie rather than going bigger than 5.0 but you make it sound enjoyable...

Weight? Wingtip clearance?  Balance? Power? Compared to Strike 5.0?
What pressure does it take?

Enquiring  minds want to know.

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Hi everyone, I’m new to the forum and wanted some opinions on wing foiling in and around San Diego county.

I successfully got to the planing windsurfing stage a few years ago but quit out of frustration with lack of wind.  I had a Formula board and big 9.5 sail but had too many non-planing days (8-14mph wind) in Mission Bay and Lake Perris to keep me excited.

Am I going to have a better experience if I get into wing foiling?  I’m worried that I might be fooling myself into ignoring the realities of  low wind and kelp yet again.

Edit:  Forgot to mention, I’m 220lbs and sold all my old equipment

Whoops, forgot to reply to the OP.

I spent a couple of weeks in SD last year and it seemed the windy days were few and far between, so I get it.

Best guidance I can give from my own experience is that my windsurf sail to wing size is roughly: (WS Sail X 0.62 = WF Wing size) Assuming a big foil, of course. I use an HS1850 for light wind, but weigh 155#.

So, if you were planing on a 9.5 WS sail, you can prolly get away with a 6m wing at the same wind speed.  If you go to a 7m wing it may be like riding a Formula board with an 11m, but lighter gear and less pain.

Your mileage may vary - this is just my experience and assumes you're at the level where you can pump onto foil.

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That was probably Tim.  He is very early to fly and fast as well, but I don't know about 5knots...maybe with gusts in the nines?

I think it's a law of diminishing returns on the low end - getting an extra knot on the low end will cost you in terms of weight/size of gear and getting overpowered real quick on the high end. 

I think the amazing thing about guys like him are how far up on the wind range they can push that huge gear. I tried big Formula gear a long time ago and lasted a couple of weeks with it.  My lower back and my back leg was screaming at me and if the wind came up I couldn't wait to with to free ride gear.

Wing-foiling is the only comfortable step down in wind speed that I find has a positive return.  Whereas I could plane in 12knots steady on an 8m sail, I can now wing-foil at 10 knots steady on a 5m wing. And it's lighter and less hard on my joints.

Having said that, I have zero interest in riding a 7m wing in 9 knots: any tiny drop in wind will have you bobbing around like an apple in a carnival full of toothless geriatrics.

Hey - Dwight - we probably ran across each other in Virginia Key.

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Classifieds / Re: Armstrong HA1125
« on: June 09, 2021, 01:53:51 PM »
Sold

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Classifieds / Re: Armstrong HA1125
« on: June 08, 2021, 12:21:23 PM »
Yes.

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I just borrowed a 4'10'' Wing Master this weekend and loved how easy it was for as short as it was.  Wondering if I should opt for the 4'6" because I felt I could go a little smaller.

Problem is, I tried a 4'6" 60 liter custom a few weeks back and didn't love it - I felt it submarined a bit more when I touched down and I don't attribute it to just rocker, but also that since your front foot is further forward, there's less time to recover. I tried the same builder's 4'10" 80 liter and it didn't catch the front as much (for me)

So, if anyone has ridden a 4'6" wing master as well as a 4'10" and is roughly my weight (155#), please throw some wisdom at me.

PS - Robert - if you're reading this - do you ship to Puerto Rico?

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Classifieds / Re: Armstrong HA1125
« on: June 06, 2021, 07:20:44 PM »
Not enough wind around here to get enough use out of it.  The HA1125 needs either more wind or a bigger wing and I prefer to use a larger foil with a smaller wing than a smaller foil with a larger wing.

HS1250 is about as small as I need right now. 1125 goes further upwind and is faster, 1250 is more forgiving and turnier.

Horses for courses.

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