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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Wind Speed for Kneeling Stage

« on: October 06, 2020, 04:47:01 PM »

Pono took your advice and started standing up. Way more upwind capibility. Did not make every stand up attempt.LOL. Should have practiced getting up on my bad side at the cable park but it was easier then I thought.
Probably 15-17 with unsteady wind ( Florida Keys usual winds ).
Unfortunately by the time I stand up I'm almost out of runway. High tide helped making the runway bigger. Definately need wing to be powered to make any of this happen just like DW mentioned.
When the wing tip dives towards the water I read a post that mentioned push, pull up or down in or out with rear hand, maybe front hand? What is the action to keep the tip out of the water? Or is it more wind with no lulls?

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Wind Speed for Kneeling Stage

« on: October 05, 2020, 10:57:02 AM »

DW has a point with the wind. I think I'll save the frustration till I learn and use higher wind.
WHS luckily the wind will blow me into the shoreline. Have to watch the tides too.
Tuesday and Wednesday is looking good for Key Largo. could probably go windsurfing but want to learn to ride the foil board with wing.
Looking forward to after learning and being able to use my 7.2 on lighter days.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Wind Speed for Kneeling Stage

« on: October 05, 2020, 07:10:22 AM »

Thanks Admin. Had one day 13-17 and it was great except had wrong hand position.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Wind Speed for Kneeling Stage

« on: October 05, 2020, 05:26:19 AM »

Admin, 210#, Blue Planet Easy Foiler 7'6" 144lt with your old Axis 1020 and Naish S25 6.0. Noticed in windsurfing at this weight have to use bigger sails then before.
Tuesday wind is predicted to be 21mph and Wednesday 20-24. Tuesday looks like the day to go upwind and stand up too!

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Wind Speed for Kneeling Stage

« on: October 04, 2020, 01:53:49 PM »

Working on the kneeling stage. Wind 10-12, did not cut it. It seems you need to have enough wind to fill the wing to go upwind. So will 15-17 work? Thinking it should be 7.0 windsurf sail wind.
Grabbing the wing where DW showed me when there is wind pushes the board upwind. Just need wind.
Grabbed some knee pads and my knees are loving it!
Low tide this time so less workable area to use.

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

« on: October 04, 2020, 10:16:56 AM »

Love Cuben Fiber. Still have 2 Aerotech CF windsurf sails that are awesome!

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Step 2 Learning to use the wing. Getting Better

« on: September 25, 2020, 12:38:07 PM »

Pono I'm going to keep using the foil board with out trying to get on foil to learn. I like that it is helping get the balance of the board figured out. After DW's advice to actually power the wing it was getting easier to go up wind but seemed on the tack back to shore the wind let up causing me to lose my ground. I think with more wind I will have an easier time and progress faster then light wind.

I think the next step when I can stay up wind is to work on standing up. Like water starting a windsurf board, I hope to stand then jump down and try again going the other way. Doing this multiple times till I have it down then time to try and foil!!!

Now just need wind before my season starts and I have to work 6 days a week.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Step 2 Learning to use the wing. Failure!!!

« on: September 25, 2020, 03:21:25 AM »

Surfwingsteve good advice. Learning is hard but not letting it frustrate me. I don't mind walking back upwind and seem to do better each time.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Step 2 Learning to use the wing. Failure!!!

« on: September 24, 2020, 06:20:32 AM »

bigmtn did you use velco knee pads or s,m,l? Velcro seems like the best fit but s,m,l could possible be more comfortable but with a chance of slipping.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Step 2 Learning to use the wing. Failure!!!

« on: September 23, 2020, 02:58:08 PM »

DW thanks for setting me straight on the handles. Went out today and with hands moved back and the wing had power and felt good as long as there was wind. First ride was good coming in more upwind then yesterday. Wind was letting up so kept getting pulled downwind. In the lighter wind had to move hands forward to keep wing from hitting the water. Actually made one jibe. Not pretty but made it.
Had to quite early since Robert at Blue Planet made the deck pad so grippy one knee was getting raw. You would think with as much as I weigh some of it would go to the shins and knees. Might need to wear wetsuit john for cushion.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Step 2 Learning to use the wing. Failure!!!

« on: September 23, 2020, 06:07:47 AM »

DW thanks for the handle info will mark them. So the front handle is like luffing a sail?
No harness for leaning.
Thanks to know I am progressing.
Each tack out got better and better. The last one I was able to keep the wing tip from touching the water.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Step 2 Learning to use the wing. Failure!!!

« on: September 22, 2020, 03:35:29 PM »

Finally got a chance to get out. 6.0 S25 on Blue Planet 7'6" with Axis 1020. Wind was about 20 knots a little off shore with a shadow on the beach. Learned how to flip the wing and how to rotate to keep waist leash and wing leash in the right places. Felt I was doing something wrong. Wing was mostly over head until I finally started using lower front handle ( middle handle made it too hard to keep wing tip from touching water) but never generated any real speed.
Last ride was probably a beam reach ( highest upwind all day) but coming back I kept only moving downwind. So I learned that the wind direction was wrong for learning, climbing over a guard rail down the large coral rocks into the water sucks even though I windsurf and SUP there and the high tide is great for learning but the walk of shame is more of a swim, walk on coral boulders, swim and finally walk into shore. 
So is this the normal progression or does my wing handling suck?

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The Shape Shack / Re: best way to paint over a board

« on: September 17, 2020, 04:51:05 PM »

Most PPG shops can match your color and put it in a spray can. Good for one time as it hardens when activated. After the investment in hardener and reducer I just get them to do a color match and get half a pint for touch up work. Amazing how many shades of white there are.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Armstrong HS 1850

« on: September 15, 2020, 05:51:20 PM »

Yeah, still cheaper and more useable length to do a Pono Fake Boom.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Armstrong HS 1850

« on: September 15, 2020, 04:26:02 PM »

Armstrong Mini Boom.