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Classifieds / Re: Boardriding Maui 5.5 W2 wing
« on: January 15, 2022, 06:09:02 AM »
Now $450 plus shipping.

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Classifieds / Boardriding Maui 5.5 W2 wing
« on: January 08, 2022, 09:09:04 AM »
Boardriding Maui 5.5 meter W2 wing. Used about a dozen times. One major tear and one small puncture, both professionally repaired at OBX Remix (both shown in photos). Otherwise in great shape. Excellent light to medium wind wing, but now redundant given my current quiver. Comes with bag and leash. $525 plus shipping, which will be about $50 in the US.  Photos at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/o7x1yd8vlzurzg4/AACYu6TWP_5PN3z6z1FndLaZa?dl=0


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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Reedin Super wing
« on: December 17, 2021, 06:18:18 AM »
my 4.7 arrived today. Should be plenty of wind by Sunday to give it a good run. A friend with a 5.0 OR full aluula might join me so we can try them back to back.

I would love to read about the Reeding/OR comparison in these sizes --- please please post if you get to try them both.  Thanks!!!!!

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Another big fan of the 7m CWC after three low wind sessions.  Big takeaways 1. I was foiling in conditions where I would not have even tried with either of my two previous 6m wings. 2. It is really light in the hands and easy and even pleasant to use, even in slogging conditions

[reasonably experienced  80 kg foiler in second year of wingdinging, using a 98l board and Axis 1060/420]

I’ve had both a 2020 f1 Swing 6m and BRM 6m, and found both to be heavy, no fun, and not really much better than a 5m in low winds.  This wing is entirely different.  It can be pumped up on foil in much less wind and pretty intuitively, and once up it generated enough power to stay up in really light winds.  If I had to guess, I can get up in 10mph and stay foiing down to 6 or so – but those are really just guesses; I don’t really know the speeds.  I do know that it will get up and stay up at much lower windspeeds than a 2020 BRM 6m or a 2021 BRM 5.5m (and the 5.5 is a great wing with a pretty good low end IMO). 

What people have said about the tips bouncing off the water is true – you don’t pay the usual penalty for letting a wingtip touch when holding the big wing vertically to go upwind.  It also is the best wing I’ve used with a harness – stays locked and stable when you are hooked in, even in light winds.  It does pull on you quite a bit, but the harness makes that not much of an issue for me.

For those of you who, like me, end up going out in too little wind, or when the wind is going to die, the slogging performance of the CWC7 was a really nice surprise.  It supports its own weight and provides enough drive to hold ground in winds way too light to get up on a foil, either kneeling or standing on a +15 board.

I am really impressed with this wing and really happy I decided to spend all that money on it – F1 deserve praise for really thinking through how to make a wing work in low winds.



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That board looks exactly like what I've been wondering about -- hope it rides as good as it looks

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So since I already have one of your Rocket Wide boards, Dwight, I will be awaiting the introduction of the Sup Surf Machines "Wider-Than-You-Can-Possibly-Imagine" board line.

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Thanks for the replies -- interesting video from Dominic Hoskyns as usual.   My current board is about +15, and I'm still trying to figure out whether length and/or width increases matter.  Dominic opines that +10 or +15 is good enough, but his test was on  longer +30 board. I think a big (wind)wing is def in my future, and the foil matters of course - so I think I'll wait till I have a big wing and then see how much that helps with my current board.

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My question about light wind foiling:  over what range does additional board length and/or width matter to develop board speed to take off?  Would a 6'6" board that is 32 inches wide significantly extend light wind takeoff?  At what point does the additional weight overcome length and width?  I love my SUP Surf Machines 4'11" wide and its low wind takeoff is pretty darn good, but I would definitely consider a specialist light wind board if it added a couple of mph to the low end.  Looking forward to anyone's opinions and experience on this.

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Classifieds / Re: SUPSports 8'11" carbon Hammer with windsurfing track
« on: September 21, 2021, 10:38:34 AM »
This board needs a good home!  $300 if you can pick it up on the northern OBX (Manteo). 

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Classifieds / Re: Project Cedrus 36-inch carbon mast
« on: September 03, 2021, 12:10:08 PM »
SOLD!

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Classifieds / Project Cedrus 36-inch carbon mast
« on: September 02, 2021, 02:58:42 PM »
Project Cedrus first generation 36-inch universal mast used only one time!  These masts are strong, stiff, and light! They will work with almost any foil brand except Armstrong, but it will cost you about $120 to get an adapter from Kyle at  https://projectcedrus.com/compatibility/    I have had this mast since 2019 but have only used the identically-fabricated 27-inch Cedrus mast for wingdinging (many, many times, and still using it with zero issues.).  Decided to order a 31 inch Cedrus, so I am selling the long one.  New ones are $950 – asking $525 for this one.  I can sell you the board mount adapter (140x90) for $100, or you can order the connection of your choice when you get an adapter from Project Cedrus.  And if you have new Cloud 9 foils, I can throw in the fuse adapter for free! Buyer pays shipping. Pics at  https://www.dropbox.com/s/6t8rvlczcarwvxk/cedrus%201.jpeg?dl=0   and   https://www.dropbox.com/s/u1lob7sxg5o87rg/cedrus%202.jpeg?dl=0

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That's great to see -- thanks for posting the photo!

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My experience:  45 cm is really hard to use if there is any chop at all.  60 cm works, but (for me) 68 cm is significantly better than 60 and is what I use most of the time for our OBX  sound launches.  When winds are high and the water is deep enough, longer masts are better -- but for me, ~68 cm is the sweet spot.

68cm was what I was thinking. A good length to learn on but still usable at shallow places later on.

Is it easy adjusting from a long mast to a short mast or vice versa?

Going from 68 to 76 is easy.  I've only used a 91 cm a couple of times and didn't have issues, but both times were easy (steady mid-teen) conditions.  Hope to get more data points before too long.

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My experience:  45 cm is really hard to use if there is any chop at all.  60 cm works, but (for me) 68 cm is significantly better than 60 and is what I use most of the time for our OBX  sound launches.  WHen winds are high and the water is deep enough, longer masts are better -- but for me ~68 cm is the sweet spot.

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Thanks for the review, Pono -- I have been really curious about how these CWC wings would work -- my previous experience with 6-meter wings (original Swing and BRM W1) have not been positive even though I really like smaller versions of both wings.  Any additional information on light wind performance would be much appreciated -- especially on how much wind it needs to support its own weight rather than be manhandled into position in light winds. Please keep this review thread going if you get on any light wind in the Gorge.

Andy

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