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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Axis Foils

« on: November 12, 2020, 02:05:40 PM »

Hi fellas,

Thinking of making a complete swap from Moses to Axis. I’ve got the 790 and 720 with 483/450 stabs. I’m 77 kg and ride pretty choppy water or crappy on shore wind blown waves. I want to go faster, get good glide and cut through turbulence. I was looking at the W1000/800 combo but would need another fuse, so might make the swap to the more modular Axis.

So if u were me, what two wings would u get? And what two stabs to maximise the lower and upper wind range of each would u get. I’ll get the 85cm 19mm alu mast.

I use Ensis wings 6/4.5/3.5 and I ride 15-40 mph winds on a 85 and 115L boards.

Cheers

Mike

Here's an easy and relatively inexpensive way to attach the Moses W1000 to your surf fuse.

https://www.mackiteboarding.com/moses-fuselage-to-wing-adapter-plate/

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: New NORTH wing

« on: November 10, 2020, 05:35:28 AM »

In the video linked below there is a few seconds of the new north wing (the black coloured wing) in action (at the 2:19 mark).  The video was taken at Sand Banks near Picton, Ontario, Canada, which is on the north shore of Lake Ontario.  The video was taken about 10 days ago.  The swells at the Banks can get quite large.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: wing leash

« on: November 06, 2020, 08:58:53 AM »

A little off topic -- board lease instead of wrist (wing) lease.

In the video linked below Alan Cadiz talks about and shows his breakaway board lease (sea anchor).  It's a work in progress.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Duotone ECHO v2?

« on: November 05, 2020, 02:24:41 PM »

Looks like a centre strut and a boom.  There is a video somewhere on this forum showing Alan Cadiz using a wing with a centre strut and boom.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Cabrinha Crosswing v2

« on: October 23, 2020, 05:58:06 PM »

I demoed a 6 metre Cabrinha today -- it was powerful and controllable until I got hit with a slightly bigger than normal gust.  At this point it got very unruly and backwinded in a disconcerting manner (winds were 3 to 10 or 11 m.p.h. with an odd gust of maybe 14 m.p.h. -- no whitecaps).  Personally I feel the front handle needs to be extended forward by five or six inches to get better leverage over the wing in gusts.  Both the Wasp and Echo (in my opinion) are more controllable wings even though the Wasp will flutter like  crazy in big gusts.  I'd like to demo an Armstrong wing to see how it compares to the others.

The Cabrinha wing does not pack down in the same way my Wasp (X2) and Echo does -- the wing's bag is large and even then it is hard to pack the wing up so that it fits.

I did like the handles and it is easy to pump the board up onto the foil in really light wind.  There's a lot to like but the backwinding has given me pause and I'm glad I got to demo this wing before purchasing.

Now I understand why some are switching out wings like most of us switch out underwear.   

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: My Armstrong A-wing 5.5 review

« on: October 23, 2020, 09:20:42 AM »

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Wing foil sessions - beginner

« on: October 19, 2020, 02:38:14 PM »

For me, the key to light wind foiling is bouncing on the board. In conditions like yesterday here in the Gorge I have my biggest f-one (6M) and my biggest foil wing (Axis 1150) As far as wing pumping goes, I do pretty much exactly as Admin describes, but when I get a little board speed going I jump up and down on the board. Nothing so organized as trying to pump the board, it's a straightforward bouncing like a lunatic and continuing to pump. When the board comes off the surface I shorten the wing pumps up so I'm pumping quicker, with short strokes, and I shift my weight forward to get the nose "over the hump", shoving forward with my feet at the same time.

If all that sounds complicated and planned, it is and it isn't. I'm sure I look more than a bit manaical getting up, but at 215 with at least 5 pounds of wetsuit I need all the leaping about i can manage to get up on the foil.

As soon as I'm up I turn upwind and pump a few times (wing and board) to pick up some speed. With light wind, the apparent wind is critical. When I turn downwind I expect that heavy 6M wing to hang down and try to drop a tip in the water. I can't flag the wing to the side or behind me because there isn't enough wind to hold the wing up. So I keep it as high as I can and just look for swells to accelerate on.

Sort of like this?

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Ensis Wings

« on: October 17, 2020, 09:05:43 AM »

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Help with equipment choices

« on: October 17, 2020, 08:50:09 AM »

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Moses Wing Foiling Boards

« on: October 16, 2020, 02:55:18 PM »

No indication in the link if the weight is in pounds or kilograms -- 20 plus pounds seems too high for a wing board!

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Moses Wing Foiling Boards

« on: October 16, 2020, 02:48:46 PM »

It's my understanding that Moses will be offering the two larger boards (painted red) of the three noted in the attachment below.  No idea what the price will be but they should be competitively priced.  The 98 litre board looks interesting to me.  I'm not sure about the weight -- seems too heavy to me.

https://www.mb-boards.com/d/produkt/wing-foil-surf/albatros-balz-muller.asp

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Foil recommendations

« on: October 15, 2020, 04:22:30 PM »

I'm thinking of purchasing these two products which would allow me to use both surf wings (1100) and kite wings (W1000 and W800) with the same setup (mast and fuselage).

https://www.mackiteboarding.com/custom-moses-super-fuse-surf-fuselage/

https://www.mackiteboarding.com/moses-fuselage-to-wing-adapter-plate/

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: New 2020 wing by DUOTONE

« on: October 15, 2020, 04:18:10 PM »

... There's a video of Allan Cadiz testing a Duotone prototype, which has both a centre strut with a boom attached -- this would solve a number of problems...

Word on the street is that Duotone is going Alula fabric for their next wing. I'll be waiting a bit more before investing in a new wing.

Winter is about to start where I live so I'll take your advice and wait until spring before making another purchase.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: New 2020 wing by DUOTONE

« on: October 15, 2020, 11:21:11 AM »

1) I absolutely love the boom.  It makes transitions very easy and balancing forearm workload very nice.  and 2) I absolutlely hate the
boom.  That damn thing is heavy, especially in light winds.  ....  I just have to remember where I saw a video or pictures of how that was done.  Seems pretty easy.  Once thats done, things should get better.

Here was the PonoBill Carbon Conversion

https://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,35221.msg405437.html#msg405437

Not many Echo owners mention the fact that the rear of the wing will sink under certain conditions (like a windsurf sail under certain conditions) and it's really tough to get the whole wing back on the surface -- can be frustrating and tiring.  I have 4 and 6 metre Wasps retrofitted with carbon booms and I prefer them over my 5 metre Echo.  There's a video of Allan Cadiz testing a Duotone prototype, which has both a centre strut with a boom attached -- this would solve a number of problems much like my retrofitted Wasps (much tamer when on the water and the centre strut prevents the rear of the wing from sinking).  Besides Hot Wings Maui, I haven't seen any commercially available wing with a centre strut along with a solid boom.  The Cabrinha V2 comes the closest that I know of with its two long semi-rigid handles.

I'm going to replace my Echo with either a 5 metre Wasp (and use the boom from my 6 metre Wasp since the 5 and 6 both have six handles) or purchase a 5 metre Cabrinha V2.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Wingfoiling Advanced Maneuvers - Wing Surfing Tips and Tricks Video

« on: October 11, 2020, 06:49:12 AM »

When I see someone this proficient I get a little demoralized.