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Classifieds / Re: Fanatic Sky Wing 5'4"
« on: April 11, 2021, 10:11:09 PM »
Ok Pono, so would you say the carbon frame was a failure? I've often thought that modular pontoons would be a good idea if executed properly.

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Foil SUP / Re: Black vs Red Axis
« on: April 09, 2021, 11:01:58 PM »
Good lord the 880 is better than I imagined.  Had it winging with an ultrashort and 420. What a weapon.
Surfing it tomorrow to see how it is DTL. Hopefully I'll be able to sleep  tonight lol.
980 otw

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Foil SUP / Re: Black vs Red Axis
« on: April 03, 2021, 06:58:01 PM »
Couldn't ask for any better words about the options I'm looking at. Thank you sir!

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Humility makes the fall from up high a lot lower

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Foil SUP / Re: Black vs Red Axis
« on: April 02, 2021, 10:19:58 PM »
Right on Cali! Sounds like I'm on the right track. No swell or wind atm so I can't get out there to try out my 880, but you have alleviated my "lack of lift" concern. In the red series I've got crazy short up to short. In the Black I picked up an Ultra and will probably get a short for winging stability. I love trying to build the ultimate quiver. Now the question is 980 or 1050 like you say. Just in time for our surf season to die lol.

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Foil SUP / Re: Black vs Red Axis
« on: April 02, 2021, 12:28:23 AM »
Califoilia, what is your combos? The 880 I was talking a bout just showed up and now I have new foil fever. Thinking of selling my 900 and 1010 but replacing them w a 980. The 900 on a shorty is such a sik surf setup though...1010 I don't get on with so well.

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Foil SUP / Black vs Red Axis
« on: April 01, 2021, 07:32:08 PM »
So are people hanging into their Surf Series(red) after getting into the Black series?

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Sessions / Re: Jordan River Vancouver Island
« on: April 01, 2021, 07:28:25 PM »
The locals are fine in JR, as long as your not being disrespectful or a full out kook. SUP'ing the point(trying to) is a recipe for major problems.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Axis Foils
« on: March 26, 2021, 11:02:42 PM »
Anyone been on the 880 yet?

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: New Whip
« on: March 24, 2021, 09:43:10 PM »
goodness I need one of those boards to complete me. So sick man.

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General Discussion / Re: Tiger shark etiquette
« on: March 24, 2021, 09:05:03 PM »
But really, I know what to do with a bear or cougar...sharks not so much. Is there even a standard set "don't do this" or "protocalls"?

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I'll jump on that second please. I emailed you a while back about if anything comes up. Shipping to Washington

Marty

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Foil SUP / Re: Axis 860 vs 900
« on: March 17, 2021, 03:14:14 PM »
 Thanks Califoilia, that answers a couple questions I had in mind.

I've got an 880 and crazy short  on the way.



quote author=Califoilia link=topic=37037.msg426907#msg426907 date=1615740530]
Is there any downside to the 1050 that you’ve noticed?  Thanks, I went and reread that thread.  ;)
Only that it's a bigger wing, and you can't throw it around as much as a smaller one (and why the 880 interests me so much).

But that's also just me personally, I dig everything about HA wings. But some folks don't like HA wings because they don't have as much initial lift as LA ones, and thus don't "Ollie up" as easily/instantly on takeoff, and even have a slight "stickiness" as you're initially up and flying that you have to give a quick pump to release before you're off to the races. Because of that, there's a bit of getting used to this "pause and release" (best way I can describe it) which some never really master or become comfortable with for whatever reason(s).

Some are also intimidated by the speed once they do get them in the air, and the HPS wings don't like to slow down or they'll fall out of the sky. I tell all riders taking the HPS wings out for the first time, that they need to keep hustling them, and don't become complacent with how easily/effortlessly they glide and pump. But inevitably, all come back with a big smile on their face about how true that statement is, because you just have to experience it to actually understand what's meant by it. Lol... ;D

What happens, is that they glide so well, you get lulled in to thinking you'll go forever, but unlike other wings that when you slow down in a glide that just start to lose altitude and you know it's time to give 'em a little pump to get back up and gliding again...the HPS wings glide effortlessly, but when they start to slow down to their higher stall speed, they tell you by simple falling off plane, accompanied with a subsequent face plant. :o

The first time it happens you think you breached, but after the second time you realize you're not breaching, but rather that the wing is stalling from full height, and that you just have to keep the gas pedal pressed. Now the good thing about them and that, is that because they're so fast and glide so well once you get them going, you don't have to be too aggressive with your pumping ("less is more" really), and so the tendency to actually breach them is far less then with other LA wings.

So I guess I'm saying that their "downside" for some, is that they're not like other lower aspect wings, and take a bit of getting used to the first couple of times out...and that some folks get freaked out by the "pause and release", their higher stall speed, and their higher speed overall....thinking they can just go out and ride them like their old slower wings, which is not the case at all. 

Hope that helps you get a better understanding of the differences between the HPS wings, and the 860 and 900 that were the initial question(s) wrt this thread. So if you want to drive a Ferrari and get the most out it, the HPS wings are for you (hence the "High Performance" in the name), but if you're more of an Audi or Mercedes driver, than the BCS or PNG series might be a better choice of wings for you.
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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Armstrong HA1125
« on: March 16, 2021, 10:23:11 AM »
think lever.

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Classifieds / Re: AXIS 900 with 460 Tail Complete Set
« on: March 11, 2021, 10:24:26 PM »
yo let's talk! I'll pretty much scoop it up. shoot me a message and let's figure it out.

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