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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: 400 Hours On Foil: A summer on narrow boards and the search for a perfect surf e

« on: October 09, 2023, 02:27:52 AM »

Inspirational!
Thanks B-Walnut, you’ve given me lots of food for thought.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Rapid adjustment bolts for foils

« on: June 26, 2022, 05:01:32 PM »

A hasty correction to the wing screw length!
It’s not M8 X 35 316 WING SCREW

It’s actually more 20-25mm, check on your mast track.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Rapid adjustment bolts for foils

« on: June 23, 2022, 09:41:42 PM »

Yep! I don’t trust them 100% so I check them periodically during the session. I use them especially with new foils and generally go back to normal bolts after I figure out mast location.

I got them from a local fastener supply business, about $60NZ so $35USD. I’m using them on my Axis alloy setup.
M8 X 35 316 WING SCREW
They come in 304 and 316 stainless, with 316 apparently more suitable for marine environment but Google that, just in case.

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Prone Foiling, Surf foiling, Pump Foiling / Re: Catching whitewash

« on: June 23, 2022, 12:29:38 AM »

Thanks forum-guys, you’ve been super helpful.

I got my first flights today on the 90 litre wing drifter and ART1099. Not on my feet yet, I need to work on my wave selection as I feel like I was 1 or 2 waves away from standing but the cold got to me (it’s winter here).

For other beginners, I was nervous about how twitchy and launchy the foil would be once under way. I’m a wing foiler but…even so.
Nothing like it. The 1099/375P came up like a big ol’ friendly dawg and was smooth and stable. It feels like I’ll have plenty of glide time to get to my feet, too.
Sooooo excited!

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Prone Foiling, Surf foiling, Pump Foiling / Re: Catching whitewash

« on: June 22, 2022, 11:30:35 AM »

👍😊😊😊

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Blue Planet Show- Wing Foil interviews

« on: June 19, 2022, 09:57:59 AM »

Thanks Robert, that was excellent!

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Prone Foiling, Surf foiling, Pump Foiling / Re: Catching whitewash

« on: June 18, 2022, 07:37:07 PM »

Thanks Hdip, that’s very reassuring.
Cheers!

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Prone Foiling, Surf foiling, Pump Foiling / Re: Catching whitewash

« on: June 18, 2022, 11:52:03 AM »

Thanks surfcowboy, I’m not catching the whitewash at all. It’s pretty solid, about 3-4 feet high, nothing like as small as I’m seeing on the YouTube tutorials.
I’m trying to catch the white water just after the wave breaks and before it fades out, while it still has lots of push. Yesterday was a 4-6 foot (front) day with close outs everywhere so it’s not an ideal beginner location.
I was given advice that I was probably too far back and foil dragging, so yesterday I tried paddling with the nose submerged and with varying degrees of almost submerged, but no joy.

I was thinking of trying my 90 litre 5’4” wing drifter again but wondered if a larger foil was part of the answer. It seems like a 1500cm is a more normal beginner size.

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Prone Foiling, Surf foiling, Pump Foiling / Re: Catching whitewash

« on: June 18, 2022, 02:51:58 AM »

I’ve been out a few times and can’t believe that I’m having trouble catching whitewash, and just looking for some beginner advice?
It sounds similar to an earlier advice in this thread regarding ‘wait for a lower energy day’.
That’s good advice as I’m being left behind by the white water and it’s mainly been punchy days, but I wonder if I’m underfoiled as a beginner.
I’m an experienced 90kg wingfoiler using a 42 litre KT Wing drifter F with Axis 880 (1100cm) and 375 progressive tail, 60cm mast at the back of the track.
Should I be learning on eg a 1500cm foil?
I’m embarrassed to say that I haven’t tried running the mast at the front of the track yet, sorry.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Shoulder rehab

« on: January 29, 2022, 01:10:12 AM »

Years of action sports and a brain dead e-scooterist have left me with shoulders a bit worse for wear. Wingfoiling wasn’t really making it worse but it was certainly aggravating it.
I found a reference to Powerball on Seabreeze and ended up buying one. Amazing. I thought I’d re-post here as it may help other people. It rehabbed my shoulders and those of a friend within minutes!
A few minutes with this and I had shoulder range of motion that I haven’t had in ages. My friend has been suffering for 3 months from something like repetitive strain injury. It was 95% gone within minutes.
I got it for about $130 on Amazon Australia (I’m in Wellington, New Zealand). Super cheap knockoffs are on Ali Baba.

https://rpmpower.com/info/autostart-powerball/

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Long swim

« on: December 22, 2021, 11:32:08 AM »

Bill, you have the BEST stories!

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: The ART 999 Thread

« on: October 23, 2021, 11:57:41 PM »

Thanks for the catalogue link, Bill, it also gave me a pointer as to my difficulties getting to grips with the 999. It lists the 999 as being suited for 4.8-6m wing sizes for an 80kg rider, with the 830, 880 and 930 more suited for wing sizes below that.
I’m an 87kg intermediate and it’s just been scary as hell in my three sessions so far in gusty conditions eg today was a 5m day that quickly became a 3.8m day and I could easily have used a 2.8m in between the lulls.   Changing back to the 880 was a lifesaver.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Finally.. out of lockdown down under.. vid.

« on: October 22, 2021, 12:11:34 PM »

Congratulations from Wellington, mate 👍👍👍

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: The ART 999 Thread

« on: October 16, 2021, 10:17:42 AM »

Thanks guys, that’s all very helpful. I should have mentioned that I have a 420HA rear.
Cheers

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: The ART 999 Thread

« on: October 15, 2021, 11:23:33 PM »

I've used my 999 3 times and my experience of it is that it feels like it has a higher take-off speed than the 880 and it overpowers a lot earlier.
My experience is so different to what I've been reading on the forums that I have to assume that it's me.

What wind ranges are people using the 999 in? Dwight mentioned that his 999 replaced his 980, 880 and 830 but I have to say that an 830 is sounding pretty appealing right now.

Today is a typical example, 12-25 knots earlier in the day so I put the 999 on, increasing to  25-35 later, lots of hills upwind so it's always gusty as hell. The PPC 3.8m  wing and 999 foil were just going bananas and shifting down to the 880 was a huge relief, never mind changing wings.

In terms of set-up, I'm an 87kg early intermediate (I can't jibe) with a 90 litre KT Wing Drifter. I live in Wellington, New Zealand, where the wind tends to be all (a lot of the time) or nothing. If you're going to have a 1-wing quiver then it will be a 4m.
The mast track on the Wing Drifter seems a long way forward. I'm running the carbon mast right at the back of the track, and all three Axis foils (1010, 999, 880) need 2 washers of shim  to reduce front end lift to get a balance between my feet. The  foot straps are on their furthest forward setting.