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General Discussion / Tanker surfing South Carolina
« on: February 19, 2021, 05:58:23 PM »

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Classifieds / Starboard hypernut 4n1 sup surf, foil, windsurf board
« on: October 15, 2020, 08:16:34 AM »
I have used this board to learn how to foil surf in the waves. I am moving on to shorter boards now and giving some one else a chance to learn with this one. Structurally, the board is perfect. Some scrapes and scratches from normal use.

Board has a ton of stability for learning to foil surf. Great board to also learn to foil if using a wind wing. 

Comes with the 4 footstraps, leash, 6 fins, 2 foil box covers, 1 tuttle box cover.

8'0"  x 31.5"  133 liters

$1000.00

Located in east central Florida

local pick up only






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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Liquid force wing??
« on: September 24, 2020, 06:34:34 AM »
First half of the video.  Looks like their logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVUDvRbCYUk

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Foil SUP / glow in the dark foiling (Bioluminescence)
« on: September 12, 2020, 08:22:54 AM »
This is something we get in Florida in the summer.  It is basically just an algae bloom that when agitated glows.   Fun to fish in because it illuminates feeding fish.  Fun to run the boat next to sandbars and watch  small glow in the dark barreling waves.  Really neat watching dolphins surf in the boat waves when they glow.  These guys did some other fun stuff on the Lift Efoils.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aph8k8xu2Tk

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Classifieds / Armstrong front wings for sale
« on: August 27, 2020, 11:09:54 AM »
CF 1600    $400.00 plus shipping

Comes with cover

One small ding on the front edge that can leave as is or fill in at your desire. It does not affect its performance. It is literally 1/8" x 1/8" and about a fingernail thickness deep.




CF 2400    $600.00 plus shipping

version 1

Comes with cover

Comes with foil cover. Foil is in excellent shape. These Armstrong foils are very smooth and easy to ride. Used with a wind wing.



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Armstrong wing and 1850

Stats for this report.

Rider weight = 190 lbs (86 kg)

Beginner, maybe about 12 riding sessions total,  tried a few times in way to light of wind that I am not counting.

Other wings I have ridden for comparison are the Gong version 1 wings in 5m and 7m and the Naish version 1 4m.  The other foils I have winged on are Armstrong 1600 and 2400.

Setup for this report:  5.5 A-wing, 6’4” x 29 foilsurfmachines sup,  1850 HS front wing, 72 cm mast, 232 tail, O shim, 60 fuse.

Location in east central Florida

I paid full price for my stuff and not endorsed by anyone.  I really like my Armstrong foils so I was looking forward to these wings coming out.  I was also looking heavily at the slingwing2 and the Takuma wing ride model 3.  I could care less about windows. Don’t care what your opinion is on them.  In fact, I wish the Armstrong wing did not come with them.  I found them useless, but more on that later. 

I bought the A-Wing 5.5 and the 1850 HS wing together. With the reviews of the 1850, I could not walk away without it.  When I opened up the wing at home, it was questionable whether I would be able to get it back in the bag.  The bag seems small but I have been able to get back in.  In the Real Video, Matt talks about how rigid the frame was and he had it pumped up to 7 or 7.5 psi.  I pumped it up initially to about 5 psi and it felt just as rigid as he was showing in his video.   When I rode with it the past 2 days, I pumped it up to 7psi on both the leading edge and the center strut.  Yes, you have 2 locations you have to pump up.  I am using a WMFG 3.0T pump with a gauge.

This is after riding 2 days straight.

First day out, the wind where I started was a little more out in the open at 13-16 mph and where I was finishing my runs was in a little shadow behind an island at 10-14 mph.  I usually hold my wind meter up for about a minute or  2 to get an idea of the speed.  In the past, this would be me on my 7m with the 2400.  I have not ridden my foil with a wing in about at least  3 months because of work. So initially I had to shake out a cob web or 2 for the first few minutes.  Initial impression as soon as I had this wing in my hand was “this thing has some pull”.  I was able to power up and jump on foil pretty quickly.  As I familiarized myself with this combination, the takes offs became very easy.  I would just pump the wing with short arm pumps of about 6 inches while waiting/resting. When it would grab wind/ higher wind/ gust it would easily start to accelerate the board. At this point is when I would pump the wing  harder with longer strokes, normally about 1-3 times.  Yep… insert jokes. I then would pump the foil and lift off.  Usually only had to pump the foil maybe 3-5 times.

This wing does have a lot of pull. I was amazed that I still consider myself a beginner and could ride with such ease in the lighter winds. I could go upwind with ease too.  I was picking points that were pretty far upwind and I could get there.  This was all on my heelside.  I have not taken gybes as seriously I as need to and so I put the effort in on this day.  It was not pretty and I know I had some good falls if anyone wanted a laugh.  As I made it down to where I get out and start over, I mentioned the wind was a little lighter.  I was still able to gather myself and take off.  Most of the time with little effort as mentioned as above.  There were a few times where I had to work a little harder to lift off.  With the lighter wind, I did have a harder time lifting off on my toe side twisted around. 

Day 2.   Followed a rain storm and had to wait a few minutes for the wind to kick back up.  Same location with the initial point wind in the 15-20mph range with gusts to 23.  Ending point was 14-16mph.  Did I say this A-wing thing could pull.  The more power made it easier to lift off on my toeside.  Riding toe side with more power made things a little iffy just in terms of speed and control. My own issue.  Lifting off on my heelside, I felt like  pro.  Could lift off at will with minimal effort.  I could definitely go for the longer mast with the chop I ride in.  I could race upwind again today. Again aiming for points way upwind.  The speed I could get today felt fast while up on the foil but I know it was probably reasonable.  Most of the time I was trying to bleed off the speed.  Some times I felt like Mary Poppins with the wing straight out over my head with plenty of speed on the foil. Breaching in the chop, up on the foil, and at speed again provided for some good launches of me into the water.

I watched a few videos and figured out what I was doing wrong on my gybes.  Today I was completing them in both directions.  At least about 70 percent of them.  And some were not pretty.  But some I stayed on the foil through the whole turn and kept riding.  So that was cool.  I think I have the muscle memory now but that will depend on when I get to ride again.  Wind is supposed to be marginal tomorrow and into the future.

This wing and foil combination definitely allows me to ride a smaller wing and smaller foil.  Earlier this year, I was riding the winds from the fronts going through with 25-35 mph winds.  I was thinking about this after riding today.  Looking at smaller wings and smaller foils for the future.  I was hesitant to believe the power of the 4.5 in the Real video.  I now believe it after riding this wing.

In terms of the windows.  This is just my opinion. I tried them.  I had the wing held at a higher angle most of the time and they were of no use.  I am also gambling that the material will hold up.  The bag that comes with it is small.  Yes, I can get the wing into the bag.  But to not fold the windows you need to roll the wings up from each side. Then put it sideways if that makes sense.  Maybe my pictures will show my explanation better.  The bag is 38 inches long and the windows are 41 inches long, so you have to roll this way to avoid bending/creasing them.  The coil leash I was not sure about.  But it is really nice quality.  It was nice without a straight leash dangling around.  The bag has a built in tube next to one of the pockets and I am guessing that will be for the future mini boom coming out.  The bag has a mesh pocket on each end to help drain any water from the bag.  Bag also has nice buckles, a shoulder strap, 2 small interior pockets.

The handles I had no issue with.  I pretty much used the first and the third handles.  They felt solid and I felt like I had good control over the wing with them. I played with the Y handles some.  This is my first wing with them.  When I used them, I used the bottom one for whatever direction I was going.  Did not try them with the gybes. Had enough going on at the moment.  They seem Ok.  I just need to play with them more.

The inflation valves I am not a fan of.  I have used valves on my Gong and Naish wings, and my Core and Liquid Force kites and prefer the valves on all of those over the valve on the A-wing.  This is also very minor complaint.  To me it just does not feel as secure and I have had to adjust every time I pump the wing up to get it to hold air in order to see the pressure on the pump gauge.  The 2 valves did not bother me either.  Having to pump the leading edge and the strut separately did not bother me.


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Classifieds / Gong Wings 5m and 7m Generation 1
« on: June 14, 2020, 12:23:32 PM »
I have 2 gong wings that I am selling.  These are both the first generation wings.  I am just selling them to upgrade to newer stuff.  They are both in great condition.  they are Fluorescent orange with black leading edge and strut.  One is  the 5m size and one is the 7m size.
I will post pictures tomorrow.

Each comes with the repair kit, backpack, and battens (In never used them, saw something that they were not needed)

$300.00 each plus shipping if required.  I am located in east central Florida

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Foil SUP / Lift E-foil ride
« on: February 27, 2020, 03:22:01 PM »
So I was in the kite/foil shop talking toys and we got on the subject of the wingding things.  I was tell the guys about my issue with riding switchfoot on the foil.  I ride right foot forward and switchfoot/fakie is with my left foot forward.  At the moment I currently dont have a boat driver.  One of the guys mentioned you can just do that on the efoil.  Frigging genius.  The light bulb of the potential went off in my head before the guy could even get a word out.

Done!

So I went out today basically to get the benefit of getting the foil up and flying switchfoot.  This was accomplished within 10-15 minutes.   Basically I would get up in my regular stance and then go to switch foot and ride.  This seemed to work out better than just getting up into the switch stance.  I was able to get the feel the first few minutes riding in my regular stance for where my feet should be.  From there it was just keeping the weight on the front of the board while making the switch.  Got to where I could carve in either direction too.  So now to put that to use with the windding this weekend. 

It was 350 for about 90 minutes. Yes expensive. But to me it was very focused compared to riding and crashing for hours trying to do this with a wing.  I was able to focus specifically on flying the foil without worrying about anything else.  It had other benefits too.  I have foiled behind the boat maybe  8-10 times, been on the wing foiling about 6-8 sessions so far, and been in the surf once with the foil.  Riding the efoil in my regular stance gave me the opportunity to get my balance tuned without having a rope or a wing to hold on to as a safety.  I experienced this solo unbalacedness the one time in the surf. Different feeling from the wing and the boat.  The efoil tuned that up right away. My carves were a little wonky in the beginning.  They improved quite a bit by the end just by how much more confident I felt and how the carves felt.   Both regular foot and switchfoot.  It was something I thought I was good with but riding this actually made them much better. The board is a lot heavier than what I ride with the wing or in the surf so I am expecting it to be easier for both of those once I get back on the lighter board.  Efoil weighs about 60 lbs. So after playing on it this afternoon.  This would be a GREAT way to get you up and foiling quickly if you are new and learning.  The foil seemed to have smooth lift and be very controllable with out being jerky.  If you are still learning like me a good way to tune in any errors or problems you think you may be having. 

The throttle control was very easy to get the hang of.  It has an electric governor which was set to about 50% on the board I was using and that was actually fine.  That setting allowed me to basically have the trigger pulled all the way in to reach that full speed setting while still lying on my stomach and get up to a standing position and then a riding position with out ever having to mess with it.

So in summary,  my opinion. The efoil is a great way to learn how to ride a foil.  Also a great way to practice anything you may want to focus on specifically getting better at.

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