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Classifieds / Naish wing surfer

« on: February 24, 2020, 08:52:19 AM »

The first version.

Found out that bigger sizes work better for me.  I used it twice. It is in like new condition. 

included is the bag, extra pieces in the plastic bag in the photo, the pump and hose. Pump is nice.

Gonna give some one else a chance to play with it.  I am 190lbs and I was able to get up on a 6'4" sup with an armstrong 2400 foil.  I am still a rookie but it took me 20-25 mph winds.  I could get up in these winds with but had to work.  With my 5 gong in these same conditions, I can pop up at will.  This is just a reference.  I know as i get better, I will get more efficient but I will deal with that with newer wings when I get there.

$400.00 plus shipping.

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SUP General / Breath holding in surf

« on: January 31, 2020, 08:19:23 AM »

It has been talked about on here before.  Surfline just had this article so I figured i would share it.

https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/ocean-warrior-course-works/76706

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / I can fly now

« on: January 25, 2020, 07:04:15 AM »

I have been out 3 times on the wingdings because of work getting in the way.  Now I should have some more time to play.  My wings are the Naish 4.0 and Gong 5 and 7.  I went out once over Christmas but the wind did not get high enough.  But it gave me the feel for playing with the 7.  I have been riding on my 6’4” supfoilmachines from DWight.   

So I had a good opportunity to FINALLY play in some good wind this week in Florida. Gear was the above 6’4 board, Gong 5m wing, and Armstrong 2400 with the 72 cm mast.  Wind on the internet showed 20-35mph from windfinder.  I had a boat follow me so I did not have to worry about getting back to any specific point.  It was on a large bay in the intercoastal so it was really choppy. Tight 1-2 foot chop.  I started near a sandbar where the chop was about a third of where I ended up more in the open water.

Little bit of a juggling act getting everything set up in the boat but doable. Just  learning process.  Out on the board, wow, gooood wind.   Standing was so easy with the wind lifting me up.  Third attempt and I am off and FLYINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.  Wooooooooooooohoooooooooo.  OK, how do you slow this thing down.  Flew for about 20-25 seconds before a spectacular splash.  Ok so this continued for about an hour more.  As I drifted out into the choppier water, it made things a little more difficult.  I could get up on the foil within about 10-15 seconds when I wanted to.  I  was getting rides from 5-15 seconds.  The problem I was having was controlling my speed.  I would get up on the foil and just take off.  Whooooosh.   Then I remembered the throttle is my hands and I could think about more than just getting on the foil.  I was doing that. Now to start controlling.  I got up and took off, angled more upwind and then start feathering the wing.  I stayed up for about 90 seconds and went down because I was getting close to my turn around point.  I put the wing down to stop.  But that last ride I was able to put everything together.   I was flying on the foil  mostly.  I would touch down here and there with my lack of experience coordinating my direction and wind power with the wing.   

It was getting later so I called it for the day. Looking forward to more though.  What a cool feeling.

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Foil SUP / My new Armstrong Foils

« on: January 25, 2020, 06:41:22 AM »

Armstrong foils, oh yeah.   

There has been very little talk on these and I wanted to start one.  Bought these all one my own.

From watching the blueplanet videos with the interviews about the Armstrong foils, these were gonna be the ones for me.  Very few reviews on them but all seemed good.  From the interviews, the construction of them seems top notch.  I have seen other issues with other companies that I did not like.  I have read about aluminum masts from several companies bending and I did not want to deal with that.  We shall see how my choice holds up over time.

So far, I have only had the 2400 out on a wingding.  I will make a separate post about that.  The 2400 seemed like it was quite fast to me.  It has a lot of float. When putting it in the water, I have to take a few seconds to sink it.  Cant wait to get some small surf to start playing with it in the waves.

The 1600 I have only had on short foil board and an 8’0 sup behind the boat with the 72 cm mast.  Being this is the 4th different foil I have ridden behind a boat, I have a little more to compare it with.  Instantly getting up behind the boat, the 1600 felt very smooth and stable. It seemed to surf the small waves best when it was close to the surface.  And then it seemed like I breached the foil but I was still able to stay up.  So then I began playing with the height.  I could ride it very high easily.  Then I wanted to breach it.  And it actually took effort to do it which I thought was pretty amazing of this foil’s tolerance.

The foils themselves feel very nice construction wise.  Again, we shall see how they hold up. Few reports so far are saying very good.  The bag and covers are really nice.  I am doing the wingding thing out of my boat at the moment while learning and everything packs up nice with the bag.  The parts were all in labeled bags and an instruction sheet included in the bag for quick reference for locations of the hardware.


2400 wing
 

1600 wing


Directions in bag


Covers for everything


Parts included and labeled


Top view 1600 and 2400


Side view 2400 and 1600


Bag and covers


Side view with mast and tail

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Classifieds / Black Friday, Coreban, JP, Jimmy Lewis

« on: November 20, 2019, 04:45:05 PM »

Black Friday is coming up, so why not a sale since most used boards aren't selling worth a sh*t. Out with the old and in with the new.  All of them ride great. Just not using these.

Boards are located in Daytona Beach Florida area. I am sorry, I cannot ship them.

$500.00 Each

Jimmy Lewis Stun Gun paddleboard for sale

Dimensions: 8'7" x 29 1/2", 110 Liters

Racy surfing stand up surfboard. Has Railsaver pro installed on the rails to protect them from damage.. Has normal paddle scuffs. The nose had a ding and was professionally repaired. Board is water tight and ready to go. Board comes with the 3 fins shown in the picture. high performance paddle surf board.  The board rips, but I am finding I am not riding it very often to justify keeping it. Time to let someone else enjoy it.  I am 195 lbs and it floats me fine.

From the Jimmy Lewis website:
The Stun Gun is the most versatile wave board for decent to excellent waves. Smooth semi gun outline with it's soft round pin tail makes it hold through quick carving turns. It has a flat bottom all the way from the nose to just in front of the fin area where the "V" starts and flows off of the tail. With that flat bottom there is no governor on the speed and the "V" bottom in the tail allows the rider to lay the board on rail effortlessly to initiate a hard bottom or top turn.


For sale a Corban Platinum surf sup in brushed carbon construction. Lightweight and strong. Deep well handle for easy carrying.

Dimensions: 8'10" x 29" x 4 1/3" 125 Liters

Board comes with the 5 fins shown in the picture. It is in excellent shape with some normal paddle scuffs. high performance paddle surf board. The board rips, but I am finding I am not riding it very often to justify keeping it. Time to let someone else enjoy it. I am 195 lbs and it floats me fine.


For sale a JP Australia Surf standup surf paddle board.  The board is 8’10” long by 30” wide and is 126 Liters. The board will come with the 3 fins shown in the photos.  The board has a rail saver on the rails and has some normal paddle scuffs from use which is just cosmetic.  The board is solid and water tight.  The boards rips on the waves. I just find I am moving towards other shape boards and it is time to let some one else have some fun on this thing. I am 195 lbs and it floats me fine.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Just got my NAISH wing

« on: September 18, 2019, 07:04:42 PM »

Bigfoot came riding a unicorn with with a flying saucer somewhere overhead and delivered my NAISH wingsurfer.   SO yes they actually do exist.

It arrived at a shop that I had a deposit on today.  Went and picked it up and just got home.  All I did was unpack it and see what was in the box.  Pump, leash, small bag with manual and other assorted pump connections.  THe wing by itself in the bag is small. I will get photos and weights tomorrow if no one beats me to it. The wing looks like typical naish quality which I consider pretty good.

So yes they do exist.....

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Foil SUP / My new foil board SUPsurfmachine

« on: September 11, 2019, 05:16:01 PM »

So in learning to foil I have become so hooked even though my work situation at the moment is a major hinderance to learning quicker.  I have been riding foils behind boats this summer.  I can surf behind on a boat wake for about 5-15 seconds at the moment.  I have not had the opportunity to get out in the surf yet.  I have a starboard 4 in 1 hypernut  for when I get the chance to start surf foiling.  Dwight lives kinda down the street from me. Ok,  about 50 miles away.  I figured  a shorter board would be great  for behind the boat and when I get better in the surf.  Have heard great things about his board and they are true.  Board is strong and light.  I taught 4 other people to foil behind the boat on this board before I even got a chance to ride it.  The nose on this thing is awesome.  In watching the others boof the nose going up and down and into the wakes. It never caught to where the anyone did a nose dive unless it was a full on foil breach.  Even one person was able to save a full on breach one time with the boof nose.  I am 195lbs and can stand and balance on it.  Did not get a chance to paddle it though.  Have some wings on order and just got my 7m.  Looking forward to eventually playing with some wings with this thing.

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Foil SUP / Dead start Sup foiling

« on: August 01, 2019, 08:08:24 AM »

Just found this video and found it informative.  I see this also as helpful practice for getting going in waves.

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

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / First wing surf race??

« on: July 29, 2019, 10:29:04 AM »

Apparently there was one on Kanaha says the internet

https://www.instagram.com/christian_pacifico_maui/?hl=en


also on Alex Aguera's facebook page

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / windwing timing and availability

« on: June 19, 2019, 04:36:59 PM »

I would have thought all these companies could have planned the introduction of these sooner in the year.  They hit the instaeverythingbook pages mid April and everyone went nuts.  They were supposed to be out in June for the pre-orders and now hearing that most places are not getting them until July.  Now it seems like most of them are sold out if you did not put a deposit on the first batch.  If you live in the tropical latitudes, you are fine with getting one later. But the people in the northern latitudes could be out of luck until the next year.

Are any of these going to be available this summer to anyone who has not put a deposit on the first arriving batches.  I know Pono mentioned a place having a bunch of the 3m ones available but I think most people would be looking in the 4m-5m range.

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Gear Talk / Smik hipster and infinity RNB

« on: April 23, 2019, 08:16:25 PM »

First step in having a problem is admitting you have a problem… hehehhehe
I am a board whore.

Ok, so I have been talking with another member about a comparison with the smik hipster and the infinity rnb. I told him  I would get back with him after I went out and did some direct comparisons between the 2 boards.
These are both great boards but different animals.  These are my opinions on the differences between these 2 boards.  I do not consider any of them to be negatives, but differences.  The results could probably even different for some one with a different surf style and / or different waves in comparison to the waves I am riding.  So lets have some fun…

 Me; about 5’10 and 193lbs  (178cm and 87kg) surfing eastern central Florida. Beach break.  Good waves but generally on the fatter side with a little mushy kinda aspect to them.  I have times of steep longer waves but have not have those sandbars break while having these board.

Boards.

Infinity RNB “round nose blurr”  8’2”  x 30 “  x  125L

Smik Hipster twin    8’3”  x  31”  x 123 L

For me these shorter wider board seem to work better for me in the waves I surf.  I have longer narrower type board also, like a Jimmy Lewis stun gun, and I barely use them and am selling them for this reason.  The wider boards give me the additional stability for  digging hard to catch the waves when they are mushier.  Also, I surf a lot next to an inlet and get some moving water bumpiness a lot of the time.

So,  questions were :

How does it compare to your Infinity RNB?  Is it good in small waves?  I'm in South Carolina and about your size.  Trying to figure out if the RNB or Smik Hipster Twin would be a better everyday board.  I like a more traditional shape so the Smik appeals to me a bit more.  I've been riding the JL SuperFrank 8' Lean which is another great board for our conditions but I want a size that is in between JL's 8' & 8'6" lean models.  Your 8'3" custom Smik looks like it may be the perfect size.  I like a lively board but need to make sure it goes well in our smaller conditions. 

Can you give me an idea which board is more stable for you between the RNB & Smik?  Also, does the tail of the RNB seem a little wide for our conditions?  Is the Smik lighter?

We had some fun waves today in the waist to chest high sizes.  A little mushy getting into them but once on most of them, some decent faces opened up.  I took out the rnb first and it seemed like I was in the wrong place at the wrong time most of the time.  I did get a few waves to get the feel for the board again.  Got a few waves on the rnb and was able to get some turns though.  In comparing it to the smik, it feels like it on a rail, but not in a bad way.  It goes where ever I want.  It makes me feel like I am power surfing.  But I was still able to slide the tail a little in coming off a white water lip. On purpose, not accidental.  This board gets very fast very quick.  Getting back on the tail is crucial to make this board lively.  The speed aspect I guess makes it feel like it is on a rail when turning.

Now when I switched to the smik, my wave picking luck increased a bit so I was able to get a few more waves with it.  Nothing with the boards, just my dumb  luck.  When digging to get in to the mushy waves, the wider nose of the of the smik seemed to add a little more stability compared with the rnb.  But I did take the 2 boards out on the river the day before for photos and in a flat water comparison, the rnb was slightly more stable and seemed like it paddled a little faster. In the flat water the smik seemed a tad twitchier and a little slower.  This also seemed to be true out in the surf. But like I said, when digging after a mushy wave, I would step forward up on the wider nose of the smik and it seemed a little bit more stable compared to the rnb.

The smik was very fun in the waves today though. I had a blast on it.  With the twin fins, hip, and small trailer fin, the board seems like it fits tight in the pocket.  It did not develop the immediate speed the rnb did.  Maybe not as fast either.  The turns were sharp and in control with no out of control sliding.  Just not as fast as the rnb.
For the small wave question, that could be a good conversation, but the location you are surfing has to be taken into account. My Florida mushy waves don’t have a lot of power where other places waist high waves have some good push to them.  For me I would not take either of these boards out under waist high.  I have other boards for that.  I could. Yes. But I would want something with a little more float.  It becomes a fun question.

In the smaller waves I want to just play around and have more fun and not worry too much about performance.  I would surf my Foote board that is a like a big fish shape. It is 8’6”  x 32” wide.  Don’t know the volume but guessing mid to upper 130’s.  I have ridden small swell waves in the knee to waist high range and had  blast. Also overhead waves. This is why I have multiple boards.  If I was going for a small wave board, my choice would be the smik over the rnb.  But I would go a size or 2 up just to have the additional floatation and stability for trying to dig to get into the smaller waves.  It is mentioned he is riding a Jimmy Lewis super frank lean in 8’0” but did not want to go to an 8’6”.  For smaller surf I would so go with the 8’6” wide version.  But that is just me and from my experience.  Another type board would be the jimmy lewis destroyer which seems like a wider profile board with a pulled in tail. Looks like it could be fun.  The thing about the smik is it is designed to be a twin fin board and have the characteristics of a twinny.  I do not know if the just riding any of the jimmy lewis boards would have the same effect.  Someone commented that he had ridden the superfrank as a twin and had fun with it so it is a possibility.  The wider tail of the rnb works well for the stability but it develops speed fast and makes the turns a little more drawn out.  It would also give a little more float for riding smaller surf compared to needing a little more speed for a smik type shape with the pulled in tail.  Maybe a custom rnb with and asymmetrical tail could would work well too for smaller waves.  But again in my opinion, a few inches bigger and slightly wider catering to smaller surf.
 
My smik is about 2 lbs lighter than the rnb, but the rnb is the pvc construction which is  not as light as infinity’s carbon or custom boards.

Both of these boards are a blast, but just different.

I hope I answered everything, any other questions, let me know.

Rnb vs smik







Water rnb



Water smik



rocker comparison








Rail comparison






Tail comparison



my Foote

Bill foote
Top



Bottom

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SUP Gear Reviews / Newly Acquired / On Order / Smik Hipster Twin

« on: April 08, 2019, 06:52:09 PM »

I can’t believe it has been about 2 months since I got this board.  In the past week, I have finally had a chance to ride.  I had been reading about these and it struck a cord with me.  I have a regular VonSol shadow 7’0” fish that was a blast riding with 2 big twins and a small trailer.  I could not believe how loose it was and easy to throw around.

So here is the Smik hipster twin that had the actual research in to making it a dedicated twin.  I decided to support my habit by getting one.  Mr Big was a great help in talking with Scott wo shapes them. Decided to go with the 8’3” x  31” by 123L version. I wanted a tad additional float for dealing with the softer waves in Florida.  Board came with 2 big twin fins and a trailer. Good quality fins.  I was able to get a T-shirt with it too.   Scott was  great to deal with.

Finally was able to not be at work when there was some surf.  So my stats for reference, 5’10” and 192 lbs (178cm and 87 kg). First session out was basically wind chop/ semi wind swell.   Not great conditions but I wanted to try it.  Waves were not that good.  Got a couple of drops in the chest to slightly overhead range.  Once I got the foot placement down.  Had to stand a little more forward while standing around.  Once on a wave, and you get back on the tail and this board is just FUN!

Second session out was waist to chest semi glassy swell left over from some wind swell.  Much better conditions.  Found the sweet spot for standing on it.  The board was nimble and fun.  I will be getting a lot of use out of this board.  Able to slide the tail out on a turn if I want to.   I was riding the board with small trailer fin it.  I will eventually try it as a twin, just want to get a few more sessions in with it before I start playing around.

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SUP General / Spot check, Europe Creeeeeeekkkkk!!!

« on: February 23, 2019, 09:27:07 AM »

You might be getting some BIG surf over there with this one.

http://www.severe-weather.eu/mcd/update-on-the-intense-bombogenesis-cyclone-in-the-north-atlantic-today-feb-20th/?fbclid=IwAR1Yu5oRPWjo9f-dgZaqZbmdJT0CBNsQVMvq6YQzunHoH3haEEvvYkrjaOc

little byproduct of it

https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/airlines/a26413613/jet-stream-virgin-flight-801-mph/

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Sunova SUP / Sunova travel bags

« on: February 02, 2019, 07:42:58 AM »

Hey Creek,

After seeing your comments about shipping your boards to Portugal in the sunova bags, I wanted to comment but thought a separate thread would be a better option for a possible discussion.

I find sup travel bag selection to absolutely suck in my opinion.  Yes I could go custom with vitamin blue.  But looking at those sunova bags, those look great.  Sunova needs to improve the sizing and descriptions on the website for them.  I think that is a niche that sunova could exploit, especially in the 7'6 to 9'6 range.  There is very little selection in that size range and that is the size that most people will take on a surf trip.  The bags look robust and with a good amount of padding.  Get Tino to explore that a little more and see if it would be worth it.  I did not know that sunova even made bags until you posted the photos of yours.

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Random / 1 second video a day

« on: January 09, 2019, 07:58:20 AM »

I thought this looked pretty cool.  Be pretty neat to do.

https://www.adorama.com/alc/why-you-should-record-1-second-of-video-every-day-in-2019?utm_source=slgt&refby_slgt&utm_medium=email&guid=a417443e-1aae-4766-a2d9-8dd391d0ab94&utm_term=ALCimages&utm_content=ALCBody&utm_campaign=EmailALC0010619