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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Forearm cramps in cold weather
« Last post by obxDave on Today at 02:23:52 AM »Aside from good fitting wetsuit stuff, for me it’s always been about being able to depower the hand wing as much as possible and still stay upwind on foil. Less pull from the wing ===> less arm/leg fatigue
With a decent high aspect, low volume (thin!) foil in the water, it’s amazing how little power is required in the hand wing to not only generate decent upwind speed but even cruise through the tacks.
This is a really boring clip with all the wetsuit garb (including 3mm 5 finger gloves) this last week in ~48 deg water. Light winds with a 5m Echo and Veloce XXL. I’m hardly pulling on the Echo and the foil just generates speed and glides through the tacks. I don’t think my arms would last 10 minutes in gloves if that hand wing was actually pulling hard
https://youtu.be/vx9h8Hb2z1s
With a decent high aspect, low volume (thin!) foil in the water, it’s amazing how little power is required in the hand wing to not only generate decent upwind speed but even cruise through the tacks.
This is a really boring clip with all the wetsuit garb (including 3mm 5 finger gloves) this last week in ~48 deg water. Light winds with a 5m Echo and Veloce XXL. I’m hardly pulling on the Echo and the foil just generates speed and glides through the tacks. I don’t think my arms would last 10 minutes in gloves if that hand wing was actually pulling hard

https://youtu.be/vx9h8Hb2z1s