F-One and Manta have inflatables that can be used with either a windsurfing rig or a wing. Best part - they use a tuttle. Also inflate to much higher pressure than a convention SUP. (20 - 30 PSI.)
This is an interesting DIY, though I haven't seen a follow up video with him actually foiling on his SUP. I have seen one of this guy with a wing however, Not sure it would work though. Inflatable SUP's that size are not very fast and getting up to foiling speed may not happen.
For all the windsurfing fans - watch for the streak as the windsurfer goes past (0:28). It's like a Porsche GT3 going past my minivan. Also, all that beach front for an industrial complex. That's surely not Florida.
So now you are over your crush on Wingsurfing and want to back your first love WindsurFINg...(remember there is no FIN in Windfoil.) Damn - I just dropped 3 pandemics worth of stimulus checks on Wingfoil gear....maybe I can cancel the order.
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What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
So now you are over your crush on Wingsurfing and want to back your first love WindsurFINg...(remember there is no FIN in Windfoil.) Damn - I just dropped 3 pandemics worth of stimulus checks on Wingfoil gear....maybe I can cancel the order.
I'm in love with it all. Topical because a wingdinging friend today was talking about changing to a faster foil wing. But the REAL story here is you did WHAT? You can't leave it at that. DETAILS, MAN, DETAILS!
What size wing do you need? These guys have a guide. (They have 3 different wings: Beginner, Advanced and Power (my labels not theirs.) They have a guide for each depending on your size, etc. This is for their wings but could probably be generalized a bit. The numbers seems fairly realistic. Click on the purchase guide for whatever wing you pick. Short answer - For my size 4m takes 17 kts. (Or darn near 20 mph). Seems going to 5m is a big jump (11 kts). For big guys you are looking at close to 25 mph for 4 m. Go with 5 or 7 instead. Or the Super Power.....
First this was a very small sample size while I was pretty far away from anyone else, and not paying a lot of attention to them. With that said, Windsurfers - 1 or 2 (me and maybe one other guy, but don't remember.) Windfoilers- 1 (me). Wingsuper - 1 (me). Wingfoilers I think 3 (I saw at least 3 different wings foiling.) Kitesurfers - 3+? I usually saw one or 2, and a 3rd one with foil kite (as opposed to a kitefoil). However, I was paying little attention to the kiters so could have been more than I noticed. There was probably only one day I saw wingfoilers, but probably 3 days kiters were out for at least a while. T-storms had a bad habit of showing up once the wind got going, and hanging around much of the day.
I did try my foil board with a 37 cm weed fin. Found that by moving the base up a couple of inches it planes off pretty well - much better than last fall when I tried it the first time with the mast base quite far back. Worked well for about 5 minutes until the storm came by.......
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What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
I'd be desperately trying to remember the difference between shark and dolphin fins if I saw that when I was sailing.
Interesting thread on nw-windtalk about wingfoiling v. windfoiling. Guy says he can get by with a smaller wing than sail. Attributes that to the weight difference between a sail rig (which adds weight) vs. a wing (which tends to lift reducing weight.) It sounds like he was using the same board, but I will try to find out.
F-One and Manta have inflatables that can be used with either a windsurfing rig or a wing. Best part - they use a tuttle. Also inflate to much higher pressure than a convention SUP. (20 - 30 PSI.)
https://www.mackiteboarding.com/f-one-rocket-air-sup-wing-foilboard-v2/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI05O8lqPt6QIVAY_ICh3ihQ7gEAYYASABEgJBMPD_BwE
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
This is an interesting DIY, though I haven't seen a follow up video with him actually foiling on his SUP. I have seen one of this guy with a wing however, Not sure it would work though. Inflatable SUP's that size are not very fast and getting up to foiling speed may not happen.
https://youtu.be/bl_XDC2xDps?list=LL19616vtWS03nWD5zFEt5Fw
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Alan
For all the windsurfing fans - watch for the streak as the windsurfer goes past (0:28). It's like a Porsche GT3 going past my minivan. Also, all that beach front for an industrial complex. That's surely not Florida.
https://www.facebook.com/robert.adrichem.7/videos/1880025342133822/
So now you are over your crush on Wingsurfing and want to back your first love WindsurFINg...(remember there is no FIN in Windfoil.) Damn - I just dropped 3 pandemics worth of stimulus checks on Wingfoil gear....maybe I can cancel the order.
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
I'm in love with it all. Topical because a wingdinging friend today was talking about changing to a faster foil wing. But the REAL story here is you did WHAT? You can't leave it at that. DETAILS, MAN, DETAILS!
No worries - its being shipped UPS so I will never get it and after few dozen hours on hold probably will get my money back.
(Just kidding didn't order anything.....)
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Jeff Henderson, Mr. HotSailsMaui: "Never been excited for summer like this before. Bring on the crappy wind swell!"
https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.henderson.71/videos/10216337676419379/
So you can just use a twin tip kitesurfer (so long as you have enough skill, lots of wind and a big wing.)
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Rumor is that at least one Chicago beach has banned wings because they are "kites".
Someone used a too long leash again didnt they...
They probably saw that video of the guy with the "Wing on a String."
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
We found the culprit. Nicolas from Zeeko (about 1:11 but the whole thing is fun)
Jeff Henderson sending it
https://www.facebook.com/HotWingsMaui/videos/256925668908388/
What size wing do you need? These guys have a guide. (They have 3 different wings: Beginner, Advanced and Power (my labels not theirs.) They have a guide for each depending on your size, etc. This is for their wings but could probably be generalized a bit. The numbers seems fairly realistic. Click on the purchase guide for whatever wing you pick. Short answer - For my size 4m takes 17 kts. (Or darn near 20 mph). Seems going to 5m is a big jump (11 kts). For big guys you are looking at close to 25 mph for 4 m. Go with 5 or 7 instead. Or the Super Power.....
https://www.gong-galaxy.com/produit/gong-wing-plus/
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Nice find, Randy. btw, compared to other windsporters, how many wings did you see?
First this was a very small sample size while I was pretty far away from anyone else, and not paying a lot of attention to them. With that said, Windsurfers - 1 or 2 (me and maybe one other guy, but don't remember.) Windfoilers- 1 (me). Wingsuper - 1 (me). Wingfoilers I think 3 (I saw at least 3 different wings foiling.) Kitesurfers - 3+? I usually saw one or 2, and a 3rd one with foil kite (as opposed to a kitefoil). However, I was paying little attention to the kiters so could have been more than I noticed. There was probably only one day I saw wingfoilers, but probably 3 days kiters were out for at least a while. T-storms had a bad habit of showing up once the wind got going, and hanging around much of the day.
I did try my foil board with a 37 cm weed fin. Found that by moving the base up a couple of inches it planes off pretty well - much better than last fall when I tried it the first time with the mast base quite far back. Worked well for about 5 minutes until the storm came by.......
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
downwinding with dolphins
edit: HD youtube version
https://www.facebook.com/wahinewaisurfwear/videos/308583910294200/
I'd be desperately trying to remember the difference between shark and dolphin fins if I saw that when I was sailing.
Interesting thread on nw-windtalk about wingfoiling v. windfoiling. Guy says he can get by with a smaller wing than sail. Attributes that to the weight difference between a sail rig (which adds weight) vs. a wing (which tends to lift reducing weight.) It sounds like he was using the same board, but I will try to find out.
https://groups.io/g/nw-windtalk/topic/learning_wingfoiling_but/75471420?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,75471420
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Pretty simple actually - if you are standing on your board, it's a dolphin. If you are waterstarting, it's a shark.
Protip: If you see a vertical tail fin, it'a shark. Dolphins rear fins are horizontal.
--- The Arrogant Jerk: Crabby and irritable since 1998.
Then there is the whole issue of whether it is a porpoise or a dolphin. Or a shark or a killer whale......
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
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