Yeah...I do not know about the W125. That is a long way up... and a long way down
I wonder if in a year or so there will be more or less 100cm+ masts
I really like the W103/926.
Wipeouts on it do not feel much different than the 90cm/I76.
But I have had to change my pumping technique compared to the 90cm/I99.
Considering the W103 has significantly more cord and length you do not want much difference between your heading and your course when you are pumping otherwise it feels like you snagged on seaweed/grass.
But once up...all good
Does give you a little more margin in the jibe tho...
With these altitudes it also kinda negates some of the sailmakers discussions about closing the gap with the sail.
(I still stay pretty close to the water with the W103 although I am trying to hold my flying height a bit higher)
Greg keeps his kit pretty high out of the water most of the time in his videos.
If we could go a little taller with the mast maybe get into some of that cleaner air that the kiters are using.
You will have to teach me about end plating.
Is that simular to vortices control at the tip? I imagine air is trying to wrap around the foot as well
I excised my end plate comment but since you brought it up - yes, it's essentially a fence or "winglet" inhibiting air from wrapping around and creating a vortex. It doesn't really add much drag like a normal fence or tip does because the board is already there. You still have the head of the sail to contend with but there is already a lot going on to help there such as twist, square head and, in the case of foils, higher aspect ratio. Since the folks using this mast are freeriding, the performance aspect is nowhere as important.
Edit - it should be said that most sails aren't cut for closing the gap anyway. Race/slalom sails are and for everything else not really. Wave sails are cut the opposite, to keep the foot high and away from the water.
Regarding end plate effect, it may be that operating higher up in the wind gradient may offset or perhaps provide a benefit to any losses of end plate effect.
Yeah...I do not know about the W125. That is a long way up... and a long way down
I wonder if in a year or so there will be more or less 100cm+ masts
I really like the W103/926.
Wipeouts on it do not feel much different than the 90cm/I76.
But I have had to change my pumping technique compared to the 90cm/I99.
Considering the W103 has significantly more cord and length you do not want much difference between your heading and your course when you are pumping otherwise it feels like you snagged on seaweed/grass.
But once up...all good
Hey Foildodo, didn't you hang glider pilots have a saying; "never fly higher than you want to fall?"
Bill Herderich
webguy
The problem with foiling is that, sometimes, the flying higher thing isn't a choice.
Does give you a little more margin in the jibe tho...
With these altitudes it also kinda negates some of the sailmakers discussions about closing the gap with the sail.
(I still stay pretty close to the water with the W103 although I am trying to hold my flying height a bit higher)
Greg keeps his kit pretty high out of the water most of the time in his videos.
If we could go a little taller with the mast maybe get into some of that cleaner air that the kiters are using.
I don't think being that high is going to solve the jibe problems most of us have, only make them worse.
Fun to watch? definitely.
You will have to teach me about end plating.
Is that simular to vortices control at the tip? I imagine air is trying to wrap around the foot as well
I excised my end plate comment but since you brought it up - yes, it's essentially a fence or "winglet" inhibiting air from wrapping around and creating a vortex. It doesn't really add much drag like a normal fence or tip does because the board is already there. You still have the head of the sail to contend with but there is already a lot going on to help there such as twist, square head and, in the case of foils, higher aspect ratio. Since the folks using this mast are freeriding, the performance aspect is nowhere as important.
Edit - it should be said that most sails aren't cut for closing the gap anyway. Race/slalom sails are and for everything else not really. Wave sails are cut the opposite, to keep the foot high and away from the water.
Is it just me or the foil mast is longer than the board?
Check out Emiltron3000 and Greg Glazier on Instagram for the tall mast short board thing.
Or
https://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Foiling/The-Mutant--video-?page=1#23
Regarding end plate effect, it may be that operating higher up in the wind gradient may offset or perhaps provide a benefit to any losses of end plate effect.
Bill Herderich
More short boards and tall foils
https://youtu.be/d-9agndxPsg
When is Chrismas?
Alan
the day after the evening I corrected every post in this thread except yours...
It was a test of observation wasn’t it.
Alan
Despite dropping massive hints - didn't see this tree in my house this year
source: https://www.f4foils.com/2021/12/25/merry-x-mas-happy-foiling/
Why a lot of gifts were late this year. The man himself was taking some personal days in December
https://www.facebook.com/wahk.hkwindsurfing/videos/1048173545965555/
I myself don't need any of this, so I didn't ask for it for Christmas, but there are those that could probably use it (and you know who you are).
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.