Hey whats the latest? Any more news on foiling with SUP? Any of the slower speed kite foils working on a SUP board like the cabrihna double agent foil?
I have a shed full of foils for the Sup at the moment , yes the Cab DA works (pretty heavy & slow) plus I have been using Carbon Lift kite foils but the Carbon Go Foil Kai model seems to be the pick , they have also released another model for the 90kg+ club the Maliko . I'm picking up one of these later in the week in Hawaii. Naish also have the Ali Malolo which is similar aspect to the Go Foil Maliko. Both Kai & Chuck Patterson are now riding Naish Malolo.
The Naish Malolo , Maliko & Kai Go Foils are very different to kite foils both front and back foil tips face down , which is way more forgiving you won't find this on any kite foil, so these are the pick for now IMHO. But I do have some low aspect Carbon Lift foils on the way as well.
www.naishsurfing.com/2017-malolo-sup-foilboard-hydrofoil/http://gofoil.com/go-foils/
A lot of brands and shapers are experimenting wildly currently. I guess you will see plenty of SUP-specific foils coming to the market in 3-4 months, with some quite cheaper than the current offerings.
Some brands are also trying to come up with true beginner foils, for people having never "flied" before (be it behind a boat, or with a kite or sailboard), as the learning curve will be steep, and potentially quite dangerous.
As I never foiled before, I will wait a bit, and let people with some foiling experience try the first wave of foils first :-)
Put a Go Foil on my 9-6 heavy SUP. Lifts at 7.4knots (I am 65kg). Was ready to abandon my board and go shorter then saw the French Gong 9-5 hang-five SUP foil video. Looks very cool.
This is a shot of the Go Foils on the left is the Maliko much flatter and wider , in the middle is the Kai and on the right is a F-One Kite Foil. See how the Go Foil tips both point down plus the big fat lip leading edge. No I haven't played with the angles Charlie.
Local surfer in nz is playing with jshapes foils,
have a look at dk fb page
www.facebook.com/DKsurfingNZ/
videos on his face book page unsure how to copy over to here
Saw a bloke on a Sunova speeed foil today on the Central Coast, he was doing pretty good with it considering a jetski nearly took him out!, I don't know if it was an official Sunova foil or a custom one made up.
An interesting use for the SUP Foil: the "mini downwind", Foiling non-surfable spots with 35 knts onshore winds...
Patrice Guenole here:
www.facebook.com/patrice.guenole/videos/10212921204687203/
This is what i am most interested in.... foiling downwinders...
I think that would be the ducks nuts...
And downwinding in "Mistral" winds (cross offshore wind near Marseilles, France) by the Horue team, a French kitefoil brand now designing also SUP and surf foils. I guess the rider takes off with the help of the boat, however... and without a leash, he really needs a dedicated boat!
