Hi everybody,
will a Axis standard fuse work for windfoiling? Means on a windfoilboard using a rigg. Im asking because I'm having an axis setup with short fuse for wingging (working super) and getting a second one now - but have to decide which fuse I go for. Like to have the option to take the windfoilquiver once in a while. Thx for your input on this
regards
Depends how stable you are once up on foil.
Lots of windfoilers use low aspect foils and fuze in the 60cm range, do just fine.
Some guys use 120cm fuze but usually hi aspect foils.
Then some guys like me have no balance nor sheeting out skills, and use low aspect foils with long fuze.
Everyone measures differently.
I measure overall length, fro tip of front wing ti trailing tips of rear wing. I go app. 100cm for windfoil.
I tried windfoiling with the short slingshot fuse and won't be going back anytime soon. Not sure about axis, but generally I think that short fuselages are more the exception for windfoiling. Seems like in winging short and long fuses are in play
BBN I think the fuse length for the standard will not be a major issue if you have some skills for windfoiling. My Naish fuse was ~64cm and I learned on that but it was difficult. I have the Axis Windfoiling (85cm) and standard (76cm) fuses. Haven't used the standard axis fuse yet. The 88cm is really stable for pitch which is great for me as the chop at my local sailing spot throws the foil around a fair bit.
The big thing with the axis standard fuse is where the front foil sits in relation to the mast. Its significantly more rearwards compared to the windfoiling fuse (which has a fair few cm more length between the mast and where the front foil mounts to the fuse). This means that the standard fuse will have the balance point further back on the board compared tot he windfoiling fuse. I think it will depend on your windfoiling board and how much versatility there is in the foil track - where the track is placed on the board and how long it is. I think you'd have to measure it up and check as you might find the standard fuse might have everything sitting a long way back.
How does the short fuse work on your current setup - have you tried it? If so, I'd imagine the standard fuse should make thing a little more stable.
Thank You for your response so far. the standard fuse is 76 cm + some 10 - 15cm of the frontwing. The windfoil fuse is 88 that would be your suggested 100 cm for the complete foil. As the fuses are 375 Euro/ $ i definitly won't go for 2.
Thank You martyj4 for Your information. I think i will go for the windfoil fuse as my board has a fixed tuttle box. The fact that the "frontpart" of the fuse is longer with the windfoil made the difference.
Thx again for all your input
