hello
i am considering to add double us fin box for wingfoiling on my fanatic blast 145.
with the foil way forward, as in wing foil boards, it may be decent wing board for learning and as light wind board.
so finally the board will have fin boxes as the starboard foilx wing.
any thoughts ?
cheers
Seems like a lot of work to go through for 3 months of learning to wing. I believe most wingers are in the 90-120L volume range after they get some basic skills.
Good option but as thedoor said, you will out grow it quickly. But it will save a lot of cash as you won't need to by a bigger wing board to learn on first. As a windsurfer, your going to pick it up quick, for me 5 days on the 120 ltr board until I could flying gybe, then I moved to a 95 ltr board. I'm 80 kg.
You'll lose more value in that board, since it's too big to wing, then it would cost to buy an inflatable.
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Board is a tad to long to warrant the box. I wish it wasn't.
what do yoi mean?
Select to expand quotefelix1111 said..ZeroVix said..
Board is a tad to long to warrant the box. I wish it wasn't.
what do yoi mean?
At 238 cm length (7"8") it is a little too long for winging IMO. Even the 145 Starboard Foil X at 193cm is pushing the limits. The largest Quatro Wingdrifter 130 liter is 6.0" (183 cm). Anything over 6.0" for winging is long. You might be better off removing the straps on the Blast and installing a fin to start (like SUP) and getting ready for a real dedicated board. You will outgrow the Blast for winging really fast and progress pretty quickly. As Grantmac stated, you might lose value in the board for resale.
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thanks for the answers
but starboard has wing board at length 7 feet.
Even the largest Fanatic dedicated wing board (Skywing) is 6.0". There are cross over boards, but I wouldn't go that route. Too long, changing the foot straps and foil positioning isn't optimal. The Blast is a great free ride and decent foil board. If you are serious about winging, you need to get a dedicated board. I know that Starboard has the new Wingboard, but it is too long. They should have made it thicker (more volume) and shorter. People that get that board will outgrow it really fast and want something short with decent volume. To me, the Quatro Wingdrifter and Takoon Comet SW are boards that you can learn on (volume) and use when you are good. They are short and have decent volume.
Slingshot will offer a new board in March called the Wing Craft V1. The largest volume is 120 liter and 6.0". I think that they overpriced the board. I have all the details, except the weight and details of the construction. I wish that they priced it a little better.
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To me, the Quatro Wingdrifter and Takoon Comet SW are boards that you can learn on (volume) and use when you are good. They are short and have decent volume.
Slingshot will offer a new board in March called the Wing Craft V1. The largest volume is 120 liter and 6.0". I think that they overpriced the board. I have all the details, except the weight and details of the construction. I wish that they priced it a little better.
I've got a Takoon Comet-SW 4'10. They are well made, light and about half the price of most windfoil boards.
The Slingshot Wizard 90L looks very expensive in comparison. I've been toying with getting a Comet-SW 5'0 100L then adding a mast track and a few more foot strap inserts to use as windfoil board. Has anyone else converted a wing board for windfoiling?
I did this same thing to my Slingshot Wizard 125L. I live is a super lightwind spot and wanted a board that would work for both windfoiling and winging. The board was already okay wingfoiling without the box, the tracks are an improvement and will likely help me sell it when I am ready to do so, but they came at a price of $400 courtesy of my excellent local board builder. I still don't have too many hours winging it with the new box, but so far it's pretty good. Specs of the board are similar to other big dedicated wingfoil boards in its class. I can see how this board is a bit big for me for winging (I have about 8 sessions under my belt) and I feel like it may hinder me for winging in the future, but overall I'm fairly happy with it. I feel like I was paying more for the convenience of only taking one board to the beach. I have considered getting a smaller Hipe but I kind of want something that won't stick to the water as much as an inflatable and that has tapered rails to allow it to bounce when I jibe poorly. Also, part of me wishes I put the tracks farther back so I could use them for windfoiling and be done with Slingshot's proprietary medium Tuttle box with 10mm bolts (as good as it is) and part of me wishes I had it a touch further forwards for winging.
Oh and the board is 6'6" I have even windfoiled it strapless with the tracks, it was pretty fun, and very loose and turny compared to when using the Tuttle box.
On RRD Pocket 180, friend winds and wings using Tuttle mount, NO adjustment between sports. Same foil.
Yes, I believe that. If you ride strapless, just stand where it balances. No need to change anything.
I'm just starting on wing.
I wonder....we still balance on the foil.
Remove 20 lbs rig, we might need to stand forward a foot when slogging, but what about planing/foiling?
Hoping my Naish Hover 122 can get me into the 1st 20 days of wingfoiling. Then I'd have a clue if I want to continue or just to both wind and wing.
Winging is MUCH easier if you can stand in the same spot both slogging and flying. Also wing foils use much shorter fuselages because you aren't balancing the changes in rig pressure so they are relatively more pitch stable.
