Hi
I'm trying to know if my new board gets flying early or not. It's still big for me (105 litres, 70 kg, only light winds) but it seems it doesn't have an smooth take off as the former one.
I've tested it in difficult conditions, choppy waters, seaweed and currents. Which is the influence of these factors in taking off? I feel I need more power and the take off is sudden.
Cheers.
I had the mast further forward but the lift was insane, sudden. Now I use it with the mast close to the back end, but in these seaweed,current and choppy conditions it's difficult to take conclusions. I was looking for someone who could describe the influence of these factors in early flying.
Thin high aspect wings get massively effected by seaweed or indeed even just debris in the water. Even going through a pocket of water that has sand mixed into it. The wing seems to stall really easily in these conditions. It is literally zero fun to foil in conditions like this. The thicker low aspect surf wings seem to handle it better.I don't think choppy conditions matter very much for early lift, but pumping is much easier in glassy conditions. I think that's more because of needing to react to chop disturbances and the ability to ride higher on the mast in smooth water.
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Thin high aspect wings get massively effected by seaweed or indeed even just debris in the water. Even going through a pocket of water that has sand mixed into it. The wing seems to stall really easily in these conditions. It is literally zero fun to foil in conditions like this. The thicker low aspect surf wings seem to handle it better.I don't think choppy conditions matter very much for early lift, but pumping is much easier in glassy conditions. I think that's more because of needing to react to chop disturbances and the ability to ride higher on the mast in smooth water.
Thanks, very clear and useful
