Hi All
I'm having trouble flipping my Duotone Echo 6m wing after a big crash.
Once I get back on the board and get sorted I'm generally drifting slowly downwind with the chop and this presses the trailing edge into the water, becoming a big struggle to get back out and flipped. It doesn't seem to be as much of an issue with my 4m Echo as I can muscle it around a bit more with the shorter wingspan.
Anyone have a good technique for flipping these larger wings? I don't want to resort to adding flotation to the back of the boom as I don't want the weight out there in marginal conditions.
Also, this will be my wing at least for the rest of the Australian summer, so I don't need advice like "You should have bought brand XYZ". If we can keep it Echo specific I'd appreciate it.
Manoeuvre the wing so you are holding the wingtip (rather than the front handle), and let the wing align itself downwind. Then turn the LE a little upwind and lift and it will flip itself.
I learnt on the original Duotone FW which flipped itself every single time I fell off. This turned out to be the easiest/quickest method, that works from gentle to challenging conditions. Works great on my 6m Unit, so hopefully works ok for your Echo.
Let the wind do most of the work. Provided that your leash is long enough, the methods that Damien Leroy describes in this link may be helpful.
Select to expand quoteI've tried all of these but found one last week on this forum or SUPZone that is soooooo easy!
Sink the wing tip! It doesn't matter which one just push it underwater and the wind blows it back over for you.
A real energy saver!
I stuck a 15cm piece of hollow pool noodle on the tail part of the Echo boom. Tail doesn't sink so flips better. The wing is certainly comfortable upside down.
