What would be the advantages or disadvantages of getting the 55 cm Naish fuselage instead of a 64cm for wing foiling?
Slightly more manoeuvrable with the shorter fuselage.. and I'm guessing a shorter stroke when pumping.. I have one but not used it yet.. I think they are more suited to surfing where turning is more important.
Just had my first session on a 50 cm Armstrong fuse with HS1550 foil on Sunday. Been on a 60 cm fuse winging since July. DavidJohn is correct. Turns on a dime. Really snappy. Pumping cadence is shorter so my impression was that I could pump onto foil easier. I found that the neutral point on my board for getting up from being in the water was shorter and the board when not flying was a little less stable. Still seemed stable for flagging and turning on waves was sweet. If you are just starting you maybe better with a longer fuse
Overall very impressed. More testing needed, but our season getting short. We got 4" of snow today, LOL
Stability at speed is affected, and stable can equal fast.
Unstable does not lead to fast.
Windfoil racers use 100-120 cm fuze, which aids stability, and hurts turning performance.
In my experience for winging the shorter the fuselage the better. You'll get used to the twitchiness fast and won't go back to longer. You'll be able to tear waves apart and make extremely fast turns. You also have the wing to hold onto for stability. You're not a kite or wind foil racer so the extra length for high speed stability is really not needed. I'm sure you'll find it a little too loose at first but trust me and stick with it. Gonna up your game. Next chop the stab to as small as possible.
I started the season in July on a SS 78 fuse, I tried a 60 SS fuse a couple weeks later expecting to change back right away. Stayed out for 2 hrs and ordered a 60 fuse when changing to Armstrong. The session with the 50 last weekend was another step on having fun and seeking every water mogul energy source.
Curiously I tried the 1850 for a bit with the 300 tail. Still was loose but very stable compared with 232. Still to try is the 212. Winging is too much fun!
This is definitely giving me a push to get out on my Albatross more...sounds like it's well worth while on the shorter fuse...
I shortened my Gofoil rig to be the same, maybe slightly shorter than the shortest Armstrong (tapped holes so it's adjustable).
To my surprise it feels great and I won't go back anytime soon.
I went from the standard AXIS fuse down to short, ultra short and then crazy ultra short...... so much more fun. I then starting shrinking stabs, also added a lot of zing.
High speed runs definitely require more control.
Any thoughts on using longer fuselages for learning to foil? I see that Fanatic sells a 80cm fuselage as part of their beginner wingfoil setup and also a 64cm "short" fuselage. For Naish however, the standard fuselage is 64cm while their 80cm is supposed to be for windsurf foiling. Any thoughts on using the 80cm Naish for learning to Wingfoil or is that overkill?
Was said shorter fuze pumps more efficiently.
So if you buy Naish's longest.......
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Any thoughts on using longer fuselages for learning to foil? I see that Fanatic sells a 80cm fuselage as part of their beginner wingfoil setup and also a 64cm "short" fuselage. For Naish however, the standard fuselage is 64cm while their 80cm is supposed to be for windsurf foiling. Any thoughts on using the 80cm Naish for learning to Wingfoil or is that overkill?
I have all three Naish fuselage lengths.. The longer 80 cm fuselage has the mast mounting point further back from the front foil and is for use in the windsurf type board with the foil mount on the tail of the board.
With the axis black series they have have made their fuselages slightly longer because the front HA wings are so thin and fast. They pitch quite a bit, I think will start seeing people going back to longer fuselages for that reason.
