Hi there,
Wondering if anyone has the wingspans readily available for some of the latest inflatable wings out there.
I'm currently riding a ENSIS score (original) 5.2 and the wingtips touch the water so often when pumping in light winds. I am 171cm in height.
So far I can only see that Takoon publishes their wingspan data for their wings.
Has anyone measured their wingspans or have some data to share, especially for some of the newer wings out on the market?
Thanks!
You have to take also in consideration the dihedral of the wing, a more compact wing with less dihedral may have more issue than a wider wing with more dihedral for you.
Select to expand quoteNordRoi said..
You have to take also in consideration the dihedral of the wing, a more compact wing with less dihedral may have more issue than a wider wing with more dihedral for you.
Of course - makes sense!
It's ridiculous that some manufacturers still don't publish wingspans. I just had my first session on a 2023 Gong Superpower 7.5 purchased mainly for it's narrow wingspan. I can pump it better than the 6.5 it replaces as it's wingspan is 20cm narrower. No more catching the wingtips and getting them sucked under the board's nose. The Superpowers and Droids seem to be the go to wings in the larger sizes for narrow wingspans.
Hi WindyBear,
a 5,2 will touch the water at your height either while you are pumping onto the foil or when you're in the act of messing things up anyway (don't think I'm being arrogant, it happens to me at 185cm also), but you should easily be able to comfortably sail it with your height, as it is not a high aspect wing. But an Ensis Score 5,2 is a powerful wing which you would only use in very light winds with your frame unless you are not only height challenged but weight challenged, too.
Light wind pumping is where the wing tends to catch most.
It's probably best to work on technique.
Gong publish wingspans as well.
Hi Windybear,
Yeah, I'm with you. I have been accumulating info on wingspans to get some idea of what is more and less likely to work. I'm 175cm and 70 kg. I find that wingspans over 310cm become difficult for me to pump without touching the wingtips. I have a very vertical position of the wing when pumping as I find it delivers the most efficient technique for me. Once up and foiling, I could easily hold down a 6m or bigger without touching wingtips, but that's not the important factor for me. It's getting up and flying in low wind and pumping the wing is the way to go to get up early.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Wing-Foiling/Wind-Wings/Wingspan-Data--Can-we-gather-info-?page=1#26
There are other contributing factors such as the offset due to dihedral, the "squareness" of the shape and pumping technique but the wingspan is something of a start to giving you an idea of what is likely to work and what probably wont.
Horses for courses, if you like tight wing spans and that works for you - the wings with a lot of dihedral ie "V", two come to mind the slingshot 'dart' - the black and green one and the duotone unit, I think technique plays a part too, as does the weight of the wing and the length of the center strut, a guy was out the other day in light wind with a massive 8m and he was cruising - I often use the Sic Maui (core) Raptor 6m and I'm 169cms, yes I have to watch the tips but the wing has tons of power which makes it worth the hassle - hope you find what you are looking for
(if you like the 5m size the Takuma RS 5.1 is incredibly light and the rigid handles seem to make pumping more efficient)
