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Is it harder to wingfoil on a board that's really light, i.e. 3.5 kg?

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Created by windaddicted 3 months ago, 8 Sep 2025
windaddicted
3 posts
8 Sep 2025 10:16AM
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Is it harder to wingfoil on a board that's really light, i.e. 3.5 kg?

Jeroensurf
1072 posts
8 Sep 2025 12:12PM
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I would say no due the lower swingweight the better, but when it howling they might get easier blown out of the water when you are swimming. I can imagine that the become more direct/precise because of less counter weight, but that is something you get used to.

BWalnut
984 posts
8 Sep 2025 12:43PM
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Agree, no, not harder to foil. There are pros and cons around ultralight boards (and all elements of your foil system) if decide to go down that rabbit hole.

Stretchy
WA, 1036 posts
8 Sep 2025 3:21PM
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Foot switches might be harder

Mark _australia
WA, 23433 posts
8 Sep 2025 5:59PM
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Its harder on your wallet.

See you soon.

hilly
WA, 7854 posts
8 Sep 2025 6:31PM
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3.5kg wing board that would be amazing


ly expensive

Taavi
407 posts
8 Sep 2025 8:06PM
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Yes. But it's like with everything in foiling - if you change the setup and/or conditions significantly, you may need to give it a few sessions before you'll get used to it. Take your very responsive 3.5 kg board and a nice 500+ cm2 foil with a small stabiliser first time into short period chaotic bigger waves and you'll find the setup rather difficult to use at first, but you'll get used to that quickly.

sunsetsailboards
519 posts
9 Sep 2025 2:49PM
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new Skybrid D/LAB 5'7" is reportedly 3.8kg... no price in USA yet... but 3k Euros ouch. can go lighter with custom/homemade.

my PPC Soar Pro 73 was decently light at 4.95kg
AFS Blackbird Midlength 5'6" 75l is 4.9kg
KT SuperK Pros are light as well

Slab
1122 posts
10 Sep 2025 4:24AM
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Take it out the car, put it on the ground, turn to the car to get the foil, turn back, see it rolling across the ground in the distance. Go and run after it

maxpwr
QLD, 43 posts
10 Sep 2025 8:07AM
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sunsetsailboards said..
new Skybrid D/LAB 5'7" is reportedly 3.8kg... no price in USA yet... but 3k Euros ouch. can go lighter with custom/homemade.

my PPC Soar Pro 73 was decently light at 4.95kg
AFS Blackbird Midlength 5'6" 75l is 4.9kg
KT SuperK Pros are light as well


The new Naish hollow DW board at AWSI is 3.6kg.

georgsurfer
28 posts
14 Sep 2025 10:29AM
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my 83L board is 4.3kg (KT custom sandwich). I don't feel any greater sensitivity in high winds, quite to the contrary, I find larger and heavier boards are more difficult to ride, more swing weight tends to create more movement which is more difficult to control. But maybe that's just me.

Mark _australia
WA, 23433 posts
14 Sep 2025 5:05PM
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Slab said..
Take it out the car, put it on the ground, turn to the car to get the foil, turn back, see it rolling across the ground in the distance. Go and run after it


Yup and like I said then I see you soon



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