Im on the look out for beginner gear . Im 95 kg and almost 50. What size board , wing and foil would be ideal to learn on and any recommendations that might help . Should i look for a package deal or buy individually . Im a bit of a tight arse and dont really want to buy from the shops and dont mind banged up gear as long as it works. Any thoughts , Cheers
120-130 L board. Should be able to find used. For foil/mast I suggest to look to Armstrong. Lost of used HS 1850 and HS1550 gear out there on the cheap.
Not sure how much wind you have where you live but generally, it's easier to learn if you're relatively overpowered. So probably larger than 5m (unless the wind is really screaming near you). As long as you have enough power, I doubt there's a consensus on which brand/model is easiest for noobs. Ditto regarding booms/hard handles/soft handles. Just get something relatively large (1 M larger than experienced riders use at your spot) and inexpensive.
Enjoy!
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Im on the look out for beginner gear . Im 95 kg and almost 50. What size board , wing and foil would be ideal to learn on and any recommendations that might help . Should i look for a package deal or buy individually . Im a bit of a tight arse and dont really want to buy from the shops and dont mind banged up gear as long as it works. Any thoughts , Cheers
Just remember dont go so cheap you lock yourself into a system that you can not upgrade as you get better. Plus if you do buy a system like a Axis, Armstrong or what ever brand look at what new gear sells for, if you do love it and want to get some new gear you will know what you could be up for each time you want to buy something new. The more compatible something is the better for choice later on.
Wind wings, for this I usually would stay away from used but there are some good bargains out there if you can look and inspect the wing in person and know what you are looking at also helps. Wings over a year old used can be pretty bagged out and fly like siht. New is safer but can cost more.
You could look at something like this www.oneoceansportsaustralia.com/wind-wings-shop/p/one-v2-wind-wings-online-soon good wings with hard handles and cheap for a brand new wing. But lots of wings on the market now and most are pretty good these days.
Boards yeah something around the 130L mark to learn on will be fine, lighter the better as heavy boards suck. short and wide can be good for somethings and long and skinny for others it all works and more than likely over time you will upgrade the board to something a little smaller anyway. this is short and wide www.oneoceansportsaustralia.com/shop/p/wind-wing-boards this is kind of in the middle www.oneoceansportsaustralia.com/shop/p/the-egg and this is long and skinny www.oneoceansportsaustralia.com/shop/p/downwind-foil-boards
I own ONE by the way so was easy to post those links but just use them as guides even if they are of no interest.
Have you taken any lessons yet? If you haven't, I'd book in for a couple just to get a feel for what's out there and their advice re wings and sizes. Also, if you have never winged before, you'll probably start on a massive SUP or old windsurfer just to get the feel of handling a wing. General Rule of Thumb for beginner board sizes is 3-40 litres about your weight in kg is a great starting point. You'll probably want a foil about 2000cm2 with a rear foil of 300cm2. The foil design will have a big bearing on how quickly you start flying too. All designs have a compromise. If you can fly super easily then chances are they won't be too responsive when trying to turn - not that's a big goal when beginning. :)I am just at the beginning of flight stage. I weigh 78kg and have a 120 litre inflatable Duotone Sky Air 2023. (Portability and much kinder on the knees!). I use 2 wings, a 4.5m Duotone Unit for anything about 15kts and a 6m Duotone slick with a boom for quieter winds. I wing at a lake in the UK (Noosa bound at the end of the year!).
