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Wingtips is a channel focussed on the sport of Wing Foiling.
The videos here represent the views and experiences of the youtube channel owner - I'm not a shop, not a pro rider and not involved in the water sports industry what-so-ever (I actually make drone simulation software for a living). I'm just a wing foil enthusiast who happens to have a background in another industry doing reviews of products and equipment.
I thought why not apply what I know to my passion and share it with the world - and that is how Wing-Tips was formed, I hope you like it. Get involved, tell us what you want to know about and we will try to cover it.
The videos here represent the views and experiences of the youtube channel owner - I'm not a shop, not a pro rider and not involved in the water sports industry what-so-ever (I actually make drone simulation software for a living). I'm just a wing foil enthusiast who happens to have a background in another industry doing reviews of products and equipment.
I thought why not apply what I know to my passion and share it with the world - and that is how Wing-Tips was formed, I hope you like it. Get involved, tell us what you want to know about and we will try to cover it.
Reedin SuperNatural Wing Review
Here we are reviewing the Reedin SuperNatural that we had in several sizes for test (5.2m, 4.5m and 3m).
Please show your appreciation for thewatersportscentre.com/ who kindly provided the demo Reedin wings.
Also checkout their instagram thewatersportscentre
00:46 - Intro
02:10 - Wing Construction and Features
07:22 - Review Structure
07:47 - Wing Performance
12:39 - Review Summary
13:22 - Pros and Cons
14:51 - Outro and thanks
Equipment used in this video:
Reedin SuperNatural 5.2m, 4.5m and 3m
North MA 1050 V2 front wing
North S208 stabilizer
North CF 85 Carbon Mast
North 700mm fuselage
Swift Foiling 60L NG wing board
Swift Foiling 92L 6'6" x 19" Light Wind board
DuoTone Whizz 1000 and DuoTone Glide 905
DuoTone SLS 90cm Mast
DuoTone 66cm Fuselage
Axis HPS 930
Axis 90cm Pro Carbon Mast
Axis 350 progressive stabiliser
Axis Crazy Short Advance Fuselage
Ion Rogue Wing Foil Harness
Ion Mission Helmet
Mystic Star Impact Vest
ION 4/3 Seek Wetsuit
ION 3mm boots
Please show your appreciation for thewatersportscentre.com/ who kindly provided the demo Reedin wings.
Also checkout their instagram thewatersportscentre
00:46 - Intro
02:10 - Wing Construction and Features
07:22 - Review Structure
07:47 - Wing Performance
12:39 - Review Summary
13:22 - Pros and Cons
14:51 - Outro and thanks
Equipment used in this video:
Reedin SuperNatural 5.2m, 4.5m and 3m
North MA 1050 V2 front wing
North S208 stabilizer
North CF 85 Carbon Mast
North 700mm fuselage
Swift Foiling 60L NG wing board
Swift Foiling 92L 6'6" x 19" Light Wind board
DuoTone Whizz 1000 and DuoTone Glide 905
DuoTone SLS 90cm Mast
DuoTone 66cm Fuselage
Axis HPS 930
Axis 90cm Pro Carbon Mast
Axis 350 progressive stabiliser
Axis Crazy Short Advance Fuselage
Ion Rogue Wing Foil Harness
Ion Mission Helmet
Mystic Star Impact Vest
ION 4/3 Seek Wetsuit
ION 3mm boots
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Swift Foiling Light Wind Board - 6'6" x 19" x 92L
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This video is just going over the design thoughts that went into making my light wind wing board from Swift Foiling - which is a fully custom design. Note that this board is purely for light wind winging, whilst a much lighter person than me could probably use it for down wind paddling it is not something I wanted to do when designing the board. The board stats are 6' 6" x 19" x 92L and it is d...
North Sonar MA 1050 V2 Foil Review
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This is a review of the North Sonar MA 1050 V2 foil with S270 tail stabilizer, 700mm fuselage and CF 85 carbon mast. We also tested the S208 and S185 stabilizers. As an added bonus I also rode the MA 850 V2 and the HA 850 just to give some comparison between the foils. 00:27 - North Sonar Review Intro 01:15 - North Foil Range Overview 02:09 - Construction, quality and fitment 05:19 - Foil perfo...
North Nova PRO Review
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Our review of the North Nova PRO 5m wing. 00:44 - North Nova PRO Intro 01:02 - Wing Construction 03:48 - Handles 07:21 - Wing performance review 12:16 - Review Summary 13:16 - Outro and thankyou's Equipment used in this video: 2024 Nova PRO 5m North MA 1050 V2 front wing North S208 stabilizer North S185 stabilizer North CF 85 Carbon Mast North 700mm fuselage Swift Foiling 60L NG wing board Swif...
Axis Spitfire 1180 Review
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This is our review of the Spitfire 1180. It was tested in a variety of wind strengths and conditions. I give my views on it's performance, who I think it wouls suit, what it is designed for and my personal opinion on whether I would ride one. 00:24 - Spitfire 1180 Intro 02:02 - Lift and takeoff 02:59 - Speed 03:32 - Low End Lift 04:23 - Tacks, jibes and turning 08:53 - Foil pumping and waves 10...
Why and when to get a wing foil sinker board
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This video looks at the reasons why you might want to buy a sinker board and what skills you need to ride one. It also covers common mistakes learning to ride these boards and how to learn with the best outcomes. I just would like to add here that this video is not recommending that you get a board that is -25L to your weight (as mine is). Everybody has different preferences, sea conditions and...
AFS Blackbird 6'2" x 21" 90L Review
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This is our review of the AFS BlackBird 6' 2" by 21" by 90L crossover board. We have reviewed it primarily from a light wind winging perspective as we are a wing foil only channel. This board does have crossover capability as a sup foil board, which we mention and point out the features of the board that lend themselves to that discipline. 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Blackbird features overview 02:56...
Choosing your light wind wing board
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How to choose a light wind wing board, factors to consider and recommendations for different rider weights and experience. The two boards used in the video are prototype boards from swiftfoiling.com/ There are available to demo if you want to try them for yourself, contact swift foiling to arrange your demo. 00:30 - Introduction and overview of boards used 03:00 - Prototype board disclaimer 03:...
Downwind Crossover Boards - Do I need one?
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I take a look at downwind crossover boards for wing foiling. We try out and ride two different crossover board designs from Swift-Foiling. You can visit swift foiling here - swiftfoiling.com/ I discuss how they suit beginners through to intermediates and what might you gain or lose from owning one. 00:27 - Intro 01:16 - Overview of two downwind board designs 02:47 - Standard Beginner Advice 03:...
AK Durable Supply Co. Tracer V3 1030 Hydrofoil Review
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This ia a review of th AK Durable Supply Co. Tracer V3 1030 foil with carbon mast and 200 G10 tail. The foil was provided by The Water Sports Centre thewatersportscentre.com/ from their demo fleet. Also checkout their instagram thewatersportscentre I had the foil for a few days (not as long as I would like) and because I got given it such short notice the first sessionh in waves o...
TimeWarp Session - Feb 3 2024
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This footage actually happened by accident but I decided to use it anyway. I was filming various people on the water during the session just for our local winging page. The mistake that happened was I forgot to turn on the camera after mounting it on my back. I asked a windsurfer to turn it on and they accidentally must have tapped the screen and changed the mode to time warp - and that's how t...
Toe-Side BreakDown
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Breaking down the toe-side stance, why you should learn it and some analysis of how to learn it and avoid some of the common issues. 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Why learn to ride toe-side? 01:55 - Are you bad at jibes? 02:28 - Do you need foot straps to ride toe-side? 03:09 - Normal stance slow-mo talk through 03:57 - Toe-side stance slow-mo talk through 07:34 - Toe-side at high upwind angle talk thr...
Attempted Downwinder
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We decided to try a local spot downwinder but the wind gods didn't deliver. It was a pretty tough run to get any good swell runs - we needed at least another 5 knots of wind. Equipment used: Swift Foiling 80L NG Ak Durable Supply Co. Tracer V3 1030 2024 Duotone Unit 5m
Free Ride Session - Meon Shore 25/01/2024
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A light wind session in 10-15 knots of wind on the AK Durable Supply Co Tracer V3 1030 with carbon 85 mast. Other equipment used ... DuoTone Unit 2023 6.5m DuoTone Unit 2024 5.0m Swift Foiling 80L NG board
2024 DuoTone Unit D/Lab Review
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Our review of the 2024 DuoTone Unit D/Lab 6m wing. We cover build, performance, comparison to the Dacron Unit, price, who the wing is for and whether it is worth the purchase price. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Wing build and design 04:48 On the water performance 09:06 Comparison to Dacron Unit 10:07 Pricing 10:34 Who is it for? 12:20 Is it worth it? 13:51 Outro Please show your appreciation for th...
Absolutely agree ..💜Loving the Ma v2 850 have had multiple sessions now with both the s210 and the s178 on the c700 fuse , am blown away at the slow stall speed with the s210 stab and thinking now I could have gone smaller, at 60 kg would the ha 750 or the mav2 700 be a good choice for high wind..?☯☀cheers..or even a 650 HA...🙃
What I can say is that the HAs are harder to get onto foil and they do have a bit more of an aggressive stall, I also didn't find them to be massively faster than the MA but they do have more glide - which is nice. The HA 850 had too much span for me - so if I was to go HA it would be smaller than the 850. Regarding smaller MAs - I've not ridden one yet but assuming they have the same DNA then the MA 700 would be fine at a 60kg rider weight, I had no issues at all with the 850 at 82kg rider weight.
Very interesting to see you final choice and backs up my new board purchase. I don't live in UK now, south Thailand. Just got AK Nomad V2, not even on website yet. 6'8" 21" wide 95L, pin tail , similar flatter bottom and rails, come in many lengths. Not as expert as you, 21" wide is still a big jump from my 27" cabrinha macro. Great detail advice.
Nomad looks like a nice board, as you say a bit wider will be a little easier if you have less experience.
Interesting board and review. Thanks for sharing. My first reaction was, hmm he opted for a Midlength! For me everything below 7ft is a Midlength. As a matter of fact even Armstrong called Midlength a 6’5” x 20 @ 85L. A Midlength for me is between 6 and 7ft. I used to have a 7’4 x 18.5 (the KT Dragonfly) and now the Armie ML85 and in light wind I feel the ML85 is as good particularly when ridden with straps
I think there are differing views on this, to me the "wing board" mid length is the boards just recently coming out at 5'8" to 6ft and 20" to 21" wide (for example boards like the Skybrid from DuoTone). Dedicated light wind boards for winging are between 6 and 7ft and 20" wide or less and anything over 7ft isn't a wing board at all - it's a downwinder that you can potentially re-use for winging but beyond 7ft is really too long for winging (in my opinion). But this is all evolving really quite quickly.
Very cool. Just finished watching. I'll make a video on mine once I've ridden it a few times. I decided to go for a Foil Tec pad for it, and it's currently in route from Australia. But I should be picking up the board next week. 6'2" x 19.75 x 4.9 at 80L.
awesome, sounds like a weapon.
Nice to see the Reedin wing. Damien lives here in San Diego part of the year at least. I get to ride with him sometimes.
One of the top wings I've ridden this year - super light and playful with the best flag out of any wing I've tried this year.
I haven't watched yet. I see this is your new board... I remember it from our FB chat. I'll watch it in detail soon. My board is done, but I haven't picked it up yet. I'll send pics soon. Danny
Great board! I built a similar style board which I absolutely love for light wind conditions (6.3x18.5), I think a two board quiver is the way to go.
Very cool! Two board quiver is the way for maximising conditions.
Nice board! I got myself a similar board few weeks ago and love it! So much more efficient in all conditions, and it turns so nicely because it's narrow. Also it rides much smaller than I expected as so much of the board is behind me. For those still in doubt, definitely get one of these new style boards, they make life in sub optimal conditions so much easier and still work fine when things get a bit more serious.
Totally agree!
Excellent - thanks! Btw I noticed that your harness lines are bent out of shape. I have the same issue, happens when wing is rolled for packing. Impossible to get back to original shape and makes hooking in harder. I’m thinking of buying a different model ( stiffer ) - do you have any recommendations?
I have changed to the ION harness lines - they stay in shape nicely.
Thank you for the very informative review. Have you got the chance to review the Whitebird 5"8?
not as yet, I may get a chance at some point this year but it really depends on whether AFS want me to do that or not.
Hi! Did the pumping improve with the s208 en s105 on the 700 or 600 fuse? Thanks Maarten
better on the 600 fuse - as you would expect.
@@Wing-Tips sounds logical thanks 👊
You left out rider weight i think. Its pretty important when discussing light wind. 90k plus is not easy.
suggest you watch the video again from 9 minutes onwards where I specifically go over volume in relation to the rider weight
Thank you very much for these very helpful videos. How about a Tutorial about the technique of pumping the board und the wing to takeoff in lightwind? 😊 Greetings from Switzerland
I have thought about this but the technique does vary quite a bit depending on the wing, foil and board used, so it's not that easy to cover it, I need to think about it a bit and see if I can add anything useful to the process.
Just picked up an MA v2 1050 as my big foil, one session in and completely agree! Great fun, low end is fantastic and so playful. Run on 85 mast/600 fuse amd 208 tail. WIll be adding the 850 soon to replace current HA850 for sure.
it seems crazy that today we are calling 1000 foils our 'big foils' but I'm not going to complain about it - it's awesome.
How does the MA stack up against the Spitfire, which is commonly held to be a better HPS?
Much better low end, doesn't bump you around as much in choppy water. Similar turning, better tip breach and breach recovery.
I think you would be surprised how long you could go if the boxes are long enough. I'd avoid any brand that put short board tracks in a dw shape.
I always put long tracks in my boards regardless of length
Very thoughtful review.
Thanks
Great video, super helpful tips!
thankyou
Hi. Have just watched this Unit review, and before it the Nova, and it looks like the Unit has no down sides for me - good for tacking and waves. I notice you have not done a Slick review yet. Does the 2024 Slick have any advantages over the Unit, especially in the 2 areas mentioned, and, conversely, is the Slick weaker than the Unit in any criteria? Thanks!
The 2024 Slick is a very good wing, I haven't used it enough to do a full review yet but I have sailed it twice and it has a better top end than the Unit, is slightly better upwind and they have really improved the flag out on it this year compared to last. The only downside for me is boom wings are not as nice ergonomically for your wrists. Given a choice between Nova Pro and Slick I personally would pick the 2024 Slick, it just rides way better and is much lighter.
Would I be right in thinking that out of the 3; Slick, Nova and Unit, the Unit comes out on top?
@@timhealey3737 no not really. The Slick and the Unit are designed for slightly different things. The Slick is more freestyle orientated and is a little better on the top end and for racing. The Unit is better on the low end for beginners, has better ergonomics and historically has had a better flag out for wave riding. We won't know if that is still true (better flag out) until September when the new Unit launches. Right now the flag out between Slick and Unit is very similar as the Slick is the newer of the two wings currently. I would place both the Slick and the Unit as better wings than the Nova from an allround perspective. The Nova would likely win on durability and stiffness but the Slick and Unit would win on overall performance.
Thanks for reply. Your reviews are great, very matter of fact and objective, no flannel. One last Q - i am looking for a wing that is good for wave riding and good for tacks, ie makes them as easy as possible. I'm not interested in jumping or racing. What would be your recommendation. Have been drawn towards Unit, but if, eg, Core or Ozone may be better, would welcome your opinion. Thanks. Tim.
@@timhealey3737 thanks for the feedback on the reviews, I just tell it how it is. The Slick is probably the best tacking wing on the market - certainly a little bit better than the Unit but both of them are good at tacking. The only Ozone I've tried is the flow and that has a reasonable tack and flags out well but its pumping in light wind leaves a lot to be desired. Not tried a Core.
How is it in waves? I guess the weight would make it not the best when flagging out. Also what do you consider a better wing for tacking, i.e. pulling you thru the tack? You mentioned the Unit and Slick, both Duotone. Are these latter 2 also lighter? Great review btw, totally impartial.
With the Nova it depends if you are surfing on wind blown swell (ie. heading downwind on waves). Because here the weight of the wing really matters. If you conditions are predominantly cross or offshore then the weight won't matter. But if you are surfing downwind on waves then the weight is a problem and it can get tail heavy or dropout when you don't expect it due to that extra weight..
This has helped me al lot. From, not being able to find my balance toe-side, to riding toeside as long as I want. Putting my backfoot a little foreward made the difference for me. Thanks!!
Awesome, love to hear that the videos help people.
Very nice review. I have them in 3.5 and 4.2, I really like them. Because of the weight, I think I'll go for the regular nova '24 in 5M. I think it's not so heavy as this one.
Yes, I think in stronger winds, weight becomes less of a problem
Keep up the reviews really interesting
Thanks, will do!
Excellent review. Good data, thank you
Thanks - glad you liked it.
Super super helpful video! I'm an advanced rider at ~80kg on an 85liter custom board designed 2+ years ago 60.5" x 24.75" and have been interested in the more recent more towards longer and narrower wing boards. Your video really helped me, especially around 7:00 where you break down the "two types" of intermediate+ riders. I'm definitely a one-board (and one foil!) quiver guy, and so, even though I can see the benefits of a DW-style board for lighter wind, since I am sticking with a single board, that will remain 80-85 liters, probably slightly longer and narrower than my current board, but not "downwind" style. Any thoughts on what a more traditional but updated, non-DW length / width would be for 85 liters?
Take a look at the Appleslice V3 from Appletree - this is a more modern shape, it's longer and narrower than previous designs. The 80L I believe is about 22.5" wide. Obviously it is still wider than a light wind board but it will get you going faster than older wider designs regardless.
@@Wing-Tips thanks so much, that concrete example is exactly what I was looking for!
Excellent, the best analysis found on the internet so far!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent reviews on this channel! (light wind wing boards is my focus)
Glad you like them!
Starboard has Ace downwind boards that light wing weapons. 7’0 is 100 liters,7’4’ is 120 liters and 7’ 10 is 140 liters
I'll have to check them out - although a bit long for winging, I'm sure they work well but I do like a bit shorter for winging.
Hello, If the choice is between a 115L board that is 23" wide...and a 125L board that's 21" wide... which would you suggest for a 95kg beginner?
pick the narrower one - 23" is wide for a light wind board and is not going to be efficient through the water to gain speed.
@@Wing-Tips thanks. But in your video, you did say beginners could go up to 23" width. So I thought I'd ask.
@@raghuram2815 If you can demo them then I would try that. Certainly if you are a total beginner then you might appreciate a little more width for stability reasons - as long as you understand that you are sacrificing some light wind performance in going wider. If you are very new and not on foil yet then the 23" may well be the better option
Do you SUP downwind on that same board?
no I only wing foil
Wow I like this
thanks
@@Wing-Tips I have been following you for a few days. Your video content quality is very good. But I noticed that, due to video optimization problems, the videos are not getting more views and subscribers. You need to fix it. Best wishes
@@ForidaKhatunSetu thanks for your input
Perfect analysis
thankyou
best analysis/tutorial on this move! cheers!
Wow, thanks!
hello, can you tell me the weight of this 65l?
65L - you mean a board of some sort? I have a 60L and when I did this review I was probably on my 80L.
Great review! My biggest wing is a HPS 1050, which I use with a 350p, advance fuse, Swift Foiling NG board & I wingfoil. I'm a light weight, but wondering if the SF1180 would get me foiling in even light winds than the 1050? Or maybe the SF1180 would become a to bigger wing quickly and not much of an advantage over the 1050?
the 1180 would get you up sooner but it will also feel too big sooner - especially in chop as the large span picks up all the energy from the chop. My largest foil is the HPS 1050 which I also ride with a 350P and crazy short advance fuse. I felt the 1180 was too big for me because when the wind gets up a bit and it gets choppy it becomes harder to manage - and that actually for what it costs that is a big chunk of a nice narrow light wind wing board which has a much larger use case. So my reasons not to have one were that it was a very specialised tool and would not see the water that often - and once I have a light wind board (picking it up from swift foiling tomorrow) it wouldn't see the water at all.
Thanks for your thoughts! Be interesting to hear how the new light wind board is and the difference it makes!
@@tjboon sailed in 10-12 knots on a 1000 foil yesterday on the new board - and I didn't even pump my biggest wing, just used a 5m. Granted it was a pretty big pump session to get on foil but it proved to me that I just don't need big foils anymore. Light wind boards are game changers for sure.
@@Wing-Tipsthanks for coming back to me on that :)
Great review, I ride HPS's 880 and 1050, 85lt board and I weigh 86kg. Was looking at selling the 1050 and getting the 960 Spitty, in the summer I normally get out with the 1050 and 8m Fone with 8knts of wind. I love the 1050 but looking for some more glide and I have a friend who rides 960 and then 900 and has come from the HPS, highly rates them. Great review
I would strongly advise riding them before parting with your money as I only felt the Spitfires were good on a wave, outside of that I didn't feel they added much in terms of glide and I felt a much better option was just buying a skinny tail to go with the HPS - which extended their glide quite noticeably. I have ridden the 840, 900, 960 and the 1180 now and I didn't buy any of them and stayed on HPS as the gains were too small to justify the financial outlay. I can tell you that all the Spitfires are harder to get on foil than their similar sized HPS equivalents, some significantly so (like the 900). If you ride decent waves a lot they are worth it but otherwise I didn't see a worhty pay off for the outlay.
Interesting about your body weight since you say it is too big for you. Thank you again for another great review.
this is mostly due to the 1180 having a very small operatinal window for me - in very very light winds on a normal style board I could use it. But as soon as the wind got up a bit I wanted to be off of it onto something with less span. The Spitfire 1100 would be a better match for me - I could still make it work in very very light winds and when the wind gets up a bit it feels less over sized.
Ive been looking at spirfire, coming from hps 1050 and 930 (weight around 88kg summer rising to 93ish at Christmas meal;-). I was thinking something like a 1030 and a 900 (for two different wind conditions). If i win the lottery maybe 1100/1180 for super low wind, but nervous which bought me here..
Interesting about the rear, I have a speed 430 which the tips broke so filed down to roughly a 400p ISH, so was thinking that for larger wing and skinny for the smaller - seen another review suggesting similar so good to see you pointing out - super handy!
The issue for me coming from HPS is that the gains you get are relatively small. The 930 / 1050 combo is a great one and to this day I think the HPS 930 is still one of the best foils Axis has made for versatility and ease of use, it is ceratinly the sweet spot in the HPS range for me at 85kg. There is a reason I still own mostly HPS foils and that is that the benefit from upgrading to Spitfire is not worth the financial outlay. Only if you are constantly surfing reasonable sized swell or waves is there a case for going to Spitfire. If you are mostly riding flat water or very small swell then it just isn't worth it in my opinion as they don't get up as easily as the HPS, so that's a negative and really all you get is a bit of tip breach capability. Spitfires handle chop and disturbed water less capably than the HPS foils as they are higher aspect and more affected by it. Just my thoughts, many love the Spitfire foils but for me they just don't offer enough to warrant taking the financial hit to upgrade (in the sea conditions I usually ride).
Good review format. No bs 👍
Thanks
Awesome video! May I ask where you got the longer mast tracks from? Thanks
You can buy those direct from swift-foiling as they sell all the parts they use to build boards individually should you wish to build your own.
Nice. Great you mention onshore conditions. Nerve wrecking to get the fun board going 😂🙈
My nerves will manage - my foils on the other hand .... foil wrecking
When gybing, how large of an arc should we be going through? I am able to turn through a gybe and then completely stall out on the other side, so I think my arc may be too tight. I think my friends are turning a larger 1/2 circle than I am. It is hard to know what you are doing when sailing.
you can gybe a large or small arc, assuming your foil has some glide to it and isn;t a very low aspect foil that slows down very quickly when you depower the wing. Most issues with stalling out are due to not getting the foil angle correct during and after the wing transition (ie. flying the foil up towards the surface and losing speed and then stalling as a result). My toe-side tutorial talks about ways to combat this problem.
@@Wing-Tips thanks
I love your channel! Will you make a video on mast length? I think the best length for winging is about 85cm, but the mast that I want only comes in 80, 90 (and 100). Which length of mast do you like to ride?
If I was running different mast lengths then perhaps but where I ride it is notoriously choppy - so we all ride 90cm masts out of necessity.
I would be very interested to hear your views on the afs foils - particularly the afs pure 900. The shape and construction of these foils look very interesting.
The man who designs those foils rides from my beach - I haven't spent much time on them to form a detailed opinion as they are mainly considered (even by the designer) as a downwind style foil. Which is not a side of the sport I spend that much time on.
@@Wing-Tips I have been riding art pros for the last 6 months - mainly the 951 - and I really enjoy the higher aspect wings. Is that a Brit designing for a french company then?
@@norfolkfoiler6466 yes, he is a Brit designing for a French company
The 900 is not a downwind focused foil at all, it’s a high performance freeride foil. there may be a mix up with the pure 800 which is downwind centered but still a fantastic winging foil. 900 is carvier but less glide than the 800, definitely recommend checking them out as they have been well received
@@BenoitRochard I sail with the designer of the pure foils and he recently highlighted to me this very thing that the Pure range has a mix of styles. Personally I find that confusing, they should really name foils differently that have different use cases. I do have the option to try the Pure foils and review them, which I may do at some point. I've only ridden the downwind Pure so far.
True words
Thanks
Great video. Will help a ton of people! 🤙🏄 The sound track is the best!
Thanks! 👍
I never tried a sinker. I think one needs these boards if he/she jumps with acrobatic tricks. I am not at that level yet.
They are not specifically for jumping or doing freestyle tricks. Whilst I can jump it's not the reason why I foil on a smaller board. You are correct in some respects in that a smaller board is a lot easier to control in the air as it's lighter - however- a lot of freestylers are now using slightly bigger volume boards as they want the board to pop up out of the water on landings for doing freestyle combos and very low volume boards don't help with that. The primary reason to ride smaller is you have better and faster contol of the foil and better feedback from it.
@@Wing-Tips Makes sense.
Great advice as always, exellent channel, Dennis from Thai islands
Thanks 👍
Great analysis, your channel content is awesome
Thankyou