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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5328 Location: East Bay
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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Agree with Grant...mast is triple the area of a normal fin, double a Formula fin, and foil sails are lighter than wave sails.
Foot pressure the front wing.
At 160 lbs., I can waterstart in 8mph breeze with a 5 meter sail using wave gear in surf conditions. That's well below the threshold for foiling. |
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coachg
Joined: 10 Sep 2000 Posts: 3549
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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mrgybe wrote: | coachg wrote: | A couple of things you don't need to foil that you do to windsurf. One is a water start & the other is a harness. |
Coachg, Can you explain further? Waterstarting with a small sail in light winds seems like a real problem for someone like me at 205lbs. |
MrGybe, I'm talking about normal planing winds, 10-25 mph.
A water start allows you to use smaller boards with bigger sails in higher winds, a harness saves your arms in higher winds. You can windsurf without a water start or harness in higher winds but it will be much, much more difficult. Stronger winds generally mean rougher water & bigger boards become a handful in rougher water as the board becomes too bouncy to control. In foiling the board size is irrelevant because the board rides on the foil above the rough water. In foiling the board is always big enough to easily uphaul on as you don't need to water start and water starting with a foil is risky, especially if you are not wearing a wet-suit.
Use of a harness in foiling is optional & depends on how you want to rig. If you rig big enough to get pulled up onto the foil you will need a harness, but if you rig where you have to pump like a mofo to get going you will not need a harness. I oscillate between the two & can not tell you which is better.
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mrgybe
Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 5180
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 12:37 am Post subject: |
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Didn't know that uphauling is the routine for a foiling board. That answers the question. Thanks. |
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LUCARO
Joined: 07 Dec 1997 Posts: 661
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coachg
Joined: 10 Sep 2000 Posts: 3549
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 8:50 am Post subject: |
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Way too much work to flip a foil board over vs. uphauling not to mention potential rolling tomahawk.
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westender
Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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People don't seem to be into uphauling or pumping? Want a big enough sail to waterstart and not pump to foil. If there's no pull why the harness? Thinking about a Dailer. Might need a bigger vehicle to haul it. |
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brand_adam
Joined: 01 Dec 2015 Posts: 25
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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westender wrote: | People don't seem to be into uphauling or pumping? Want a big enough sail to waterstart and not pump to foil. If there's no pull why the harness? Thinking about a Dailer. Might need a bigger vehicle to haul it. |
It still gets tiring without a harness when sailing for a long time. I'm always in mine i'm not on the foil or I'm super lit in big chop or swell. |
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grantmac017
Joined: 04 Aug 2016 Posts: 946
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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I'm waterstarting long before I don't need to pump.
Also I rarely fly out of the harness since using it greatly smooths pitch changes. |
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brand_adam
Joined: 01 Dec 2015 Posts: 25
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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brand_adam wrote: | westender wrote: | People don't seem to be into uphauling or pumping? Want a big enough sail to waterstart and not pump to foil. If there's no pull why the harness? Thinking about a Dailer. Might need a bigger vehicle to haul it. |
It still gets tiring without a harness when sailing for a long time. I'm always in mine except when i'm not on the foil or I'm super lit in big chop or swell. |
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westender
Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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My buddy told me if he had a sail he could waterstart he was WAY overpowered on the foil and he is a very efficient Wsurfer. |
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