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d0uglass
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It was quite windy (I think 15+ knots) when I did that wing + longboard session that people are linking to. If there's not a strong steady wind to hold up the wing and give pressure and feedback then the wing is just annoying and a sail works a lot better. -james
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LUCARO
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| d0uglass wrote: | | It was quite windy (I think 15+ knots) when I did that wing + longboard session that people are linking to. If there's not a strong steady wind to hold up the wing and give pressure and feedback then the wing is just annoying and a sail works a lot better. -james |
How was the upwind ability on with wing + sup (no foil)? |
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NOVAAN
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| Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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| The wing guys here do not do well up wind until they lift and get on foil. Most of them are some sort of SUP. In weak wind, if they try to head up wind the wing becomes difficult to control. One of the best windsurfers here went out on his new wing without a foil and could only go down wind. He ended up walking back. |
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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009
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Location: East Bay
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| Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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 Wow.
1st day and he wasn't a pro? |
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skonoplev
Joined: 25 Jul 2010
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Location: Houston, Texas
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| ittiandro wrote: | Can the Duotone boom be easily damaged on impact? I hesitate between Slingshot and Duotone because of this.
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My Duotone boom took a lot of beating yesterday when the wind suddenly increased to 40 knts and I had to land on a rocky beach; it survived. |
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skonoplev
Joined: 25 Jul 2010
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Location: Houston, Texas
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:00 pm Post subject: Re: Using the wing on a no-foil SUP |
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| ittiandro wrote: | | What about using a 5 m. wing on a SUP, without foil, in light winds ( 12 knts)?. Will it be better than a regular sail?. |
Going upwind is much harder with a wing than with a regular sail unless you are on a foil. Also, in a light wind your hands get tired with a wing while they are relaxed on a regular sail. |
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