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  Topic: Is it time to bite the bullet and try kiting (again)?
Mgoetz

Replies: 21
Views: 28549

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2023 4:34 pm   Subject: Is it time to bite the bullet and try kiting (again)?
Any thought to long boarding like a Kona One? It moves along nicely in non planing conditons and can sail it nearly anywhere. It has a step tail that will enable it to plane, not as nimble as a shor ...
  Topic: Kona One Retrofit
Mgoetz

Replies: 2
Views: 4246

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:56 am   Subject: Kona One Retrofit
EVA deck was shot so stripped it off and applied an after market pad while trying to mimic the look of the new Kona One. Had to improvise a bit with the graphics available online….
  Topic: Dedicated Windsurf Foil Sails
Mgoetz

Replies: 12
Views: 14398

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:47 am   Subject: Dedicated Windsurf Foil Sails
Thanks for all the recommendations - certainly appreciated since publications are fewer than they used to be. Seems that there is not a definite consensus though the use of a wave type sail was ment ...
  Topic: Dedicated Windsurf Foil Sails
Mgoetz

Replies: 12
Views: 14398

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:43 pm   Subject: Dedicated Windsurf Foil Sails
I need to replace an old 6.2 sail and was considering going with a dedicated or cross foil sail since that would be its primary use. Has anybody tried a dedicated windsurf foil sail - any difference ...
  Topic: Andy Brandt explains windfoil pumping technique
Mgoetz

Replies: 1
Views: 16437

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2022 10:56 am   Subject: Andy Brandt explains windfoil pumping technique
Thanks for that. I hate pumping and have always sucked at it but it does seem instrumental in getting up on the foil in 10-12 knots. I'm getting a little better with each session but a good lesson ...
  Topic: Foiling Out
Mgoetz

Replies: 8
Views: 23992

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 11:57 am   Subject: Foiling Out
Thanks for the suggestions. I did try sheeting in and pulling down a bit with the forward arm and that did help. On the day I was struggling, I should have gone to a smaller front wing but was too ...
  Topic: Keeping sunglasses clear in salt water
Mgoetz

Replies: 8
Views: 27947

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:38 am   Subject: Keeping sunglasses clear in salt water
Good question - I was hoping to see a favorable reply. I have pale eyes and cannot sail without sunglasses. Currently, I just come in and periodically wash them.
  Topic: Foiling Out
Mgoetz

Replies: 8
Views: 23992

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:03 am   Subject: Foiling Out
Been learning the foiling thing for the last two years and have had decent success in flat to small chop seas but am having a hard time keeping the foil in the water in gusty choppy conditions. Most ...
  Topic: Lake Champlain — BIG windfoil downwinder
Mgoetz

Replies: 13
Views: 37201

PostForum: Eastern and Central USA & Canada   Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:18 am   Subject: Lake Champlain — BIG windfoil downwinder
Dang - over 100 jibes?! I guess I better stop procrastinating and start working on getting my first. Very impressive accomplishment! How do you like that big mast? Feeling a little puny with my 8 ...
  Topic: Powerbox Foil Newbie
Mgoetz

Replies: 7
Views: 12853

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2021 9:30 am   Subject: Powerbox Foil Newbie
I'm a beginner foiler and have been using the NP Glide Wing also with the S and M front wing. Until very recently, I was using it on my wife's JP 146 Excite Ride and had some good, sustained flights ...
 
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