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Lee Burling.
United Kingdom
Registrace 3. 03. 2017
Mr Average trying to learn to do new things and hopefully help others to learn from my mistakes and experiences.
Learning to flat water paddle up on to the foil. VLOG #49. Flight school is open.
14 weeks into this and I have flight and some glide at last. I have had some ups and downs with trying to figure out what to do next with technique and balance but it's happening. Im Up! Now it's trying to sustain the speed into the pumps.
Fitness has now peaked and its fine tuning the technique as well as keeping the weight loss going.
At the start I really did think it was going to be impossible but now Im sure it's possible.
Fitness has now peaked and its fine tuning the technique as well as keeping the weight loss going.
At the start I really did think it was going to be impossible but now Im sure it's possible.
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Learning to Wing-foil. Very light onshore/cross-on shore wind, offshore recovery technique. VLOG#49
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Winging when the wind drops becomes very challenging when the wind really doesn't support the wing enough to aid your balance. Recovering with the wind behind is particularly hard as there is even less stability in the board with the wing directly in front of you. This is an easy technique that gets you back to the beach whilst not being overly strenuous and also makes you very visible from the...
Sunset run home
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That “just one more run” nearly stranded me off shore as the wind died and after waiting quite a long time a single gust came through and gave me the magic carpet ride home. #flymount #foiling #gopro #surf #wing #winging #wingfoil #foiling #duotone #gong #slick #fly #sunset #flight
Learning the flat water paddle up on to the foil. VLOG #48 BIG PROGRESS!!
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11 weeks after the start of the this journey I have made some big improvements. Some really good training on technique led to a big leap in speed and control at week 8 and then nature came knocking with another round of COVID and a Hurricane called Beryl. Self destruction in the way of taking the end of my big toe off also made for an enforced break in training. So having managed to get a good ...
Learning to Wing-foil. The "Downwind" board. Could it be your only board? VLOG#47
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Recently the winds have dropped off so I have been using my Downwind board a lot more the lighter conditions. As a result ive had days where the wind came up and I was forced to use it in more wind than I thought it would be good for. A revelation! Im now using it all the time and using it with smaller wings and foils than I ever thought possible in the wind strengths normally reserved for bigg...
Learning to flat water paddle up onto the foil. VLOG #46 PROGRESS!!
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6 weeks into my journey I decided to try and get some footage from the shore of my technique and progress so far. Well worth the effort to get someone to capture your efforts as it shows the good and the bad. Getting some really good progress which can now be improved by changing the bad technique captured on film.
Don't lose your goPro or insta camera when using a wing mount. An easy way to save your camera.
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Having lost a GoPro Max due to the metal lugs snapping I invested in a Silicon case with a fixing that allows a leash to be attached. The FlyMount Aero that I use to fix the camera to my wing can come off with a big enough impact so I also secure the whole set up to my wing to save it from the depths. Hers a simple and easy way to secure your expensive camera.
Learning the flat water paddle up onto the foil. VLOG #45 New Carbon paddle.
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After snapping my previous paddle I’ve stagnated due to my old Aluminium paddle being unsuitable. It’s too long, too heavy and the handle cuts my hand. Ordered a Downwind specific carbon paddle from PPC. It’s got a 115 square inch blade with a 13 degree angle. It’s super light and it’s incredibly stiff. Here’s my thoughts out the box and out on the water.
Learning to Flat water Paddle up on to the foil. VLOG #44 Week 4 update.
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Week 4 of my second attempt at flat water paddle up onto the foil. Injured my back through over doing it and trying to power through so feeling a little stagnant with my progress. I had a breakthrough at the beginning of the week in getting the feeling of really unweighting the board with the paddle stroke and pushed it too hard. Im fortunate to own a Foil assist from www.hybridfoils.com which ...
Learning to Flat water paddle up onto the Foil. VLOG #43
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After a failed start due to lack of skill, fitness, balance and good learning conditions I have come back to trying to learn how to do this mythical discipline. And a 53 year old who has lost a lot of fitness due to life and age its been a struggle but it's also been a great way to incentivise myself to get fit and to learn new skills. Here's my journey so far.
Winging at Dragon Bay. Grand Cayman.
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Visited the Dragon bay Sailing club on the North Sound of grand Cayman. Great set up with a really friendly group and a great rigging and launch area. Works in winds from North through East to South and feels safe with many landing areas up and down wind if needed. The North Sound is vast and the wind is undisturbed from the NE E and SE giving really clean winds. There is also some nice little ...
Blue water Wingfoil session.
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Amazing blue water, constant wind and blue sky session.
Learning to Wing foil. VLOG #42 Using a "DW" downwind board in Stronger winds.
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Been using my Down-wind style board to great effect in light to very light winds so Ive now started to to test it out in stronger winds. I am using the smallest foil I have with a meter less wing size than I would normally use for the same wind strength. The design of the board allows it to build a lot of speed with pumping which in turn gets the water flow over the foil and gets it flying in l...
Wing foiling on Grand Cayman. Barkers Beach.
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A fabulous February session off Barkers Beach Grand Cayman. 26 degrees and beautiful water made for a magical session. #caribbean #cayman #caymanislands #duotone #fit #foil #gong #foiling #grandcayman #guide #armstrong #skick #barkers #beach #health #lifestyle #wanderlust #travel #sport #tropical #surf #wind #windsurf #winging #winger #wingfoil @armstrongfoils @duotone.wingfoiling
Wingfoiling in Grand Cayman winging the Caymans South Sound.
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Wingfoiling in Grand Cayman winging the Caymans South Sound.
Wing Foiling in Grand Cayman. Cayman Islands Wingfoil at Barkers Beach.
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Wing Foiling in Grand Cayman. Cayman Islands Wingfoil at Barkers Beach.
Wing surf Harness Pro’s and Cons. Learning to Wing-foil Vlog #42
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Wing surf Harness Pro’s and Cons. Learning to Wing-foil Vlog #42
Learning g to Wing foil. VLOG #41 Breaking my record for gybes in a row.
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Learning g to Wing foil. VLOG #41 Breaking my record for gybes in a row.
Wing foil session at Southend 3 years since I started. Progress!
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Wing foil session at Southend 3 years since I started. Progress!
How to repair a Bladder in a Wing or kite
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How to repair a Bladder in a Wing or kite
Learning to foil. Shimming Armstrong for Windfoiling. VLOG #41
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Learning to foil. Shimming Armstrong for Windfoiling. VLOG #41
Learning to Wing foil How to secure your wing on the beach.
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Learning to Wing foil How to secure your wing on the beach.
Star Wars The Millennium falcon is complete. (After 5 years of building)
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Star Wars The Millennium falcon is complete. (After 5 years of building)
Learning to foil 4 years on. VLOG #40 Windfoiling into Wing foiling.
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Learning to foil 4 years on. VLOG #40 Windfoiling into Wing foiling.
Learning to foil. Windfoiling the Armstrong 1850 HS VLOG #39
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Learning to foil. Windfoiling the Armstrong 1850 HS VLOG #39
“What’s this called?” Get asked a lot about what is “Windfoiling” maybe this will answer?
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“What’s this called?” Get asked a lot about what is “Windfoiling” maybe this will answer?
How to Gybe Learning to Wing foil. S turns and breaking down the gybe. VLOG #38
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How to Gybe Learning to Wing foil. S turns and breaking down the gybe. VLOG #38
Learning to Wing foil VLOG #37 Learning to foot change.
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Learning to Wing foil VLOG #37 Learning to foot change.
Can you spread the expanding foam over Duct Tape?…will it stick, I made a Facehugger egg from a 16” blow mold Easter egg and am wondering if I can tape it up with duct tape to get the striations and then spread on the foam like you did
Your back foot is in the wrong spot. As Jeremy Riggs explains you need to lift your back heel. So your forefoot needs to be aligned in the centre
Gwen on Damien LeRoys channel also has a video on pumping explaining that you need to release back foot weight while pumping. You release back foot weight by lifting the heel. If your toes are not centred then you will be initiating a toeside turn when you lift your back heel
@@jonnp91 it’s either have my foot here on the strap and get to where I am ( flying and pumping) of never get there because I kept falling in. The strap really helps me balance so for now I’m staying with it. Once I can get 4-5 pumps consistently I will remove it and start again but for now it’s been a major deal breaker
I gave up on paddling my 6‘8 96l downwind board and only winged it until I saw your videos and it motivated me to learn and now I’m getting up on foil with the paddle 🎉🤩
@@TylerHolowell that’s brilliant! How long did it take you and did you have any previous SUP or pump experience? 96 litres? You around 75 kg ?
@@heliboy999fly it’s been about a month of going at it and coming away with huge breakthroughs. Started doing yoga and lost weight to get to 81kg and I did have some prior sup experience that helped but I started from the beginning again and re learned the basics. Could definitely still use a bigger board but it’s all I have!
@@heliboy999fly you definitely motivated me and I’m so foil brained again
@@TylerHolowell that’s excellent! Glad my pain and suffering had done some good for someone else lol Subscribed so following your progress 👍
@@heliboy999fly hardest thing I’ve ever learned.. I couldnt even stand on the board at first either 😂 humble pie!
Well done, great progress!!! I’m in the same point of progression , or behind, but on my way!!!😅
@@marcuswahlin127 just keep at it. Fitness, strength and technique will eventually match take off speed. 👍
u really need to practice more pumping... i'm now up in 6-9 strokes. The most important is the leg power... lift ur backfeet almost off... Good luck and effort ;)
@@janschenk85 I can’t practice the pump until I’m up so I think my total pumps so far is less than 30. I got 6 in a row yesterday but I wasn’t sure how or why 🤣
@@heliboy999fly u told this but that's the missing part my friend. Jump from the wall on a Pumpboard with ur foil. Any practise would help sooo much... u will get there
@@janschenk85 Launcher is built and hoping to start dock start this week 🤞
Great to see your progress. Pumping and balance are crucial. The best can flat water start with no paddle! Your right you need to get the basics dialed before attempting to try to fly. I find the best training on a Race SUP. The correct term for the SUPF forward stroke is a 'Reverse J'. Looking forward to your next video.
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Ok. So it’s 7mph to engage your foil? All things considered. 🥂 doing great mate. Inspiration to us all 🎉 appears NEEDED speed to sustain engagement of the foil is noticeably higher 11km/hr 😢 (vs winging its 8 or 9km/hr)
@@wingfoilrentals I think the foil is actually able to lift me at 4.5 mph but it’s at max AOA so it will either stall or cause huge drag. Going faster seems to give a really nice stable flow/ride which allows me to keep my balance and start to transition to pumping. Last month I was just doing huge power strikes with really aggressive pumps and I was getting onto the foil at 4.5-5.0 mph but stalling and falling most times. Since I’m now going for speed and micro pumps I’m much more stable and therefore able to go faster. Got up yesterday and did 6 pumps which felt epic. Winging takes a lot of weight off the foil so the formula means less lift needed for a given power and therefore less speed needed to gain required lift for a lighter weight. Think about when you are on a small foil and wing and the wind drops. You need monster pumping arms to get flying. This is similar.
@@heliboy999fly yep 👍 trying to cut the weeks down (just a little) by understanding where the equipment and sweat could be best dialed. Thanks for the detailed reply mate
Top notch Fun you're having there. Super jealous of the flat water and constant wind with not even a twitch at the clew. I would love some wind & water like that for my Electric Rock.
@@nigelsmith186 it’s called “The Ray” and it’s a creek that forms when the tide goes out. You get 6 hours of water like that. 3 miles long and in a S/SW wind it give flat water blasting conditions.
I recently got the pop up. I found that I was standing to far forward and needed to get to back half of the pad. Also experiment with the placement of the foil just keep the mast under your back foot. Also I’m sure you’re going to get it soon. And when you do the paddle pump cadence is the exact same as when you go to pop up.
@@okboomer2682 thank you. I’ve got on the foil every single time now but I’m now struggling to actually get off the water fully. I can travel 40m and around 25 paddle strokes bouncing on the surface with the foil working under me but I can’t lift off and start to truly pump the foil. I lose my balance mostly. I’ve found the paddle length, foot position and foil position to get this every time. Moving the foil forward just makes it stall and kicks me off. I’ve tried moving back foot back ( again stalls the foil) and trying less bounce but I’ve been stuck here for 3 weeks. I feel I need an another 2 knots of speed to really get the foil flying but trying to get that speed throws me off. Very frustrating
I found that i was pumping the board too much and loosing energy and efficiency.
I’ve done this with just the big balloons and expanding foam. Needs sanded down a tad but it works pretty well too!
I m curious, what watch are you wearing ?
@@mathiascoopmans8078 it’s an Apple Watch Series 6. 4 years old now with 100’s of hours on the ocean and being abused in the surf. I run Waterspeed App on it for foiling speed, distance, times etc.
@@heliboy999flythanks ! I lost my Apple watch in a kite surfing crash last year .. I should have had a better strap just like you …
@@mathiascoopmans8078 amzn.eu/d/fSboSnI Lost mine in Lanzarote but managed to find it at low tide. Strap design changed as soon as I got home. amzn.eu/d/fSboSnI
@@heliboy999flythat’s a great tip ! Thanks !
Yup used that many times on the 85l board, cowboy style strut on the nose and yeeehaaa.
Ride on Cowboy!!!
You can use the same technique with the leading edge in the water. Maybe even easier as you only need hold the upper handle. Steering is the same.
I found the l adding edge would catch the waves and lever it round. Must be my conditions.
Offshore wind!? You mean onshore wind thats easy😊 Now offshore wind, than you must swimming 😜
Very light wind, offshore recovery. Not very light offshore wind.
Nice!! Can I ask you wich board /foil /weight do you have! Cheers!!!
That’s my 150 Litre Downwind board but I’ve done this technique on a 100 litre board (110kgs at the time)
@@heliboy999fly Very gentle! If you come to Fuerteventura I'll pay you a beer! Cheers!
@@surfa05 hoping to live there in a few years time. Keep that beer cold 👍
cool - kind of like making it a windsurf sail with a mast!
@@michaelevans9393 I’m all about minimum effort lol
Really helpful 🙏 thank you
That might actually be the best chief cosplay I’ve seen, others are disproportionate in one place or the other but this is spot on
@@bobcat2840 thank you. A lot of work to get it right
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Thanks for sharing your experience, this is how it is , it's not as easy as it looks in most video's
@@frazzx6 thanks. I wanted to show real world learning and time frame.
Awesome 😎 place to chill mate
It really is!
Ello Lee I believe I commented on another one of your videos have you got a email I could possible contact you on?
@@Tactical__rider what is your email address.
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Thank you. Trying hard
👍🍺🏄🏼 yes it's hard mate.
It sure is
Hi Lee. Can you link to the paddle purchase? I too can’t get things easily here in the Philippines
ppcfoiling.com/products/downwind-paddle 115 inch blade
@@heliboy999fly omg 😳 600 bucks before shipping. That’s crazy
Great effort, I was willing you up on the last couple of goes 🙏
@@richardclarke2213 all positive energy is gratefully received 👍
I would like to thank you for keeping things real. A beautiful location, much healthier than a gym. All the best for the journey forward!
@@RonDriller-dj6lp thank you. Real world demo of trying to make it happen 👍
Looks promising! Gong advises to place the mast at the back third for paddle ups. This is to prevent the foil from lifting to early which causes it to stall. I've put mine at "slot" no 5. Front foot in between the inserts of the front footstrap, back foot just in front of the insert of the back footstrap. Foot placement really matters. Depending on mast placement and board of course. Keep it up!
@@basvv My board was one of the first so it didn’t have the V foot straps so I had to glass some in. They are not in the position that a newer one is. I’m experimenting with mast position. And I do feel a stall condition regularly so I am moving it back more each session
Thanks for doing these videos. I am going to order the curve 6XL-H and give that a try. What foil are you on? Also if ypu dont mind, what watch is that, looks like it coukd be helpful - thanks
@@clowngrowl2671 I’m on the Sirus 5XL. It was biggest available at the time and since I’ve heard the Curves are really good. Lots of success stories and I think it’s maybe slightly easier to learn on. I use the Apple Watch with the “Waterspeed” app. It’s pretty good for measuring your progress. What board are you going to use?
I started with a casey elite 7'3" but jumped to a 8'6" Stinger Stealth this year. Been on the GoFoil 2600 and I am making some progress, no lift off yet, but I want to give the Gong Curve a try. A flatwater paddle up has become my white whale -
@@clowngrowl2671 well you m not there yet but from my progress recently it’s actually the basics. Forward plant of the paddle, efficient stroke, lean forward, don’t try to bounce too hard too early. Work the legs and get fitter. Get a GPS and see speeds with different stages. Also, get some film. It really helps to see what’s right and wrong
Shit man get Yourself a Wing...
We are on the same boat…If I could suggest to recovery more time between sessions….Anyway You are an ispiration for all on this creazy journey…..👏👏👏
@@TheGalagona thanks. I’m going to do a day on and day off. The day off will just be very light paddle work but with pure technique practice. Every day is a gym day
@@heliboy999fly Hi mate I referred between same day session…Anyway today I fly off the water for 10 seconds thanks to you 😎
You are nearly there - I really think you'd benefit from having a paddle buddy to push you over the line.
@@peter240365 it’s a very small island and there’s no one else mad enough to do this with me lol
good on you man , wish you up up and away soon !
@@markdurbano3758 thank you. Progress is happening
Great efort very close now Its definitely workable with the kit you have its just timing practice practice practice 😉
@@elliottaylor8344 and fitness!
@@heliboy999fly breath breath breath 👍
@@elliottaylor8344not easy when concentration is 100% staying upright.
@heliboy999fly it wouldn't be fun if it was easy I'm still trying to get my winging gybes consistent lol
@@elliottaylor8344 after 4 years I got my first foiling foot chance yesterday. Probably another 4 years till the next lol
Fantastic 😀👏👏👏👏👏 I need to keep practising and maybe try with front straps 👍 great work !
Work on paddle technique and the squat. Basics first
@@heliboy999fly thx dude:-)
Can I be halo infinite jega
Your paddle looks to short. Head high? Eyebrows? 2” over head???
@@henryhester1897 it’s an inch above my height.
Henry what’s the ideal length while still off foil ? And what’s a great paddle to learn on? Thank you 🙏 for any link or purchase advice
I’m telling you, a few (4-5) days with Jeremy Riggs in Maui would do you so good.
@@henryhester1897 Too far to go and taking my foil and board would be almost impossible. I have considered it but at the moment I have what I have to work with.
I’d love to share all this with a paddle buddy. It gets so boring alone.
@@henryhester1897 your welcome to come visit and share my classroom
Come visit me here in boracay paddle buddy 🎉
Yeah I have never felt the foil (even a 1800) in paddling flat. Btw, I get this blisters too and bottom of my feet, even with booties
@@henryhester1897 technique and fitness. Wish I had some waves to help me but this is pure human power.
@@henryhester1897 I’ve seen your feet damage. Looks very painful
@@heliboy999fly doesn’t hurt.
Super! Attention Ton strap te fait mettre ton pied non centré. Cela va te déséquilibrer quand tu auras décollé
Really interesting point. So is it better to just glass in a single offset strap? As it looks like one paddles up on a favoured side only correct?
@@wingfoilrentals czcams.com/users/shortsO682P9Rskuk?si=9JG5DTJCOy9KxnYV
I use this board for Winging as well so my straps are set up for that. I place my back foot further across the board to offset the front foot being off centre.
@@heliboy999fly oui moi aussi, mais pourquoi mettre des straps ! Tu te créer une difficulté de plus
@@OrelQir I lose my balance when I come up on to the foil a lot and I am able to use my foot to help me keep my balance by lifting my toes etc. I would rather find it slightly harder later than keep on falling in and never progressing.
Awesome progress thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for watching! Hope it helps
Thanks for your video. Can we have the links for the tamplates ?
@@abigael8854 unfortunately not. They are not able to be linked but if you go to The RPF forums you can find them there and download. Look at this thread for loads of help and links. www.therpf.com/forums/threads/jfcustoms-foam-files.148889/
@@heliboy999fly thanks for your help ☺️
Hi Lee, thanx for the inspiration. I got the same setup. I managed to get up yesterday. My two cents: lose the sirus and get the curve 5xl. Put it all the the way in the front and stand way back on the cruzader. Front foot behind foot strap inserts. The Gong paddle with 9 blade helped me alot. I have 100kg and it took me about 15 sessions. Keep going. You are almost there. Cheers from lake konstanz
Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately I am unable to buy anything because I cannot get it shipped to this country. What I have is what I have to continue with. I’ve had some real progress lately and it’s all coming together. Hopefully lots of pump time to come
Inspiring journey. I am in my second week. 56 yo, 6 feet, 70 kg, reasonably fit (run, swim, cycling, gym), but flat water paddle up demands so much output power (besides precise technique) that it is a very humbling experience. Keep up!
Thank you. I’m a lot further along now. Hoping to show progress soon. It’s been a very hard road
Great vid, where are you mate? Looks a lot like Belize.........
Not that far from you. Cayman Islands. Very wet Cayman Islands atm
im quite surprised that you are using a hs and a old mast armstrong on gong board without any top plate shim , when i had a lemon i had to put a 2 degree front and 3d print a stab shim to get front foot too ( contrary of what they armstrong give) to make it work and had a little bit of front foot and yet it wasnt perfect but it was noticeable on the hs1850 ! ps : i checked your other video and you have backfoot for sure, it's ok in wave but for speed manoeuver foot change and so on it's really bad. from what i heard the performance mast , coupled to new stab are now front foot and for some people so much front foot they have to put their foil all the way back. Armstong went from backfoot to front foot in the last gen of gear, front foot gear make it so much easier for the foiler !
I hear what you are saying and I wish I could get it further forward to give me more front foot pressure but it’s what I have and I can’t change it. I ride without straps so I tend to get going then shuffle back to put the centre of life further forward and give me some front foot pressure. I have adapted shins to give additional down force on the tails for when I Windfoil but they do slow me down on a wing. I was originally fully gong foils but changed to Armstrong foils but kept my gong boards.
@@heliboy999fly exactly the same than me, i decided to go to fone for their simplicity but it's still wasnt good with the gong board... i liked the Armstrong but those issues totaly killed it, i brought it new so i decided i spent enough cash on it and cut my loss. Solution from cheap to less cheap, 3d print a top plate shim, get a new gen stab, get the alu mast which is raked like the performance mast.
@@youdigsurf I’m not sure how a mast shim works? Need to google it.
@@heliboy999fly check the omen tutorial
get an 880! you'd love it. and have you tried a ML board yet? I'm so curious how much that crosses over into days I currently use a dw board for winging
actually worth noting, I ride the new HAs around 2cm more forward than my other armie foils and it looks like you are out of mast track on that board.
No $$ left and it’s almost impossible to get kit here in The Caymans. Making the best of what I have
Completely agree with everything in this video. I weigh 108 kg so dealing with a lot of the same issues. My original downline board was 8‘3“ I just had a custom-made at 7‘8“ kept the same volume at 130 l. I widen the board by little over an inch for a little more stability. The new board is more stable with no noticeable reduction in hull speed. A few inches should not matter, but it feels more shortboardy. Also it’s set up for a foil drive.
I use my foil assist on mine too. Full power and pumping needed to get up on my 5’2” Lethal but I can get up onto foil with zero pumping with only 60% power on the DW board. Shows the efficiency