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Sorry for the delay and thanks for the message. Although I've not used that foil, it should work. The only thing is it could be difficult to learn with. I would advise if you are learning then try to use a big foil as it will help with the take off as you will require less speed to activate it but a bigger foil will also give you more time from take off before starting your pump. I was using the Axis PNG1150 for a long time while learning which had an area of over 1700cm. I hope this helps 👍

Thanks for your comment 👍 I've not been on a half sphere one I'm afraid but I would say that it would be easier to start with. The other thing you can do to make it easier is to try a balance board on a non slippery surface - thick carpet is best as it creates more friction on the cylinder and slows it down. If you have any other questions just let me know. Thanks

Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it 👍 and great that you are looking to get into the dock starts! I've only been on the 1150 PNG which is an awesome wing. It is easy to use and has a really low stall speed which is great for dock starts. Although I've not tried the other wings, the 1310 is the bigger version of the 1150 so it should in theory have an even lower stall speed. I know through friends that the 1300 and 1401 are higher aspect compared to the 1150 and 1310. They are also meant to be great wings but they would probably be tricky to start off with if you are learning. I hope this helps and feel free to let me know if you have any other questions!

Thanks so much! Really appreciated! Good to know about the difference the aspect makes as just starting to learn about that. Thanks again. Totally brilliant and inspiring videos & advice. I owe you! @@iandavidv

@@jamiejay000 no worries at all and glad they have helped. Just message me again if you need any help with the dock starts and foiling 👍 thanks

Thanks! Awesome, sounds great and I'm keen to hear how it goes 👍🤙

Hi thanks for the message! Great work on the dock starting and your video looks great. I have a few quick wins for you that will hopefully help. The first is to try to stay high on the mast. Without going into detail, the higher on the mast you are the more efficient the wing will be as it is closer to the water surface. The next thing is to really try to be light on your feet on the upward phase of the pump. Really try to unweight as the foil is rising and almost try to lift your back heel off the board on the way up. The kit you are on works fine and there's nothing wrong with it but just as a note, it is a large low aspect foil (I had the same one) and it does require a lot of effort to keep pumping it. It has great lift but it is a slow foil that requires a lot of effort which is one reason why it is hard to pump for longer. I hope this helps and just let me know if you have any other questions. Good luck and thanks 👍

Thank you!!!@@iandavidv

Sorry for the delay in responding. The board I was on in the video was my old Gong kite foil board which was 4'6 at 28L. It was a good board but now I'm using a Cabrinha Autopilot which is a bit bigger at 4'10 and 40L. It still works very well though. Your board should work fine and with it being small it will be easier and more efficient to pump which is good. It might be slightly tricky at first to take off and land on but you'll definitely be able to crack it with practice 👍 I've not used the Kujira before but I've heard it's good. Definitely a good idea to stay on your Naish and progress down to it once you get used to it. The Kujira will require more speed on take off and for you to pump straight away but again it should work well 👍

@@iandavidv Thanks for the reply… I tried to use what I have..so I tried Takuma 1440 for Dock start as well but too unstable for my level ..lots of nasty spills & crashes. Naish foil will only continue to hinder my ability to glide & pump, I will get a proper Foil for Dock start & pump such as Axis PnG 1150..hope it will help and not just a hype (been out 2 years now). Naish 1800 is not designed for Dock, only for winging and it is slow.…Ciao

@@tettok8431 yes the 1150 PNG is a great wing for dock starting. Good luck and hope it goes well ,👍

Hi, I am very sorry for the delay. Thanks for the comment on this and have you managed to give a similar platform a try? Yes so that's exactly right, on take off I slightly angle the board out so that it does not hit the end/leg of the ladder. In the video I was on the Axis 1150 PNG (wingspan of 1150mm) but I have used the SPG glide 220 which has a wingspan of around 1200mm. The glide 220 works fine but I find I have to angle the board away even more to stop it hitting which would be the case with your Leviathan 1350. Sorry I am not sure about a foil width limit but a more I think a slightly more explosive take off would be needed with a wider span foil to compensate for the extra angle the board it from the platform. I hope this helps and just let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks

Thanks for your comment, it is much appreciated 👍

No problem. Btw where are you foiling at it looked sick

@@DiegoRodriguez-pe7xx thanks, ye were lucky with out local spot, there's a good area of coastline. I'm based near Bournemouth in the UK 👍

Sick I’m based from Long Island New York and surf around the east coast America

@@DiegoRodriguez-pe7xx awesome! I'd love to get over to the US with the foils!

Sorry for the delay. I no longer have my SUP Foil cross over boards but it was great for SUP Foiling along with winging on the waves. I have a few clips of it on CZcams within my channel. Although, they were quite big (I had a 110L and then dropped to a 90L) for winging they still worked well in the waves. Yes I have been learning the downwind SUP foil over the last few months and it is super hard but like everything it is just practice. I now own a Signature Performance Gear Pegasus 2 Downwind Board which is 7'8 in length, 20' wide and 105L. It is amazing for sup foiling small unbroken waves and I can wing it in super light conditions from about 12mph with a big 6m hand wing. Downwind boards definitely open up loads of opportunities and although they are expensive I think they are worth it. They are a bit unstable for winging to start off with as they are so narrow but I have found that this is something I have got used to. Hopefully I'll try to create a video on it at some point 👍 if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. Thabks

Thanks for the comment! How have you found your 60L in comparison to the 40L? Do you prefer either one of them?

Thanks for your message. I personally struggle to get to up on the low volume board in winds less than 20mph and that is with a 6m wing. I can do it in those conditions but it's a lot of waiting around and hard work due to my skill level. I know people in the local area who have been riding low volume boards for years and they can get up in a lot less wind than that but I need to practice further to be able to efficiently and consistently get up in those conditions. I hope this helps, please do not hesitate to message if you have any further questions 👍

Thanks for your comment. I actually made the balance board out of spare ply wood I had laying about as it saved me money haha and I just found a strong piece of piping for the tube. It works great though! The dimensions are 47cm wide and 91cm long. I hope this helps 👍

@@iandavidv Excellent. Thank you!

Thanks for your comment. If you are just starting out at dock starting I would suggest looking for a second hand board, just because when you are learning you will probably knock and drink the board. I learnt on a 4'6 28L Gong Kite foil board which was fine and did the job. However, I now dock start on my prone surf foil board which is a Cabrinha Autopilot at 4'10 and 40L. I just use this as I like the rocker line on it and how it pumps. I would probably suggest something around this size that I currently use as it will make the learning process easier. Really short boards will be tricky to learn on and make the take off harder. I hope this helps, thanks 👍

@@mulhauserthomas1325 no problem at all. If you are struggling with the height then maybe start at a lower height and gradually build up to higher platforms. Good luck and just let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks 👍🤙

Thank you very much for your comment! I hope your dock starts go well and just let me know if you have any questions 👍

Thanks for your comment, it is much appreciated 👍

Thanks for your comment and absolutely no worries. Hopefully it helps!

Thanks for your message, it's much appreciated. No I haven't tried beach starts yet but hopefully I will try them this summer. They look fun and I agree they are a great way to practice 👍

Sorry for the delay and thanks for your comment, it is much appreciated! I don't ride this board now but it was my old kite foil board I was using for dock starting. I had the foil pretty much in the middle of the tracks but also with a base plate shim to angle the foil up towards the board more. I find the shim with this board and the axis 1150 foil really helped 👍

Thanks for your message. I'm usually on the Axis 1150 PNG when it's flat water but if there's some swell I'll use the Axis 910 PNG 👍

No problem at all and thank you very much for your message, it's much appreciated! The dock starting really helps with prone foiling and it's a great way to get tuned into using a smaller board. Yes for exercise 3 I managed to use a box to jump on that was just lower then my mast height of 75cm. If you can find anything that is just sightly lower then mast height that will be ideal to replicate the take off and jump up onto the board. I hope this helps and please just message if you have any further questions. Thanks 👍🤙

Hi, thanks for your message! It's a bit of a tricky one to answer. If you don't have access to a boat then I would suggest looking into any local watersports centres that provide EFoil lessons or rental. EFoiling is a great and quick way to get used to the foil. Dock starting is very tricky to learn, it's not impossible to start with by any means but it take it's time, similarly with surf foiling. Learning to surf foil first with no other foil experience is fine but it just requires a really quiet spot/break with no one nearby. The hard part with dock starting is the take off/landing on the board and with surf foiling it's the pop up and initial foot position before you even get a chance to practice the foil. Both will take time but it is doable. If you have access, winging is also a great way to learn to foil as you are able to get a lot of time on foil and you don't need to worry about the take off/pop up as with dock starting and surf foiling. I first of all learnt to kite foil as I had a kitesurfing background, then I moved to SUP foiling, wing foiling and finally dock starting which was the hardest to learn. I hope this helps 👍

@@iandavidv Thank you very much for this elaborate reply! Really helpful.

Awesome, I still use my loads, it's a great way to keep the practice going 👍🤙

@@iandavidv will be back on mine tonight but still really struggling to dock start or pump in flat water , been at it over a year now, still rubbish 😅

@@MartialArtUK honestly mate you'll get there with it. It is really tough to learn but it will come 🤙👍

Thanks for message mate, I really appreciate it! Great work and that's awesome it's going well! I have another few videos which may help and one on land training drills for it which helped my progression. Thanks again and I'm more than happy to help if you have any questions 👍

Thanks for the comment, it's much appreciated. I have a few other tutorial videos on my channel if they help. Thanks again 👍

Thanks for the comment 👍

Awesome ye yours should work for the ladder starts as well. The dimensions for my one are: Width 36cm Length 179cm (platform and boards) Height 95cm. Thanks 👍🤙

Thanks for the comment and yes it's Bournemouth Pier! Are you local? Thanks 👍🤙

@@iandavidv I've lived down there before and I'm prone foiling but yet to get in down there, looks worth it ! 🥳🤙🌊🏄‍♂️

@@MartialArtUK awesome! There are some decent spots around here for the foil, just give me a shout if you are ever back this way with your kit. Thanks and take care 👍

@@michaell7125 thanks for your message. In this video I'm on an Axis 1150PNG with 75cm mast, short fuse and 380 rear stab. The board in the video is a Naish Hover wing/SUP board. It's the 110L version. Just let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks 🤙👍

@@iandavidv Thanks Ian. I’m riding the same board and also on Axis but on the 1099 and crazy short fuse. I was really impressed how you were pumping back out and was keen to know what gear you had. Great work. Cheers

Thank you for your comment, it is much appreciated. I have a few other videos, one with a breakdown of the technique if that helps. Thanks again 👍🤙

Thanks for your comment, it is much appreciated 🤙👍

Thanks for the comment. Feel free to message me if you have any questions at all on the dock starting 🤙👍

Thanks for the kind message and much appreciated. I have a few other videos on dock starting which may help. Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions, happy to help. Cheers

No problems at all. I hope the videos help. Just give me a shout if you have any questions etc. Hahaha the walk with the ladder along the beach never gets old, people always stare. It also draws in a small crowd during the day which is always funny. Good luck it with mate 👍🤙

Thanks for your message. I haven't tired the Sabfoil 1100 but it should definitely work looking at the specs of it. I'm on a 75cm mast which is the best length I have tried and I'm also on my old kitefoil board so you should be fine. I hope this helps. Feel free to message me if you have any other questions etc 🤙👍

@@iandavidv Yes it helps ! And yes you are very gentle! Wish you the best!!

Thanks for the comment 👍 it's much appreciated 🤙

Thanks for your comment and no problem at all. Yes the take off drill onto the box really dialled in the muscle memory for me. I hope it helps! Thanks again 🤙👍

Thanks man, we need to get you off the dock soon 🤙

Thanks for the comment, it is much appreciated 👍 that's a great idea to assist with the technique while helping out with the fitness, I'll definitely try that! Thanks again 👍🤙

Again thanks for the watch and comment. I have another video on the technique I use which may help and another video coming on soon. Thanks again 🤙

Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it! I hope it helps 👍🤙

Absolutely! You'll smash it! Thanks 👍🤙

Thanks mate, haha the kite foil is the only one I haven't got any footage of. I'll have to get back on it again 🤙👍

Thanks for the message, really appreciate it! For the SUP I was on a Naish S26 Hover Board at 110L and 5'10 in length. In one of the other SUP foil clips I'm on the Starboard Take Off which is the 90L and 5'2 in length. That board is a tricky one to get going especially when it's choppy but when up on foil it's epic to turn and pump back out. The prone board I use is 4'6 and 28L. I weight 75kg when fully suited up as well. Thanks again 👍🤙

Thanks for the message mate, it is much appreciated! Just general info which may help, I'm 75kg and 5'9. For the SUP I was on a Naish S26 Hover Board at 110L and 5'10 in length. Great board and very stable for me. In one of the other SUP foil clips I'm on the Starboard Take Off which is the 90L and 5'2 in length. That board is a tricky one to get going especially when it's choppy but when up on foil it's epic to turn and pump back out. Both of the boards are rigid/hard boards. I've not yet tried an inflatable board but I'd be keen to see how different it feels. Just let me know if you need any further info. Thanks 🤙👍

@@FoilingPastor awesome stuff, yes I think that will work out for both. I'm now using my 5'2 Starboard Take Off for both wing and SUP and it's working well. Let me know how you get on with it 🤙👍

@@iandavidv I will try to remember. If that doesn`t work, I will probably make a video at some point with it to share my experience...

Hey man, thanks for your message! My ladder only has 3 steps but it is fine. I am sure either 4 or 5 would be fine as long as it is high enough for you to launch your foil off. The dimensions of the combination ladder I have when it is used as a platform are as follows: Width 36cm Length 179cm (platform and boards) Height 95cm This is enough height for me to launch my 75 cm mast off. I have another video on the ladder set up if you haven't see it yet: czcams.com/video/eT1HxwnPP5g/video.html And also a few others that may be helpful. Thanks again 👍🤙

No problem at all and thank you for your comment 🤙👍

Thanks, much appreciated 👍🤙