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Reef Wave Foiling?

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Created by Hess > 9 months ago, 28 May 2022
Mr Keen
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5 Jul 2022 4:49PM
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Sandman1221 said..

I have 4 front wings for my foil from Gong. 1300-1500 with thin profile ~1.6 cm ,90-95cm wing span, feel just right,length of foil 86cm(custom),front wing is very forward and on my new board I moved mast track back,mast foot back/fin box forward, so all the power just under my feet all the time.. super sensitive, took 6-8 sessions to get more comfortable, was scared I went too far with the design...but now feels better and better. And even in Miami my big sail now is 5.1... anything bigger just feels wrong. This is from someone who used 11m2 sail one season during formula years and I'm 135 lb...



The AFS F1080 cm2 wing profile is just under 1.6 cm., 800 cm wide, and it is my light wind wing 8-12 knots max, I weight 182 lbs/82 kg. So I am surprised you are on much larger wings considering your weight, assuming wings 1300-1500 were cm2.


Bigger wing to ride waves....
Thread title should be enough to figure it out

Hess
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5 Jul 2022 10:45PM
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Sandman1221 said..

I have 4 front wings for my foil from Gong. 1300-1500 with thin profile ~1.6 cm ,90-95cm wing span, feel just right,length of foil 86cm(custom),front wing is very forward and on my new board I moved mast track back,mast foot back/fin box forward, so all the power just under my feet all the time.. super sensitive, took 6-8 sessions to get more comfortable, was scared I went too far with the design...but now feels better and better. And even in Miami my big sail now is 5.1... anything bigger just feels wrong. This is from someone who used 11m2 sail one season during formula years and I'm 135 lb...



The AFS F1080 cm2 wing profile is just under 1.6 cm., 800 cm wide, and it is my light wind wing 8-12 knots max, I weight 182 lbs/82 kg. So I am surprised you are on much larger wings considering your weight, assuming wings 1300-1500 were cm2.


Thanks for the input Sandman. To answer your question, I am 85kg and the SAB 945 is 1300cm2 with an aspect ratio of about 7. I find it a nice size balance between allowing me to ride with a small sail while still being very manageable on a swell/wave. Your 1600cm2 wing sounds like it is more like my 790 with a lower aspect ratio, very friendly and lots of fun but has more drag and is not as manageable on a swell.

Still looking for advice on stabilizers for the 945



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