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Total overwhelmed with what gear to get and lear to foil on.

Really only want to play around with foiling on under 19 knot days.

This has come up at a great price. Anyone feel like giving some advice?

Hover Glide mast 61cm, base plate, fuselage,
42cm rear stabiliser

Warp Speed 65 foil.

I'm not personally familiar with Warp speed wing, but the SS site does say it's SS's fastest wing, for advanced riders, so probably not the ideal wing for you to start on. And a 61cm mast is not a particularly useful size IMO. (A bit too high for your first flights, but too short for when you want to go faster, or when the water gets a bit choppy.)
There are much better foils out there though as its quite heavy and prone to corrosion. built to a much lower price than some other brands. If price is low enough, that one could be okay for you to start with, (bearing in mind the takeoff speed will be a bit higher than a bigger wing), or maybe you can find a Gamma or Infinity front wing to suit it. But I think pretty soon you'll be wanting a taller mast.
I own a SS Hoverglide myself with their Gamma wing; much bigger surface area, low aspect ratio, therefore can fly slower and more stable (more beginner-friendly). But did most of my learning on an Axis K-series foil which, although smaller than a warp speed wing also feels less draggy than my Hoverglide Gamma so maybe the Warpspeed wing will be quite satisfactory for learning also.

Welcome to foiling. There really is no easy way to get around the fact that there's too much choice.

I was with Axis for a long time and even staying in one brand they went from "Kite Foil" thru a bunch of random number wings, to a whole bunch of series: High Performance, Broad Spectrum Carve, Art, Pump & Glide, Spitfire, Fireball, and now v2's of those plus a whole new line around the corner. Then within each series you're trying to pick the right front wing size. Then there's 5 lengths of fuse and 13 stabs that fit.... on the 4 major mast types, all available in 5 lengths... if you multiplied it all out the combinations would be endless.

If you have a kite foil community around, start by asking them. Most kite foilers in my crew here would have a spare rig lying around in the garage, or enough parts to mostly put one together.

If you have a wing ding community around, ask them. Seems like a lot of them were kite foilers and might be holding gear 'just in case'. You may be able to borrow gear (or borrow to buy) which isn't being used..

If you want to buy in with something that works and doesn't cost much, buy the complete J shapes setup in the buy and sell section for $300. That is a bargain.

Nothing is better to learn on than a Slingshot/SAB 633 or similar style setup. A few other brands make similar style wings, but the basic concept is the same: a thick profile, low aspect ratio, and big surface area.

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KBGhost said..


If you want to buy in with something that works and doesn't cost much, buy the complete J shapes setup in the buy and sell section for $300. That is a bargain.

Certainly a bargain but that is a fast, slippery foil and not easy to learn on.

Oh interesting, never tried one but I thought they were surfier.. I'm tempted to add it to my collection for that price

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KBGhost said..
Oh interesting, never tried one but I thought they were surfier.. I'm tempted to add it to my collection for that price

I owned the Cruiser which he brought out later and that was a bit surfier. Still fast - from there I went on a Moses 633 and that was so much easier to ride and learn foot swaps on. All depends on your weight too.
The wing shape of this freeride foil is very old design. But only 2 bolts, one piece fuse, all carbon - very nice, will be a fast ride. But not modular not easy and zero adjustment possible. I think it will feel quite unstable compared to more modern wings.