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Piros said..
I spoke to KD Maui and yes he is on a 7-10 production Barracuda with his Lift foil right at the front of the box , flat water starting his 90 .

Jeremy Riggs paddled it up too on the same set up. I think you're out of the water piros with a reco? But the barracudas will be on the GC this weekend

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Piros said..
I spoke to KD Maui and yes he is on a 7-10 production Barracuda with his Lift foil right at the front of the box , flat water starting his 90 .

Jeremy Riggs paddled it up too on the same set up. I think you're out of the water piros with a reco? But the barracudas will be on the GC this weekend

Where on the GC will you be this weekend and when ? Tks

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pohaku said..Jeremy Riggs paddled it up too on the same set up. I think you're out of the water piros with a reco? But the barracudas will be on the GC this weekend

Yes mate I'm out for at least 3 months with a shoulder reco , spewing would have loved to have a crack on the Barracuda.

Burleigh tomorrow from 6am, then I have a comp all weekend but when not competing will be foiling and demo etc. - follow for more info: instagram.com/kalama.performance.aus?igshid=MmJiY2I4NDBkZg==

I have the 7' 2" Armstrong DW board. I tried to use a Sab 1750 (huge wing span of 175 cm. or 5' 10"). It had too much lift for my 71 kilos of weight so I switched it out for the Sab 1350 front foil wing. This works great for low wind winging (5 to 7 1/2 knots). I place the mast's base plate's trailing edge right at the back of the board's mast track to that the edge of the base plate just covers the end of the tracks (I could still move it back a couple more cm. if I had too).

I need some advice from those who have used the Armstrong DW board for both light wind winging and paddling it onto foil. When one attempts to paddle the board onto foil do you move the foil forward in the tracks compared to winging and, if so, by how much.

Thanks.

Hi,
same board, 78kg, but different foil. Maybe it helps you anyway or some others in here. Axis 1310, Ultrashort Fuse, 350 progressive RW. For flatwater-paddle-up I placed the mast in max rear position as well to get a max of volume in front of me, in order to maximize the pop up of the nose. Speed was not the key but diving and lifting the nose. After take-off I need to narrow my stance by 10-15cm for effective pumping.
For lightwind winging I left the same position of the mast to practice foot positioning. Additionally, I am dropping the wing with the anchorman which results a lot of progress in balancing in general.
Choppy water using paddle only is a desaster for me currently.

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LC2023 said..
Hi,
same board, 78kg, but different foil. Maybe it helps you anyway or some others in here. Axis 1310, Ultrashort Fuse, 350 progressive RW. For flatwater-paddle-up I placed the mast in max rear position as well to get a max of volume in front of me, in order to maximize the pop up of the nose. Speed was not the key but diving and lifting the nose. After take-off I need to narrow my stance by 10-15cm for effective pumping.
For lightwind winging I left the same position of the mast to practice foot positioning. Additionally, I am dropping the wing with the anchorman which results a lot of progress in balancing in general.
Choppy water using paddle only is a desaster for me currently.

Thanks for the reply. I'll give it a try with the mast near the back and concentrate on lifting the nose of the board. The smaller muscles used for balancing in my feet, ankles, lower back, etc. are getting a good workout.

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dejavu said..
I have the 7' 2" Armstrong DW board. I tried to use a Sab 1750 (huge wing span of 175 cm. or 5' 10"). It had too much lift for my 71 kilos of weight so I switched it out for the Sab 1350 front foil wing. This works great for low wind winging (5 to 7 1/2 knots). I place the mast's base plate's trailing edge right at the back of the board's mast track to that the edge of the base plate just covers the end of the tracks (I could still move it back a couple more cm. if I had too).

I need some advice from those who have used the Armstrong DW board for both light wind winging and paddling it onto foil. When one attempts to paddle the board onto foil do you move the foil forward in the tracks compared to winging and, if so, by how much.

Thanks.

I'm 70kg and just got the 6'3 85L Armstrong DW board but have only had the chance to paddle it in sloppy onshore bumps so far. It paddled up easy with the Armstrong 925 and 1125.

You should only have to move the mast slightly forward, if at all when switching from the wing to paddling. The wingding will unweight you a bit but your feet should still be roughly in the same place when starting with wing or paddle. I would always run my mast in the same position on my 5'10 ONE Egg for wingding and downwind. Though the smaller the board, the smaller the mast positing window is I guess.

Hey guys..where's everyone sticking the white hexagrip pads that come with the DW 7'7..( I'm assuming they are for the rails for gripping when carrying? but aybe also for top of board on rails to allow for feet to spread wider?) And where's everyone's go to postion for the kickpad..pushed hard up or level with the back..thanks

I have the 7 2 version I winged for a few days messing with track position before deciding on placing the pad more or less in line with the back edge this is great for me. I think you need to try yourself and see what's seems right before sticking it down.

I have place hexagrips on both sides just forward of the deck grips at the top edge which is where my hands go getting up prone paddle.

I also cut one hexagrip in half and placed them on either side on the rails at the midpoint on the board. This helps feet grip if I want to SUP paddle with feet side by side to give my legs a break from surf stance. I find the board is super stable with a 1475.

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KB7 said..
I have the 7 2 version I winged for a few days messing with track position before deciding on placing the pad more or less in line with the back edge this is great for me. I think you need to try yourself and see what's seems right before sticking it down.

I have place hexagrips on both sides just forward of the deck grips at the top edge which is where my hands go getting up prone paddle.

I also cut one hexagrip in half and placed them on either side on the rails at the midpoint on the board. This helps feet grip if I want to SUP paddle with feet side by side to give my legs a break from surf stance. I find the board is super stable with a 1475.

Thanks man..that's awesome. I'm thinking of putting rspro tail tape on the sides to protect it and also make gripping the board out if the water easier . Will look to run the hexa strip that came with the board like you- down the side of deckpad to allow for feet position

Happy foiling

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dejavu said..

damn that was hard to watch. keeping the armie board but he wasn't really comparing apples with apples..

not getting any easier.