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Forums > Windsurfing Foiling

Naish 122 surprise

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Created by h20 > 9 months ago, 30 Sep 2018
h20
VIC, 456 posts
30 Sep 2018 10:21PM
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I have travelled up to Byron Bay but only with foil, 5.5m sail and a few SUP's, so no wave or FSW boards or other sails. Had a couple of great cruisy 15 knots sails. Yesterday it was onshore and 25-27knts and about 1m waves and swell. Had to go out. With 5.5m and foil it was just not fun. Had to be fully depowered and no backhand pressure. Way too overpowered and just foiling across waves not heaps of fun with the sail size. Went in changed fins to two twin fins and the Naish 122 sailed just fine. Despite minimal rocker it cruised across the swell. Little slow and wider on the carve Gybes but no more than other wide boards. Even hit the shore break with some on face turns and launched off some lips. Then had 2hrs of super fun bay/small wave sailing with the setup.

I thoight it would have sailed like a old front door but was pleasantly surprised. Not sure if anyone has done the same but if you are stuck add some fins and this thing sails fine as a crossover between foil and bay board with two twin fins. On their website they don't even sail it can be sailed unless your foiling.

I Just thought I would let others know so that if they ever get in a similar situation have some fins packed and you'll enjoy it more than getting blown off the water.

DavidJohn
VIC, 17509 posts
30 Sep 2018 11:36PM
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I've also sailed mine with two 9" dolphin shaped fins and it was fine.

LeeD
3939 posts
1 Oct 2018 12:31AM
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Yup, good higher wind twin fin board for carving and swell riding with lots of tail rocker and short length. Plus, at the moderate speeds it travels, pretty smooth in confused chop. And easy uphauler.

Paducah
2617 posts
1 Oct 2018 5:00AM
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Great to hear. I always pack a fin for the foil board. If the wind really picks up a few notches, it can be faster to change to a fin than rig a new sail especially if time is short late in the day.

jimbob SA
SA, 992 posts
1 Oct 2018 9:11AM
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I've had a test run on mine with twin 16 weedys ready for summer LG fun.
what size where you running mate was thinking of trying a couple waves about 26 size also.

LeeD
3939 posts
1 Oct 2018 8:25AM
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We normally use a regular 21 wave fin plus a 17 as a running mate. One fin alone is too little for the low planing speeds the board can achieve.

h20
VIC, 456 posts
1 Oct 2018 4:29PM
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I ran twin 6.5inch. Think I'll go a little bigger. Jim bob yours look spot on.

martyj4
524 posts
2 Oct 2018 5:59AM
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I hadn't thought of that as the higher wind option. for me, it's been pack a second board. I'll get some longer fins and will give it a run. Great idea.



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