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shaneNZ said..

XavierFerrer said..
I'll sailed for many years with Starboard foil, and I made a big change when I switched to slr wing. I'm 80 kg, and I use 560 slr for light wind, and 460 for medium to high wind. If you can, try with Starboard Slr wings

Hi Xavier. I just got the Evo 99 mk2 fuselage, so now have the same slalom setup as you 560/99/210. I haven't had a chance to try it yet - had it rigged up the other day but the wind dropped and spent 2 hours bobbing around optimistically.

what is your setup with the above foil - ie where are your footstraps, mast base and what stab shim are you using? Thanks

Out of interest Shane did you buy the EVO MK2 99-31cm or the the 99-34cm ?

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tonyk said..

shaneNZ said..

XavierFerrer said..
I'll sailed for many years with Starboard foil, and I made a big change when I switched to slr wing. I'm 80 kg, and I use 560 slr for light wind, and 460 for medium to high wind. If you can, try with Starboard Slr wings

Hi Xavier. I just got the Evo 99 mk2 fuselage, so now have the same slalom setup as you 560/99/210. I haven't had a chance to try it yet - had it rigged up the other day but the wind dropped and spent 2 hours bobbing around optimistically.

what is your setup with the above foil - ie where are your footstraps, mast base and what stab shim are you using? Thanks

Out of interest Shane did you buy the EVO MK2 99-31cm or the the 99-34cm ?

I think the 31 vs 33cm options have only come out on the Jumbo fuselage (newer still than the Evo mk2). There is only one option of the Evo. Starboard website is hopeless in explains the different iterations of gear.

Hi not qualified! Just passing on what I've been advised! You might need much more tail power ++ shim to balance front/back foot & mast foot. I was very back footed.
(Ive just progressed to the original starboard foil from free ride) 85cm straps & mf in the middle 105+/650/255-0deg +0.5 shim much better than 0. I need to try more +.(so that would be +2.5 with a 255-2 different foil set though!)
my max 2sec & 10 sec is up to 27 now in a month from 22kn on my Severne alien 125/redwing.

Advice passed on to me! Hope it helps!!-

. Sailing with lift can be a bit daunting, but it all ends up a lot more stable if your ride height isn't completely dependent on back foot pressure ( when you get a gust/power in the sail, you want to counteract it with weight in the harness, if your lift is reliant on the back foot, when you put weight in the harness that's less weight on the back foot - so you're going to be in constant yo-yo/ feathering for ride height ... with a little more foil power, weight in the harness both counteracts the sail and the foil lift - so you end up with a much easier ride)
and helps massively in those gybes (as with all windsurfing, you dont want to be leaning back in the gybes - you want to be able to lean in and comit ??).

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shaneNZ said..

aeroegnr said..

shaneNZ said..

bel29 said..
I won't comment specifically on your gear set-up as I'm not sufficiently familiar with the more recent SB iterations, but apart from getting a smaller front (and possibly back) wing as others have mentioned I'd recommend you get comfortable riding both feet in the straps. I know that you can foil perfectly well (and fast) without your backfoot in the strap (and indeed I rarely use one for up/down wind course racing) but when you want to really push for speed (i.e. on a reach to broad reach) you need both feet locked into the straps.

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it once and was hopeless - couldn't get near to getting foot in the back, and totally threw me off. Probably time to try again. Slow down and practice with the back foot a bit - wide strap I guess

It's really tough on the wide foil boards (90+cm). I can only really get in right when starting to plane/pump and also right after a jibe. Otherwise, I stay out. But others are way more nimble footed than I am.

I'm using my 85cm wide Starboard Freeride 150, so a bit better. I'm assuming best to set the straps relatively inboard at the rear to begin with? Thanks

I've found on my Starboard Freeride 150 that the middle rear row is fairly easy to get into. If pumping required, I can slip the foot in once flying, or if windier, get it in before flying.

Put my rear footstraps on. Started with them in the most inboard position, but have now moved to middle rear row - same as Bobbinabout above. Took a bit of getting used to, trying to find the best technique for getting in. But overall much smoother than the last time I tried. Can't say I have gone any faster yet - although haven't had the right conditions for a top speed run yet. But it certainly feels much more locked in. Hard to go back to no rear straps after having them.