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Weed Foils

Created by Gonewindsurfing247 Gonewindsurfing247  > 9 months ago, 12 Sep 2018
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Gonewindsurfing247
Gonewindsurfing247

WA

966 posts

12 Sep 2018 11:39am
Is there such a thing
cammd
cammd

QLD

4331 posts

12 Sep 2018 3:13pm
used to know where to get them, about $25 from memory
RAL INN
RAL INN

SA

2896 posts

12 Sep 2018 5:31pm
Not sure that hemp fibres are as good as Carbon
elmo
elmo

WA

8879 posts

13 Sep 2018 5:43am
You could have raked "weed" foils
You could have a raked "weed" mast
Unfortunately that would all come unglued by the fantastic weed catcher which is the foil fuselage.
azymuth
azymuth

WA

2166 posts

13 Sep 2018 10:44am
Surprisingly weed impacting foiling isn't the issue I thought it would be

The weed at my local beach, South Fremantle, is usually bad enough that I need a weed fin on my slalom board.
When foiIing, I drag weed at times which drops the nose of the board - but I'm still flying. Only becomes a pain when the wind is really marginal.
The weed falls off the foil easily when tacking.

And the big bonus of foiling this notoriously choppy spot is the ocean feels flat - no need to sail in ankle-deep water
IndecentExposur
IndecentExposur

297 posts

15 Sep 2018 3:41am
I think a weed foil might be razor blades on the front of all leading surfaces. Sometimes I feel like I'm a combine removing all the weeds from the lake when sailing. Oh well, at least next time there will be less.
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