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JB said..

Ramon said..
Hi
I am 85kg and have very ligh ind conditions. 6 knots, sometimes 8, sometimes less. I have been windsurfing years ago , for the last years suping surfing with a 8.3 120l board. I am thinking to buy Naish Hover122 and WS1 foil and Lioft 5.7. Is it possible to foil in these light conditions in the Sea (some chop)? Thx a lot!!!

6kn is achievable, but not easily. 8kn is a little more realistic. Here I am riding the Hover 142 with Thrust WS1 and Lift 5.7m. The wind is super light, and gusts were needed to get foiling, but they were definitely under 10kn (more light 8kn). Once you are up and foiling, you can ride into 6kn (once you know what you are doing). At 85kg, you will be fine on the 122. I'd set the reality of going in 10kn to start with unless you've foiled before. Once you get your pump worked out and get efficient you'll easily get 8kn and possibly lighter.

Enjoy the glide,

JB

Hi JB, thx a lot!!! Is the body-position in windfoiling "relaxing" for the body? In Windsurf normally you are fighting with the gusts and choppy all the time and after the session one is exhausted and the body normally hearts at its joints. Thx!

Yesterday I used my Naishfoil with the 90 cm mast, on my JP155.I find it even easier to use than the 70 cm mast. More room for corrections withtout touching the waves.

Tested my recycled WindTech wave foil-board - effortless level foiling with the foil mast directly under the rear strap.
My Isonic 121 has the rear strap about 150mm in front of the mast - which works ok but needs a lot of back foot pressure.

Built a deep Tuttle box out of heavy biaxial glass using the foil masthead as a mould - a bit rough but strong and relatively simple to do.

Inboard footstraps are awesome when riding swells downwind - I can stand over the centre of the board and keep the board on the swell as the wind pressure drops - and it turns super quick.

Tested in 15-25 knots today - goes upwind ok but would be better with straps on the rail - but no room for two sets. So optimized for down-winding

The smaller board felt really cruisey - less buffeted so more stable in the the stronger gusts.

I think I might build a smaller front wing for stronger winds - or buy a Naish Kite front wing


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Location, fore or aft, is most important of the front wing's COE.
I foiled on my 95 liter, 62 wide, 250 length slalom board is 12 mph max gusts and it worked fine for my 162 lbs.
My Naish would have floated better when slogging.