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Forums > Windsurfing General

Three (or is it two?) in one - speed needle, slalom and foil board

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Created by MrA > 9 months ago, 29 Mar 2019
MrA
QLD, 132 posts
29 Mar 2019 12:20PM
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Board builders - any thoughts on the idea?
viable?

Mark _australia
WA, 22866 posts
29 Mar 2019 1:05PM
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Interesting idea I'd be interested to know how it sails.

I like his ideas always finding a new way to do stuff, but obviously an overthinker cos man he fusses over some stuff that doesn't matter lol.

Sparky
WA, 1121 posts
29 Mar 2019 3:09PM
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Bombora Astro toy

Shifu
QLD, 1990 posts
29 Mar 2019 7:40PM
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Have to hit the mute button on his vids and play my own music. Jebus !

MartinF2
QLD, 484 posts
29 Mar 2019 7:51PM
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This idea has been in testing for a while.

lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
29 Mar 2019 9:03PM
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^^^^^ That's heaps cool, good to see some thinking outside the box.

olskool
QLD, 2456 posts
30 Mar 2019 1:51AM
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Shifu said..
Have to hit the mute button on his vids and play my own music. Jebus !



Cmon Shifu?? Hes called Rob Rock for a reason. Guess hes an old school Metal Rock kinda guy.
But he does build lots of cool things n explores many different unorthodox avenues.

Paducah
2634 posts
30 Mar 2019 1:27AM
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olskool said..

Shifu said..
Have to hit the mute button on his vids and play my own music. Jebus !




Cmon Shifu?? Hes called Rob Rock for a reason. Guess hes an old school Metal Rock kinda guy.
But he does build lots of cool things n explores many different unorthodox avenues.


I've actually come across some pretty neat music on his videos. Anything he does is okay in my book. It might not be what I ride but he has fun and shares his skills and enthusiasm.

MrA
QLD, 132 posts
30 Mar 2019 3:56PM
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I guess some boats have a planing plank and it's kind of like a water ski once it's up and going. It's not as wide as the jp experimental foil board so should go quicker on the fin. Would it be faster than a board of the same overall width?I wonder if a manufacturer would make one?

Ben1973
1000 posts
31 Mar 2019 8:53AM
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I think it was Tiga that did something similar 25years ago when they started their cutouts up by the mast track.

Imax1
QLD, 4864 posts
31 Mar 2019 11:01AM
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How about it in reverse , a tunnel down the middle like a hydroplane ?
Would have to be twin fin so as to not cavitate a middle fin.
Has anyone tried this ?

choco
SA, 4096 posts
31 Mar 2019 11:48AM
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Seen similar shape of the bottom of surf/sup foil boards

Mark _australia
WA, 22866 posts
31 Mar 2019 5:55PM
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All he says is super great super lightweight super super .... but no real critique.

When I saw the OP I did wonder about how that added centre strip would make it want to roll to the side - same as vee does.... but only initially as there would be an easy roll for say half, then the roll stops as rail touches. An interesting feel I bet.

So I was interested to see it applied to a SUP but again- its all just a stockist showing us his new stuff that's all super lightweight and super progressive bah blah. The one with massive rounded vee just looks like the belly bottoms used on longboards long ago.... so I'd be interested to hear from those who've actually used them?
I can see much reduced lift so very applicable to foil SUP's (easy touchdowns) but not really usable as a normal board?

Ben1973
1000 posts
31 Mar 2019 8:13PM
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Imax1 said..
How about it in reverse , a tunnel down the middle like a hydroplane ?
Would have to be twin fin so as to not cavitate a middle fin.
Has anyone tried this ?






Sparky
WA, 1121 posts
31 Mar 2019 9:11PM
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Bombora

peterowensbabs
NSW, 476 posts
1 Apr 2019 9:41PM
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Had an older AHD with a very similar bottom rail idea like this, less pronounced maybe 10mm step and not parallel maybe 20-30mm wider to the front than the back on each side. From memory it was a rocket but a bitch to gybe, not sure if it was me or it!

Stretchy
WA, 979 posts
1 Apr 2019 8:10PM
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Sparky said..

Bombora


Isn't this functionly just a very granular V concept? And the the "strange" board an even more extreme, binary version.



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