Can I use a Slingshot infinity 76 for winging

I fear everyone will say no as it's not trendy being such a low aspect wing - but as you'd know from windsurfing use it lifts at low speed and has a great range so as long as u can get it in the right spot I reckon it will be great. but maybe wants to roll a bit more than most.?

I am about to do the same experiment - you go first

I used this "windfoil" front wing for my first few wing sessions on a Duotone Sky Wing board. It had way too much lift in the B position for this board--no matter the track position. Shimming the stab with a bread bag tab to reduce stab down force helped a lot. However, I was so much happier when I moved to Axis foils. The 76 was a nice versatile foil with the old SS Wizard but it's not designed for winging.

Yes it's perfectly fine, in fact it's still an excellent shape for learning, I learned to windfoil and wingfoil on the 84 then moved down to the76 which like a smaller version which it is. You'll be fine, on one, just make sure the lettering on the stabilizer is facing up as I've seen several people put the stab on upside down.

Yep, you can definitely wing with the i76 - I did. The mid aspect shape carves like a charm. It'll lift a bit at higher speeds and doesn't have the glide of some of the high aspect shapes, but it'll still get the job done in the right hands.

You can definitely learn to wing foil on it , in fact it's pretty good for a learning, slow stall and easy roll and not too bad speed range for a low aspect foil.

I miss the early discovery days of wind foil ! Less hype, less IG. Mostly seabreeze!

And there was this YT channel from a windfoiler in Bermuda which had fantastic session footage!

I had the 76 when I was learning to wing. As soon as I switched to Axis, it was night and day. I highly recommend something that will help your progression. Learning with the wrong gear will either stretch out and slow down your progress or cause you to give up all together.

I used this foil to learn to wing on and many others did at my local spot, was totally fine and served me well for a summer. Yes I soon jumped on a higher aspect but there wasn't much available at the time.

I am transitioning to winging from foil boarding- money is an object so i will be using I76 initially

I am also using slingshot 125 foil board with mast in C position - apparently it can be done

I am not having much luck though , next step is a more Wingfoil orientated board and keep using I76 foil

Until you get wingfoil gear, at least set the mast up in the B position. I also recommend shimming the stab.

Thanks for all the replys

I learnt to wing foil with the 76 hover glide. It was fine for learning on, but had its limit once you made progress into some wind waves. You should be able to get one fairly cheap.

Looks like a few folks... Whats the mast position Poida? I gather B as you were on a wing board?

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Mark _australia said..
Looks like a few folks... Whats the mast position Poida? I gather B as you were on a wing board?

Sorry cant recall, that was too many foil purchases ago

Yes, but a I was not a fan of that wing. If you have it use it but be aware When you speed up it spitts you out!

When windsurfing on wizard 125 I had mast in b position - but I recall reading that if wingfoiling then mast should be in C position ?

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normster said..
When windsurfing on wizard 125 I had mast in b position - but I recall reading that if wingfoiling then mast should be in C position ?

Like many posters above, I used i76 to learn to wing. Served me very well for 3months until I got proper mid-aspect foils with my first carbon mast. Note: I've winDfoiled on that same i76 foil for 2yrs prior to winging. Good versatile foil, limitations in the waves, as it foils out quite a bit, but maybe if the stab is shimmed (like others suggested), it would work better. If you are just starting it will not slow your progress down (as some may say). If you are 85kg or more, i84 might be a better choice.

Re: fuse position - B is fine if your board has foil tracks and the foil can be adjusted back and forth. I was starting with an older SS Wizard board (2018-ish) that did not have foil tracks, but only a tuttle box all the way towards the back, so I had to use my Hoverglide switch fuse in the C position in order to bring the foil maximally forward in relation to the mast position in the fixed box. Sort of like using it with Formula boards in the beginning days of windsurf foiling.

I remember winging with the i76 on the switch fuselage (used for windfoiling) in B position with the mast all the way back in the track as far it it could go (even using the 2nd set of holes on the baseplate) on a Fanatic Sky Wing 95. My feet would still be forward of the strap holes. I think the shorter fuselage, people were also using A position for surf/kite... not sure if others used B or not. It was actually a very fun wing, but I don't think I would want to learn on it. I seem to remember very abrupt lift and front foot pressure and nice carving.