If your stance is 600mm with your back foot on the mast, then each +/-1 degree raises/lowers your front foot 10mm. 500mm stance gives you 8mm. 1000mm board length from the mast gives 17mm at the nose. I guess the simplest test would be to jam a straight edge between the base plate and the shim and s...

I can't help but wonder, why? Foils are insanely stable already. There's a tour company offering tours of a waterfront area and lake system on e-foils. You pay your money. Stand on the board. Press the go button. You're foiling. You want to go faster, press the go button some more.

My question though is what is the goal of the progression you are striving for? Want to ride waves at Chicama, I get it, but mowing the lawn on a wing foil is hardly progress. I've recently cracked light wind winging and I'm getting down to the very low teens in wind. I'm not using much in the way ...

I view power transfer in all forms of kiting as an invisible triangle. The kite/wing is one point, your arms/shoulders/hips another, and your feet or the foil is the final point. The only real difference is the kite has two long sides and a fair bit more power involved. Our job as a rider is to keep...

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... I've been practicing wingfoil since last November. Coming from foil with kites, it was not hard to learn. Much more physically demanding than learning foil with kites for sure but I can't measure if it's easier or not for a noobie. I've learned foil with kites alone but also had background in k...

When we talk about waves I suspect we're all picturing head high perfection, and it is true waves like that are a thing of joy on any craft. What is more common is the knee to waist high bit of wind blown mush. Those waves are huge fun on a wing foil. Often you just get a few seconds gliding down th...

The new North wings are water repellent. They dry in the time it takes to change out of a wetsuit. The only damp bits are the neoprene on the valve clip and the dacron on the ends of the struts. Even with conventional wings, it's much easier to dry a 4-5m wing than a 12m kite. When I started kiting ...

I use a Gath SFC (surf convertible cap). The adjustment system is stick on padded strips but the glue is crap, they peel off after a couple of sessions. I use mine without the strips. In winter I have a wetsuit hood under the helmet, and in warmer weather I wear a baseball cap. That pads out the hel...

I guess it's no different in concept to mounting your foil on moveable tracks. I have been perfectly happy for years with my tuttle connections. I guess eventually I will have to surrender to the inevitable.