It’s simple. Think about your (the riders) position on the board as leverage against the foil. the less you weigh, the more you need to stand forward when compared to someone heavier. More leverage. The longer lever, gives you the same loading over the foil a heavy guy gets standing farther back (le...

Chinook is now offering 16” long tracks to shapers. I declined. Adds weight.

But apparently no interest in sharing the position??? Takes only 10 seconds to measure with a ruler, from the back of the board :D 8) Peter Ok, you twisted my arm. 10” to center of track on my straight tail. 12” to center of tracks on my bevel tail. The boards volume distribution and tail design af...

When you undersize the rear stab, you have to correct the balance of the foil, by moving your rear foot back. So that means, you move the foil forward in the tracks, to allow you to stand in the same spot on the board. Same applies to a shorter fuselage, because the leverage powering the front wing ...

Is the canopy tejin? Because the canopy is what wears out first on wings

Too big a board is just as bad as too small a board. A straight tail board is actually better than a chopped or bevel tail in light wind. All big wings are not bad. Need to be very selective when selecting a big size. Some are fun, others to be avoided. Don’t rush out and buy a big wing. You need to...

My feeling and guess.. As we move toward thinner and faster foils, WE become the foils worst enemy, by grossly over pumping, and disturbing the delicate flow over these thin, fast, foils. So much so, the best in the world (Kane DeWilde and others like him) no longer rock the board, but just bounce e...

The Epic kites wing and Cabrinha Manits wing both have boom handles that are pretty good. It makes me think this style boom-ish design has promise.

6m only. Figure the rest out after you wing a lot and determine your personal range, likes and dislikes in a wing.

I rode the 4m near the limit. Wind 25-30 mph. Handles felt nice. Wing was good. Didn’t pay attention to inflation valves. Didn’t pay close attention to details, sorry.