I think some big stiffness gains can be had by thickening up the fuse at the mast connection area with a ton of biax carbon. If you stand on the wings on the floor and flex the mast you will see a lot of flex originating in this area. I think this is the reason why the Mikes Labs and Chubanga fuses ...

I think what is missing from this conversation is the main point about carbon which is the stiffness of the mast. Once you have a bit of experience and then get to ride an UHM carbon low drag mast there is no going back.

I guess it all comes down to obsolescence, because the carbon seems to last forever. Like most things where designs stabilize, prices of new will hopefully start to come down or stop increasing at least. Anyway, I think we are going to see big growth in local foil racing now, it’s just so much fun t...

Coaching, travel, lost income from not working, etc - these are the main costs of competing at a high level in any sport. The foiling equipment annual cost is modest by comparison especially since designs are stabilizing and gear is holding its value. Does the value of a used Mike’s even go down?

Not a lot of info out there it seems, the tacking and gybing advice above is right on. Also use lobster or other buoys while on the water to practice rounding marks and to figure out your laylines for different wind strengths/ kites. Some other things I have learned: keep the kite low while going up...

Make some paper templates that fit in the mould. Wet out the carbon on some plastic sheeting. Put more plastic on top then using the templates cut the carbon and plastic with a razor blade. Transfer to the mould and peel off the plastic

I have built several boards, current one is the best so far. XPS core 140x41x7, 1cm pvc foam under feet and foil, 100gr carbon uni strips on deck between feet, 200gr carbon weave top and bottom with 2 extra patches under foil. Pigmented west system micro sphere resin mix to finish, sand and done. 2....

I understand the impulse to see conspiracy everywhere but I think in reality the universe is just complicated. modelling complex systems is hard. But we do know some things, we know how the greenhouse effect works, we know global average temps and sea levels are increasing, and we can see that this ...

been riding Moses for over a year now. The white spots on the fuse you see after riding are usually grease spots that are originating from the screw connections. Clean with some soap and green scrubby pad and they will be gone. However as Rolf said, after a lot of riding you might get some corrosion...

I am in the VIrgin Islands at the moment, the sargasso is definitely here and starting to fill some of the Windward facing bays but it’s not a big deal yet. I was out on the foil and it was fine away from the shore, just need to go around some of the bigger patches. The foil seems to go thru the sma...