Looks like this guy is doing pretty well with no rear wing???
http://youtu.be/DKMhvOXtwnw
No rear wing?
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Re: No rear wing?
Really slick videos. They have two foils and one is large enough to also be used on wind surfers as well as kite boards, and it may have been the larger wing used in the videos.
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Re: No rear wing?
Pretty fricken cool dismounts, sure hope the bottom isnt as rocky as the shore 
All these Horue vids are cool.
All these Horue vids are cool.
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Re: No rear wing?
That was Tutorial 6Denisesewa wrote:Pretty fricken cool dismounts, sure hope the bottom isnt as rocky as the shore
All these Horue vids are cool.
Credit where credit is due - Horue absolutely has the best videos.
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Re: No rear wing?
dwaynej wrote: Credit where credit is due - Horue absolutely has the best videos.
And the fact that he is one of if not the best freestyle KBHF pilots in the world, and like most things even better live.
I wonder how many people in the world can fly a foil with no R wing, for sure I will give it a try next season, but it has to be ultra sensitive in pitch, roll and yaw.
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Re: No rear wing?
Awesome
If you had the mast a bit rear from the wing, and the wing was designed with an "S" profile (maybe even washout and swept back) - then it could be really stable without a rear wing (not requiring a better rider).
BUT, I believe, as in airplanes/gliders, that the cost is bigger than the benefits - so the performance will be worse indeed
Althoug, it could be really easy and simple with such a device - nothing you can hurt your feets on, nothing that can hit the bottom when low water, no "difficult" fuselage to build
Peter
PS:Denise, I thought the very same - I always ride barefooted, except when heavy winther, but I am quite sure the bottom close to is as the beach on the video, so tough call for him
If you had the mast a bit rear from the wing, and the wing was designed with an "S" profile (maybe even washout and swept back) - then it could be really stable without a rear wing (not requiring a better rider).
BUT, I believe, as in airplanes/gliders, that the cost is bigger than the benefits - so the performance will be worse indeed
Althoug, it could be really easy and simple with such a device - nothing you can hurt your feets on, nothing that can hit the bottom when low water, no "difficult" fuselage to build
PeterPS:Denise, I thought the very same - I always ride barefooted, except when heavy winther, but I am quite sure the bottom close to is as the beach on the video, so tough call for him