Frank Rosin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 1:16 pm
To get a taste of it with the 633 a full length fuselage won't hurt too much I would think?
When I tried with other wings before of course I got interested by the new challenge, but what I do not really understand yet is what has been described before about much lower drag and what benefit that should provide?
Especially when using bigger surface area (more drag) wings, compared to very low drag high-aspect ones... But maybe it is the same as with bikes, I clearly prefer two wheels.
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For the first ride you don't need to cut the fuselage for sure, for long term, full performance and lowest risk, it is a clear recomendation.
If you don't see the advantage of lower drag, just keep the wing protection cover on in the water ... and you will experience how a normal two wing foil feels for me everytime I try to go back.
Lower drag at low speed is the point. The drag of high aspect race foils is not so much worse, but the starting speed is, which requires -> bigger boards, .. high aspect wings -> longer struts, ... bigger, heavier, sharper = more dangerous = less freedom
Don't do that
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Last days I don't know how high jumping, but enough to perform nice complete downloops with flying landings and an high unmeant hands of front foot off, with the foil dirctly over my head touching the lines, balancing with one foot ... (similar as on my user pic)
On my old racefoil both was and would have been a scary and a extremly scary situation.
With the mono, no stabis, no edges, no problems, just do what you want, free move.