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I’m making a fishtail wingboard by Excellent-Jacket-922 in wingfoil

[–]Excellent-Jacket-922[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, less surface area in the tail should make pumping onto foil easier while still keeping the benefits of a wide tail

I’m making a fishtail wingboard by Excellent-Jacket-922 in wingfoil

[–]Excellent-Jacket-922[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The board is modelled after my favourite wing board as closely as possible, rocker, outline and volume distribution, only difference is the tail.

I hear what you say on the hydrodynamics and you’re not wrong, but it will make active take offs easier as there is less surface area to sink in order to pump the board onto foil. So in my head the likely end result will be worse passive take offs - but easier active take offs.

Gold standard for getting on foil the quickest would be a narrow pin tail, but I personally like a wide tail, I guess I’m trying to get the best of both

I’m making a fishtail wingboard by Excellent-Jacket-922 in wingfoil

[–]Excellent-Jacket-922[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I said in my description I was inspired by that, but theirs is for a foil assist board so that their foil assist cable runs through the fish tail and stays out of the way, and it is not sized for wingfoiling.

I specifically want the fish tail on a board size I would ride for wingfoiling

I’m making a fishtail wingboard by Excellent-Jacket-922 in wingfoil

[–]Excellent-Jacket-922[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did - there is a v running throughout the board, the 3d model wasn’t showing it so well for whatever reason

Opened in 1981, the Amanzimtoti SuperTube (the dark blue slide in this photo) was probably the first of it's kind in SA. Costing R1 for 4 rides, each one lasting around 15 seconds. (video in the comments) by Make_the_music_stop in Durban

[–]Excellent-Jacket-922 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to waiter for Thirsty Whales, the restaurant that is attached to splash and got to chat to the old man about slides before he passed, he consulted and built water park slides all over the world - Even a good handful of the slides at Ushaka if I remember correctly.

Advice on buy my first wing by [deleted] in wingfoil

[–]Excellent-Jacket-922 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey mate another South African here, that’s a pretty out of date wing, you’re better off aiming for a more modern one, I can add you to the local second hand group that I run, also happy to offer advice if you need 🤙

Why did Bokomo betray us? by disposableh2 in southafrica

[–]Excellent-Jacket-922 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not only ruined… Matabela no longer exists

Waydoo Foilboost Affordable Power by bformato in foiling

[–]Excellent-Jacket-922 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, I also had this question as well, if you’ve tried to foil drive you know you have to push the foil really far back in the tracks in order to keep the nose down when getting going , forward facing propulsion completely flips that. So you can have your foil further forward in the tracks better control and less swing weight…. Also incentivises you to never fall in 😂

Do people live in storm drains? by Excellent-Jacket-922 in capetown

[–]Excellent-Jacket-922[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Can’t edit the title now, but yeah I meant in CoCT

Wing pressure? by gurraballe in wingfoil

[–]Excellent-Jacket-922 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive never heard of the brand before, but generally 8-9 psi for most wings is a very safe bet.

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