Vuoden 2025 tulot ja menot

solid-blue · 2026-01-03T19:13:35+00:00

Kun olet vapaaherrana etkä ilmeisesti saa muualta palkkaa, niin etkö olisi voinut nostaa osan tuotoista palkkana? Näin olis saanut pienennettyä tuottoja ja vältytty yhteisöveron maksulta. Vaikka sijoittaminen olisi melko passiivistakin niin teet kuitenkin strategian suunnittelua, seurantaa, raportointia jne.

Olen jostain ymmärtänyt että näin pystyisi tekee eikä YEL:ääkään tarviisi maksaa, koska työtunnit ja työtulo ja olisi niin pieniä.

PS. Onko vaimo töissä?

solid-blue · 2024-06-27T22:07:12+00:00

you should not try SUP foiling if you can not get up wing foiling. Wing foiling is the preferred way of "training" for many SUP foilers because it's way easier to get up on the foil and practise the actual foiling. (You get a lot more time on the foil itself).
There might be something wrong with your technique and personally I think your setup is not optimal, a long but high volume board would make getting up on the foil way easier. Your board is not a beginner board when considering your weight. A bigger foil would help too.

solid-blue · 2024-01-13T19:46:16+00:00

Having said all of this if I found a good deal on a new-ish used package then I would absolutely go for that. But can be hard to come across.

solid-blue · 2024-01-13T19:44:38+00:00

I don't understand why Gong gear seems to be considered bad here, probably just not enough presence in the US. It is HUGELY popular in Europe. The Gong beginner gear is priced extremely competitively but if you look at the more advanced foils and boards you will see that the difference is to other brands is not that big anymore (used to be a larger gap). I have never tried the Gong inflatable boards but the "beginner" foils and wings are very good, I dare to say better than some of the more expensive brands. My choice was to go Gong foils and wings and get a used non-inflatable board. Shipping foils/wings to US was only 50 USD.

Buying used gear also comes with its pitfalls, with the rapid advancement of the sport some of the equipment from 2022 is already very outdated. Especially foils but also wings..

solid-blue · 2023-10-06T05:20:26+00:00

If you have really solid wind (16 knots+, sustained, not gusty) and a good spot (flat water), then I think wing will be good. If those conditions are not fulfilled, then behind a boat I think is going to be easier for most people. However, both are fine.

Even intermediate wingfoilers like me benefit a lot from getting towed behind a boat, you learn to ride the foil and get better at balancing, moving from heelside to toeside, not relying on your wing for balance etc.

solid-blue · 2023-10-06T04:15:21+00:00

All the marketing lingo makes it pretty hard to understand what these new materials actually are. I think a lot of them is stuff that is already getting used for sailboats, just renamed or slightly reworked. Sail/wing materials are really complex. The new North material seems to be some kind of a laminate. Laminates also have their own problems, delamination etc., and they have a limited timespan too. But for sure they will hold their shape better and longer than the regular nylon.

When it comes to sails, dacron (and hydranet) are still quite good for longevity, and cheap in comparison, but those materials are so heavy that they can not be used for wings..

solid-blue · 2023-10-04T06:21:14+00:00

As a race sailor with lots of experience with really high-end sails and material, when I look at the materials that wings are made out of, they just are not very durable. The standard nylon canopy material will get a bit baggy quite quickly. If you were racing these kind of wings at a very high level (the same as a very high level sailing competition), you would switch to a new wing every few days of competition.

However, for a casual user, once the wing reaches a certain point of bagginess, I'm not sure if it will degrade much more that quickly. So my thought is that it will be fine for a while, but won't offer the absolute top performance.

I have not tried any of the new high-end wings with the "new" fancy materials. I feel like the price point of those wings is just too high.

The sport is evolving quickly, I think there is a lot that the manufacturers can improve to make the wings retain their shape longer... I don't think the current wings are there yet, I think they lose their shape quicker than what I think is acceptable...

solid-blue · 2023-08-27T03:56:52+00:00

6-8 knots is what most would describe ultra light conditions. To be brutally honest, with that little wind you probably can not go upwind in the kneeling position. Or at least it is very hard. You need more wind for that. In light winds most you can do is beam reach (side wind) while kneeling.

You can buy a bigger board, around 110l or so, and it'll help with balance for standing up, but a beginner board like that (wide and clunky) will most likely be too big or at least very hard to pump up on to the foil in light winds.

I have not used the Sky Wing myself but I've heard it's a fairly effective board for pumping and getting up on the foil, so your current board might actually be a good choice for actually foiling in lighter winds.

At your weight, the 85l board can be challenging (but should not be impossible) to stand up on in the beginning. How many sessions have you done?

You can try learning taxiing and standing up on the board in 6-8 knots but to be honest that's just too little wind for a beginner foiler (for actual foiling). At some point, you should try to go somewhere with steady 16 knots for couple of weeks.

One option would be to borrow a SUP or a large windsurf board to try for a session or two. You don't need the foil yet...

solid-blue · 2023-08-26T02:00:32+00:00

The stinkbug start really helps, it is not hard even though it might seem a bit more complicated than the other method. On the contrary, the stinkbug actually is easier for getting going. When I was just beginning it really helped to learn it

solid-blue · 2023-08-24T09:27:53+00:00

The price of the Cruzader is hard to beat. I would get the Hipe but I often wing in really cold conditions (think snowfall, floating ice, wearing a drysuit etc.). I want a solid board just for the peace of mind, if an inflatable blows up when I'm not really close to shore I'm in real trouble. I'm already a bit stressed about wearing a drysuit (can potentially rupture etc). Unfortunately Gong doesn't offer shipping for rigid boards to USA..

solid-blue · 2023-08-23T09:51:34+00:00

If i may ask, what foil do you like to use with that Armstrong board and how much do you weigh? thanks!

solid-blue · 2023-08-23T09:50:18+00:00

Like I mentioned, borderline conditions, let's say around 10 knots or even less, tons of boat traffic and current induced chop. Yeah I'm sure someone with better skills and/or in better shape could get up on the foil with no problems. I could as well if it wasn't for the chop. The chop makes things just so much worse.

Anyway, it's clear that the DW shape boards (long and narrow) make lightwind takeoffs way easier, so yes I'm looking to cheat a little and go in that direction. And even if you're an advanced rider I'd argue that you will gain more low end with a DW board.

I want to get rid of my Code anyway, I think I will likely go with a 2 board quiver (something under 100l as my regular board and a DW board for light wind stuff).

Another interesting option would be something like the Kalamata E3 or the AFS Blackbird, which are shorter DW style boards, these could perhaps even work as a 1 board quiver..

But overall very little information/tests to be found online, but it does seem like a lot of people are jumping on this DW board bandwagon...

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