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Reply in Topic: Shark vs Foil- the latest episode

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28 Apr 2026 5:29pm

Youngbreezy said..
I feel like I should start a web series with all these incidents lately!
Seriously Sharks chill the F**k out your killing the vibe!!
www.surfer.com/news/great-white-chases-foil-surfer-video

-wPUi

He just wanted to play.

Reply in Topic: Cut (foil) resistant clothing options?

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17 Apr 2026 3:07pm

PBfoiler said..
I'm trying to figure out how cut resistant fabric helps. Sure - I understand the "slice" protection, but my experience is from impact cuts. I wear a 4/3 wetsuit for all sessions. I recently had a close encounter with my foil in shorebreak. The mast hit my forearm really hard. No cut in the wetsuit, but a nasty gash in my arm. If a wetsuit didn't help, how would a rash guard-thin cut fabric protect me?

Same with my shin and the trailing edge of the stab. Wetsuit was fine, but a razor-like gash in my shin.

Reply in Topic: Cut (foil) resistant clothing options?

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15 Apr 2026 4:35pm

Piros said..
Couple of Kevlar reinforced wetsuits here

Shark Stop | Shark Bite Resistant Wetsuits & Zephyr

Wetsuit Range | Zephyr Wetsuits With Ballistic Anti Puncture Fabric

I hope the magnets do repel and not attract.

Reply in Topic: Harness Lines

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8 Apr 2026 10:51am

Velocicraptor said..

Fishbone80 said..
Thank you! The chinooks look nice. What size fixed lines do you use on a boom? The parawing ones look good too. Aren't bungee lines too stretchy?

There is a fixed line inside the bungees, so once it is stretched to the length of the fixed line it stops stretching. The bungee retracts when it is unloaded.

Im pretty tall, but I use the 26" chinook. I'd probably go 24" if I bought it again.

So, would a 24" Chinook windsurf monoline be equivalent to a Medium PKS bungee monoline (since 24"/ 2 = 12" or 30 cm)?

Reply in Topic: Harness Lines

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8 Apr 2026 10:43am

Fishbone80 said..
Hey all,

Anyone has experience with the 'Mystic Wing Harnesslines Center Connect'?
www.you-love-it.eu/shop/en/mystic-center-connect-harness-line-for-hard-handles-2025

I'm looking for a vario mono line and this one looks ok. They have two variantions, that appears to be measuring the distance between boom and hook: 25-33cm/33-42cm. If not other suggestions for mono/vario lines are welcome! Thanks!

I'm using the shortest one at the shortest setting. PVC tubing snapped on the first session. It was still usable, but too long. The warranty replacement has been fine for a few sessions now. Just need to really tighten it on the boom so that it does not slide around when rotating it out of the way to pump. (And even when it's not rotated up, it doesn't swing when pumping at the shortest setting that I'm using).

Reply in Topic: Mo gusts mo glory: suggestion for absorbing gusts without sheeting out

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7 Apr 2026 1:31pm

Stumbleweed said..
Faff, I ride Armstrong hs2 780 with the dart 140 tail, +0.5 shim, cedrus wing mast (90 or 72), foil positioned at center of mass balance point of board. Board is a 78 L Emissary. I ride f-one wings of different generations (mostly newer). I mainly ride in the Columbia Gorge so generally there's swell but certainly not always big swell. Generally I looks for mid-strength days to work on speed (17-22 kt). I'm 85-ish kg

I heard that original Armstrong HA foils were very technical. But if that's not the foil I think it is, then you should have no issues at all hitting 20 knots with that setup. Ride higher on the mast. Bear away as much as possible in a gust in a flat spot, moving your weight forward as the front foot pressure rises. You don't need to be hooked in. Might consider taking off the board leash, so that the board does not fly after you in a crash. (Would need to know how to body drag, of course).

Reply in Topic: Mo gusts mo glory: suggestion for absorbing gusts without sheeting out

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7 Apr 2026 7:09am

Stumbleweed said..

BWalnut said..
Worth remembering that racers are on long masts, different foils, and different wings than us. There's technique for sure, but there's also a ton of gear variables that make the experience way different than the average Joe's out riding swell and mowing the lawn.

No doubt but I feel I should be able to break 20 on my setup and cruse around at 16-18 instead of 13-15. Or maybe I'm mistaken?

What's your setup? Wind strength? Water state? (Flat water really helps).

Reply in Topic: Shark Deterrent devices, how to mount them?

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3 Apr 2026 1:15pm

ptsf1111 said..

Youngbreezy said..
The risks have become so high that you don't even have to go out on the water to be at risk. You're in imminent danger even just standing next to a river or pond or any body of water.

This is just plain nonsense. Do you even believe this yourself? Are you paid or otherwise rewarded to advertise for this product?

Well, it was posted on April 1.

Reply in Topic: Shark Deterrent devices, how to mount them?

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3 Apr 2026 12:13pm

Mark _australia said..

Faff said.
And yet 3 people were killed wearing one.

I've always thought it's bull**** anyway. The evidence that a shark cruising past is annoyed by it, is not the same as a two tonne animal already doing 30kph straight toward you as it's decided to attack. Then at the last second it gets an annoying snout tickle from an electric thing. It's too late. The testing is not real world in that sense.

I really wish this stuff actually worked (any of it). I was thinking of getting some Shark Eyes decals ... But now I wonder if they may be doing the exact opposite of what they claim.

Reply in Topic: Shark Deterrent devices, how to mount them?

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2 Apr 2026 6:58pm

regal1 said..
The only shark deterrent device with positive empirical evidence is shark shield/ocean guardian. It's currently not in production after going into administration. If you've been next one you realise it puts out a decent voltage & current. Magnets don't appear to work.

And yet 3 people were killed wearing one.

Reply in Topic: Shark Deterrent devices, how to mount them?

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2 Apr 2026 1:57pm

Piros said..
There are multiple accounts of people wearing Sharkbanzs still being attacked here is a couple , it has better reviews with Bulls but not the Whites. Something is better than nothing ,I'd be using Skark Eyes as well.

Santa Cruz shark attack victim was wearing a Sharkbanz

Erica Fox (December 2025): A triathlete was fatally attacked by a Great White shark at Lovers Point in Monterey, California, while wearing a Sharkbanz device. Body of Swimmer Erica Fox, killed by Great White, Found With Sharkbanz Still Attached to Ankle

"Affects their magnetic field sense" could mean that it repels most... and strongly attracts some.

Reply in Topic: Straps vs strapless

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29 Mar 2026 1:03pm

TooMuchEpoxy said..

Stumbleweed said..
Strapless rider checking in.

I've tried a front strap. When I had it dialed in I did experience an instant jump in control and pump up on foil ability.

That said, straps are horrible when poorly placed. The strap takes up a considerable amount board real estate. When I tinker with my foil or board setup (which perhaps I do too much), sometimes the strap will be in exactly the wrong place. Aargh!!!

And then there are the times I unintentionally hit a sand bar or ball of weed at speed and go ass over teakettle. Boy am I ever glad my foot wasn't in a strap.

Oho man, bad strap placement is the worst. I 100% buy strapless boards and add inserts EXACTLY where My feet go like I ride strapless and take a grease pencil out and mark my feet and add the straps in the right spot.

There is also the question of strap adjustability. New boards are now coming out with inserts for V-straps only, which are not very adjustable. Coming from windsurfing, I'm used to having high and narrow straps with the foot all the way in up to the ankle. Maybe that's "old-school", as I see pros on Instagram riding with flat, wide straps with only the toes sticking out past the strap, and V-straps are fine for this kind of setup.

Reply in Topic: Straps vs strapless

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26 Mar 2026 8:35am

optwo2 said..
Interesting. I never rode with straps in my life (in my head the risk for injury is much higher). How would you describe the difference? What feels better with straps?
(excluding the obvious - jumping)

Straps give a target for swapping feet. Can pull up on the straps when carving, pumping onto foil. And if you don't wear a leash, less swimming after your board (requires flexible ankles and knees though, so not recommended, lol).

Reply in Topic: Duotone UNIT 2026

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23 Mar 2026 11:15am

kook123 said..
Looking for more reviews on the 2026 units...I'm looking for a new quiver this spring in the US and need to span 2.5M to 6.5M

Coming from 2024 regular Slicks...which I have definitely gotten lots of use out of, but especially with my 6.5M, they just seem heavy and the flagging sucks...just trying to jibe that thing I really have to work to get it to behave...and they flip over at every opportunity.

Thinking of going SLS 2.5, 3.5, 5, 6.5 to cover my crappy inland lake conditions as well as summer trips to The Gorge for my 65kg self on a floater midlength...I don't jump or race, just want a friendly all around wing

What FranP wrote back in September. I have a 2026 DLAB and had a 2025 DLAB before. Flatter, so a bit less grunt from zero, but better in every other way (stability, speed, upwind, transitions). Flagging is really good. (Almost as good as my 2025 Mantis, which has a phenomenal flagging handle, but is inferior in every other way, including moving the wing between your hands on the wave... It just feels heavy.).

Reply in Topic: OMEN Emissary: hype or legit? (Takeoff + F-One pairing)

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22 Mar 2026 9:45pm

Are Omen boards built by Appletree?

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