I've only been foiling for a few months on a formula board & NP foil. I've spent most of the time with the board just off the water & the tail still touching. Now after some advice from a good foil rider, I've moved the front strap to its rearmost position and am able to get the board right up out of the water. I've had the sail mast in most rearward position the whole time.

It seems pretty obvious that that to foil well, the riders feet need to be balanced fore and aft of the foil's centre of lift - mid span or toward the front of the main wing. Most windsurfing foil boards use Tuttle mounts which don't allow any adjustment of foil position on the board.

Why don't more windsurf foil board manufacturers use track mounts on their boards? It would provide a lot more adjustment of board setup. Slingshot seem to be one of the few that provide tracks on their boards and as far as I can see there are no Slingshot windsurf dealers on the East Coast.

I realise a track mount doesn't allow a fin to be fitted, but personally I only want to foil, so will use a smaller main wing in stronger winds.

What do you think?

Cheers,

Greg