Down wind foils, Settings to increase lift and ability to catch bumps
Hi Sup Foilers,
In my attempt to catch waves on my JP Australia 7.0 115 Ltr board ( Large NP Foil) I have tried everything in my capacity. No problem to balance and move around but catching bumps have been lately catching waves.
Not was I was hoping.
The waves are steep and during wipeouts the gear and me gets beaten up.
How to catch the smaller waves or better bumps? I paddle as hard as I possibly can (Feels like I will break my carbon paddle soon) timing is obviously key.
In my quest to pop up and foil like "all others" on YouTube I have tried to trim or setup my foil, position and board.
1. The wedge (About 10mm on the back) Helped a lot on my first try with it.
2. Moving the foil Fwd seems to shorten the board? Pivot point (Foil) I can move forward as well balance the pressure point. When I have had the foil fully aft in the track I have had little luck getting on the foil. Frustration as on my normal 9,6 Sup I would not have any of these problem catching the wave. Think the 10mm wedge helped a lot as it felt like having a sea anchor holding me back.
3. To further increase lift I have trimmed the back wing.
4. Front foot strap are just in my way, I think one day I will have it installed for lifting during pumping at the start.
Maybe I need a larger down wind foil? I do not want to end up in surf to be able to foil, some manufactures recommend not to use the larger foils.To much stress on their equipment and could void their warrantees.
Where to go for these larger foils? Armstrong CF2400, GoFoilMaliko 280, Signature Albatross 210, Axis S-Series 102, Takuma V900. Hope that Neil Pryde will come out with a XL front wing But haven't heard any thing if or when that might be. Sent them a e-mail but no reply so far.
Anyone tested the above foils pros and cons to use the biggest ones on the market?
Cheers
Anders
