I'm finally going to give it a go after waiting, sitting on the fence and watching the constant & continual improvements for learners, its time.
I have a suitable Deep Tuttle boxed board that I will use but will need to get it some nose protection as I really like this board as a windsurfer.
What's recommended as a retro fix/fit?
And how are they attached?

My initial thought is a Pool Noodle but I'm unsure of the best way to affix it to the board while still preserving its windsurfing mode. Removeable would be ideal. Velcro? Ideas?

Cheers Dave

Hi.

Struggling with keeping airborne for longer on my kit.
Does a long fuselage make for a more stable ride in the pitch axis?

What is classed as a long fuselage length?

Would a wider stance help?

Cheers

HB

I took this footage in a 5 to 10 knot easterly at Marmong the other day. Some of the gusts might have been 11 or 12 knots but mostly it was under 10 knots. The board is a JP 135 and the foil is a Moses freeride. https://store.moseshydrofoil.com/products/wind-foil-vento101-fr . The sail is an 8.0 metre NCX on a 460 RDM gorilla mast and my X9 wave boom. I run this mast/boom combo only when foiling in light stuff for reduced weight and a softer feel. I'm very happy with the Moses foil it has a deep mast with a lot of surface area. If you keep it low it is quite stable.

There's a lot of hitting waves going in the movie. That's fine by me. I'm still learning and I started enjoying it more and breaching less when I stopped stressing out about hitting waves. I found the GPS info very interesting. I was amazed to see the foil popping at only 10 to 11 knots of speed! I'm a fatty at the moment at 90kg, I wonder what speed a lighter rider would pop at? or maybe it is a case of same board speed just less wind needed.

My back arm is very bent at times. This is due to the quite tight apparent wind at times. I was practicing upwind/downwind and I'm still getting a feel for angles. The GPS data is from the GoPro and the gauges are Dashware. The speed is in knots. I decided not to add music. Why spoil the blessed silence. Dig how quiet it is from 9.30 to about 10.00. Gotta love that.

Hi All
I know you can buy a commercial version but who has some good ideas for a home made nose protector for when you are learning to foil?
Thanks
Steve

Was out for my first foil. Was on a sb formula 162 and a np rs:one AL foil, 7.5m sail.

Mast foot was almost all the way back (covering the serial #) I find with this board in perticular you need took keep the mast foot back to keep the nose from sticking. I'm light 65kg. Had a few decent fights in light wind with one crash. around 6-10 knots. With foiling there seems to be even more tuning then windsurfing. Had trouble at times keeping enough weight in the back to get the foil to lift probably some poor foil nubbie technique. But is there a standard distance foiling boards keep the mast foot from the edge of the fin box for maximum control and lift. I will measure mine to compare, since i use a non foil board is the track in a weird position comparied to dedicated foiling boards?