Thanks, that was really helpful. Looking at the chart for the last couple of sessions it looks like i can get going at a slower speed than early this year. take off seems to be around 6/7 mph. I need to buy a wind meter to keep with me and see how much wind i actually need to get to those speeds. Did the 1000 wing make a difference for you? Hopefully i can go out this week and try it out with the new straps position.
Pumping skills not the best, i have no problem staying on the foils and pumping while flying but when i try to pump to generate speed i have this issue that if I really push it the board tends to point upwind and i lose pressure on the sail. I have tried pumping with and without the front strap and i keep having the same issue. I never use the back strap when pumping to get on the foils. I do use an adjustable outhaul, i tend to open the sail (release the outhaul a couple of CMs) when im struggling to get on the foil. I do a lot of reaching, i realized that i can push so much more when i can really put pressure on the back leg and push upwind, feels awkward because half my body is ahead of the harness lines with the front knee bended kinda of the opposite of regular fin slalom but i sail in a channel so not a lof space for long runs going upwind downwind, most times i end up sailing zigzag along the channel.
I was using the front strap all the way to the front, i just moved them 2 holes back. maybe that makes a difference. mast rake is at positive 1. and the mast base i usually have it all the way back. it definitely feels like im planning before i get on the foil, a bit frustrating going from struggling to get on the foils to overpowered. top speed at the moment is 25knts. not sure if there is anything else i could move around to improve.
Hi, whats your average take off speed and minimum wind to get on the iq foils ? i am 100kg and need 12/13 mph wind speed and around 10 mph board speed to finally get on the foil. I usually start foiling earlier than the wingers but the kites start to get on the foils way before i can. no other IQ foilers in my area so a bit hard to compare.
iq board, foil 900 115+ carbon mast. 9.0 hgo. I have to check what spacer im using at the moment but i believe is the +0.5 Long Island NY. Thanks!
