I sold a friend an axis 6ft 8 98 litre board and he uses it as a prone board all the time. Old people don't need the latest and greatest or smallest and hardest to use. If he was using a paddle he would be on something with more width and litres. He can catch waves and paddle back out easily.

Johndesu said..
Just wondering if anyone may have prone foiled a wing board? I tried my new / newish 2021
5.7 x 95L Naish Carbon Ultra Wing board today in onshore winds (25 - 35kns) x 6inch wind waves with my trusty old scratched up 1550 v1 & good old 300 rear wing on a 45cm Armstrong Mast (very shallow as just breaking over reef & rocks) and it felt great considering the crappy conditions etc, does anyone maybe have any experience, insight comments etc?:-)

Damn you must have been desperate to get out in those conditions!

Sometimes I misjudge the wind (and chop) from the view point at my spot which is a long paddle to a reef, and find standup too difficult, so I ditch the paddle and prone surf my sup board. I don't prone that spot because it's just shallow enough that paddling a prone sinker hits the reef, but the sup doesn't. The main downside is the thickness of the board creates a disconnect to the foil that is very noticeable. When holding a wing or a paddle, it's not as noticeable. It is way more fun to be on my 4'8" 38l prone board and a smaller foil in good waves than a 120 liter sup board and bigger foil in not so good waves. A wing board like the Army 4'11" or 5'2" would probably be a decent prone board for small waves and advanced winging, but again, it's always a compromise somewhere.... One nice thing about having one board for all conditions is that you always pick the right one!