How do you inflate a wing on the water?

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3 years ago

Wing Foiling

GasHazard

QLD

385 posts

GasHazard

QLD, 385 posts

12 May 2023 4:27pm

I saw a vid of a wing sup downwinder in marginal winds. The wind dropped so he deflated his wing, put it in a back pack and pumped and paddled onto small swells. Later the wind picked up and he inflated his wing but the vid didn't show that bit. I can't imagine pumping it up out there.

jksmurf

218 posts

jksmurf

218 posts

12 May 2023 3:51pm

I'd imagine you could use one of those little canisters that make soda-bottles ... the one that bicycle riders use on the road.

This guy did it ... wingsurfworld.com/news/james-caseys-world-first-deflate-downwind-and-re-inflate-all-whilst-up-on-foil/

The bike ones look like this. I'd imagine you can get an adapter.....

Browy

QLD

47 posts

Browy

QLD, 47 posts

13 May 2023 10:05am

In the video he has a hose attached to what looks like a larger air canister that is strapped to the handle.

The 16gm CO2 Bulb used for bike tyres will have no where near enough in it to inflate a wing.

kersh

NSW

165 posts

kersh

NSW, 165 posts

13 May 2023 3:11pm

Browy said..
In the video he has a hose attached to what looks like a larger air canister that is strapped to the handle.

The 16gm CO2 Bulb used for bike tyres will have no where near enough in it to inflate a wing.

Dead right.... maybe try a SodaStream canister??