Taeyeony said..
These mid-length (5'-6') boards with forward foil box ride like a shorter board with a similar volume when you are on foil. The narrowness of the board helps clear the waves when you crank upwind in the choppy sea or when you surf the swell.The downside is it is a bit harder to get to your feet in choppy conditions. But it is a good trade-off. You will get used to it like when you downsize the board. Here is my advice from another thread.I think I figured out the best method for getting up on your feet. Here is my detail on how to. This is easier than the stink bug method for the narrow board that roll from side to side easily.

Imagine you are in messy chop and strong wind with this board and want to start in a regular stance.

1. Climb up the board and kneel low. Just focus on the balance. The wing should be on the right side of your board.
2. If you don't do anything the wind and wave will push the board pointing the nose downwind. this gives you bit a more stability.
3. Grab the LE handle with the right hand and pass the LE handle to the left hand and grab the front handle with the right hand.
4. Twist the board using your wing to point the board to the beam reach (board perpendicular to the wind) the board should also move forward a little.
5. Pass the front handle from the right hand to the left hand and grab the rear handle with the right hand. The board is now moving fast cross wind and you are very stable and can stand up and ride off.

Steps 3-5 should be smooth and fast. Step 4 is very important you should twist the board when your hands are on the LE handle and front handle you have partial stability from the wing and when you turn you can gently twist the board in this position so the wind does not throw you off balance.

Taeyeony said..
These mid-length (5'-6') boards with forward foil box ride like a shorter board with a similar volume when you are on foil. The narrowness of the board helps clear the waves when you crank upwind in the choppy sea or when you surf the swell.The downside is it is a bit harder to get to your feet in choppy conditions.

Bennis123 said..
Got a good price on this custom board: 6.07 feet, 20" wide, 81l. What do you guys think of the shape compared to Sunova Carver and Amos Sultan Wing?

cornwallis said..




I rode a mid length prone board for the first time this weekend, 5'6x18. The extra paddle power was great. Quite interesting was due to the relatively narrow tail, the back foot went over the rails very often trying to get some leverage. Easy to adjust to with a few waves, but I think this will be a problem for someone used to a very wide tailed wing board, especially if they ride with an offset stance and ride foils that need a lot of rider input to turn, either slow or large span foils. If you can't ride with relatively aligned stance then you may have a hard time adjusting.

jksmurf said..
... my initial thoughts were geez let's take out our old windsurf wave boards and put tracks on th, about 2/3 from the nose ??

JPs little rear deck is like something from an aircraft carrier.

slashdotdash said..
I've been riding the Takoon Ultra Glide 6'2 (80L) since September and have been really enjoying it. Far superior take-off and because you stand more centrally it doesn't feel too large. It is slightly narrower than my Takoon Glide V2 4'10" board used for stronger wind, but the amount of board in front of you feels about the same.

int.takoon.com/products/ultra-glide

Since the Ultra Glide board arrived I have used it for almost all sessions because it makes getting up on foil easier and is still fun to ride in stronger wind. I did have one session on the smaller 4'10" board last week and it felt like riding through treacle in comparison to get going, even with plenty of wind. I am almost convinced to switch to a single light wind style board for all winging as it allows a smaller foil and hand wing to be used with little downside. The Ultra Glide weighs 5.89kg.

MilesH said..
What is your weight? Takoon advise 10-20l above weight in kg and wondered if you followed that?

massi said..
Hi, question for this forum. I come from windsurf-windfoil and last season I started winging. I am quickly progressing but still a beg/int as I still need to improve pumping technique and improve consistency on jibes. my board is really not suitable for wing foil, it is a SS freestyle 115 and I am 5'10" and 76kg. Foils tracks are located all the way back and are fine for the first few flights, but not great after that.Everyone around here has moved to dragonflies and barracudas but have not had a chance to try them. I am a little intimidated by the width, but I need to get a new board this season to keep progressing and I am wondering if I should just get one of those, or if the new Carver/Flux/Torpedo with a shorter length and a 20" width have 85%-90% of the efficiency in light wind while staying a little more compact , stable and manageable.Around here in summer we often have that 8-12 knots breeze, very flat water, and when it is >18knots I am back on my windsurf.
I really do not want to keep swapping board/foil every other year, I rather buy something that works and I can keep even if I need to struggle for a couple sessions and then spend time/money refine my technique.

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Similar situation here, but at 63kg and often even lighter wind range target...I'm debating just what to get while seeing what comes out in the next couple months. But I know I'm not getting a 7'+ board because of space and transportation issues alone...and you tend to pay for the extra materials. And of course its a continuum where you know you are going to trade away easier board speed as you go shorter and/or wider. I'm going to make an educated guess, trade a way some of that easy board speed to have a smaller package, and buy something that makes sense at the time and then I'll just have that board and won't know any different (love the one you're with!)...but it will sure as hell be easier getting up in light wind than what I currently have and am really looking forward to it (along with a new foil and upgrade in wings).

Hadn't seen the Sabfoil Torpedo yet...looks really good...but I'm going to wait and see what AppleTree has coming out before pulling the trigger on anything