I got sloppy when replacing the rope. now it is a bit slack (longer "A" dimension) could be as much as 5-6 inches. Still works fine, enough reach for me. I found that having quick release too close to the spreader on my Vega sit harness (using Slingshot Talon metal loop) was detrimental to the comfo...

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Mon May 06, 2019 10:32 am

Never having tried monofoil, i wonder if a canard feels like a monofoil with more pitch control.

Not really. Spitfire is lot more stable than mono and closer to a regular foil by comparison, even with small wings.

Mike Murphy came by our spot last weekend. He seemed to care more about not cashing out on this foil craze rather than what that thing is called

Tried riding mono couple times and would appreciate some pointers. The setup I'm using is Gong surf wing medium size (I think it is the same as the one in picture above). The board is Levitaz Exo first gen. When I setup foil with the stab, mast position worked out to be all the way back. After remov...

they are great for toe side. no problem with most jumping either. I found the wear on the rope is rather small when foiling as I'm not as powered up as on TT. Also using regular plastic coated chicken loop/QR loop wears out rope less than stainless ring or rope specific chicken loop metal replacemen...

Actually - I notice that there seem to be two different products available at Home Depot: Superlube 3 oz. Tube Synthetic Grease with Syncolon PTFE I'd go for this one. Seems to check all the boxes. Tefgel is PITA to work with because of its high adhesion/stickiness, but that I believe makes it work...

costs 400 euros, 2 racing bars included. only negative is that it needs 3 acres for launching and 6 for landing

I'm having good luck with Tef-gel as well. Usually disassemble the foil for travel only, 2-3 times a year. Salt water. Zeeko foil. I don't even re-apply Tef-gel every time if the coating looks good, but would not recommend doing this. When applying a fresh coat, I clean surfaces really good with rub...

So how do you handle sea grass collecting on the foil? My area has a lot of it and for my surfboard I just ollie to shed them. Would you perform some sort of maneuver to shed them? A jump works quite well. I can shed some of the grass shaking foil in the air, but not all of it. Landing straight dow...

Similar sentiment here. Spitfire with XLW has been my go to rig for about 18 months or so (standard wings before that). I'm still happy with it, but would like to try something else in waves. XLW is still a bit too fast in waves. I have not noticed any pitch issues at speed, but it is not often that...