drsurf wrote: ↑Thu Feb 03, 2022 12:50 pm
The modern Core board you have, still have?, (see pic below), would be better than the Naish 127. It is slightly wider with approx. equal surface area, parallel rails and most importantly it has the tracks right at the rear of the board whereas the Naish does not. The Naish board was designed for smaller area, more kite specific foils, (I sell Naish gear), whereas the Core is designed to work with modern surf foils which is the type of foil you have.
I believe you are overthinking the whole process and relying on way too many points of view on this forum and other advice, none of which gives you an absolute answer to what you are seeking. Considering you are still in your early stages of TT riding you need to practice this, test your skills on an ordinary 6ft or less surfboard, which is a directional board like a foil board and then if you're not dropping the kite try the foil gear you have.
When you are actually practicing TT, surfboard and foiling with a kite, (or boat), you will will have experiences and questions which can be much easier to answer because these experiences and questions will directly relate to the reality of kitesurfing & foiling and your local conditions & capabilities.
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Hi dsurf, I apppreciate all your thoughts avd recommendations. To clarify, I don’t have the core slc set-up. I was on this forum to see if it would be a good set-up for me to get stated on. Since it’s a large investment I wanted to be sure before rushing in.
I did manage to buy an as new second hand Armstrong cf300 rear wing fir $100 aud. I also ended up biting the above naish board, just yesterday, for $500 aud. I figured it was a good price so if I find it too difficult to ride I could just resell it.
At this point in time, I’m still looking fur the Armstrong 85cm mast, Armstrong 60cm fuse and ch1200 front wing. Then I’m all set to start practicing behind the boat.
I do realise that it’s early in my riding to be thinking of foiling but I just seem to have foiling on the brain and I wanted to be able to practice my foiling behind a boat in our off season which starts in a month or two. Additionally, it wound give me some time to look out fur quality used gear to amass some good gear for when I eventually start practicing.
I do appreciate that I may be coming across as over thinking it but my kiting budget is pretty limited so I want to get myself gear I can still practice but Audi progress on.
Tgr good news is that I’m almost there. Just need a few more bits and pieces. Thanks again for all your guidance.
