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Re: is high wind winging any good?!

Postby 14ToeSide » Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:02 pm

Agree w Pully. FORGET the Foil. Just sayin.
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Re: is high wind winging any good?!

Postby grigorib » Sat Jan 07, 2023 8:33 pm

I’m not a big fan of high wind winging. Maybe it were unorganized waves, maybe gusts but I haven’t got to the point when it’s fun. The board turns into a wing at those speeds too and tries to fly away :)


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