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How to choose my first Wing? Size? Brand? 2022 Cabrinha 02 Mantis Windowless Wing is good?

Postby Tio » Mon Oct 24, 2022 4:13 am

Hi, I ve being kitesurfing for 10 years, and I would like to start wing foiling.

Any recommendations on which wing buy, any brand or model?

I was planning to get a 2022 Cabrinha 02 Mantis Windowless Wing 6 mas.

Any comment would be much appreciated .

Thanks.

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Re: How to choose my first Wing? Size? Brand? 2022 Cabrinha 02 Mantis Windowless Wing is good?

Postby mati » Mon Oct 24, 2022 7:56 am

There is a dedicated subforum for wingfoiling. viewforum.php?f=201
You should ask there

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Re: How to choose my first Wing? Size? Brand? 2022 Cabrinha 02 Mantis Windowless Wing is good?

Postby rleshem » Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:00 pm

I just started this year - super fun!

I have a 4 and 5 fone strike. Great wings - very popular.
The duo tone unit are is popular and people seem to love it.
I tried the cabrinha mantis - very powerful good handles but more fatiguing in the arms than the fone strike which I didn’t like. Cheaper and is on sale now.

I am 180lb- 4m is my 10m kite winds 20-30 mph . 5m is my 12m winds 15-22mph. I will be probably buy a 3 for upper twenties winds.

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Re: How to choose my first Wing? Size? Brand? 2022 Cabrinha 02 Mantis Windowless Wing is good?

Postby StellaBlu » Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:23 pm

Tio wrote:
Mon Oct 24, 2022 4:13 am
Hi, I ve being kitesurfing for 10 years, and I would like to start wing foiling.

Any recommendations on which wing buy, any brand or model?

I was planning to get a 2022 Cabrinha 02 Mantis Windowless Wing 6 mas.

Any comment would be much appreciated .

Thanks.
What is your size, your board size, your foil size and your general wind range? These all come into play with wing selection.

Similar to kites, you will probably need at least two wings to cover a variety of conditions.

The Mantis is a great wing, but at least in the v1 version, I didn't like the larger sizes (above 5m). 6m is generally a light wind size, and larger wings can be more challenging to learn with versus smaller wings, but if you only have lightwind conditions, it can work.
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Re: How to choose my first Wing? Size? Brand? 2022 Cabrinha 02 Mantis Windowless Wing is good?

Postby Tio » Tue Oct 25, 2022 8:46 pm

Thanks for your comments

Tipically I ride a 11 mts Dice and a 5.11 surfboard.

Wind conditions 18/22 nts.

Thanks.

Tio

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Re: How to choose my first Wing? Size? Brand? 2022 Cabrinha 02 Mantis Windowless Wing is good?

Postby StellaBlu » Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:06 pm

Tio wrote:
Tue Oct 25, 2022 8:46 pm
Thanks for your comments

Tipically I ride a 11 mts Dice and a 5.11 surfboard.

Wind conditions 18/22 nts.

Thanks.

Tio
I meant your wing board size and foil size.

Unless you are over 200 lbs, a 5m should work in that wind range. I would try to avoid using a 6m as a single wing quiver.

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Re: How to choose my first Wing? Size? Brand? 2022 Cabrinha 02 Mantis Windowless Wing is good?

Postby Peter_Frank » Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:17 pm

Tio wrote:
Tue Oct 25, 2022 8:46 pm
Thanks for your comments

Tipically I ride a 11 mts Dice and a 5.11 surfboard.

Wind conditions 18/22 nts.

Thanks.

Tio

Hi, assume you are average weight since you don't write.

For 18-22 knots you should get a 4 m2.

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Re: How to choose my first Wing? Size? Brand? 2022 Cabrinha 02 Mantis Windowless Wing is good?

Postby JON MODICA » Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:31 pm

Tio wrote:
Mon Oct 24, 2022 4:13 am
Hi, I ve being kitesurfing for 10 years, and I would like to start wing foiling.

Any recommendations on which wing buy, any brand or model?

I was planning to get a 2022 Cabrinha 02 Mantis Windowless Wing 6 mas.

Any comment would be much appreciated .

Thanks.
How much do you weigh? What size board do you plan to use? Fresh or salt water?
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