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Great video as usual. Living in the Midwest I do a lot of light wind winging it's all I've got! I'm finding as I improve I can get going in 8 to 9 knots but there are of course big holes in the wind inland. So I can pump the board and pump the wing but eventually one just comes off the foil. Am I right in thinking that you have the same issue here - eventually you run out of apparent wind if it's very light? In essence for consistent very light wind once your up foil drive you can keep going but in very spotty wind with big holes one might not get much advantage - foil drive will help getting on foil but it won't help staying on foil?

Great video: your skills are impressive

Good vid. It’s encouraging to know I don’t necessarily need to go out and buy the latest foil specific sails!

Great video. I just bought a FD and am a total wing foiling beginner and hope it will steepen the curve for me.

Geat video as always. I just upgraded from my Hoverglide to Phantasm G1007 and PTM 930 - very economical way to get a higher end set up! Love the new wings and the stabs. Where do you guys launch for flat water I'm going to be in Orlando soon and I think you are near there?

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Great video thanks! I’m also using Foil Drive Assist for hybrid wing foiling now. I can get going while others are waiting for a bigger gust. However, I can’t maintain flight with just wind at even 10 mph. I can hybrid ride with low power but if I turn it off I come off foil. Any suggestions?

Always a good day on Slingshot gear

amazingly coooool! thank you for sharing!

Great video, have you compared these two wings on your Windfoil? Any comments?

Was this the right sail size for the conditions or were u underpowered?

horrible music.

That is impressive and encouraging at the same time. I’ve been doing kite surfing since 2003 and two months ago I bought a 98L 5”4 board, a x1,600 foil (70cm mast) and a4.5m wing. I’m 163 pounds and cannot get on foil in my first two sessions. I was really frustrated, one of my friends gave me his 6.0m wing and a 118L / 5”10 board and I got on foil almost immediately. Second session with the big wing I was riding both ways. Next session it was 17 to 22 knots and I decided to use my 4.5 meter wing and my board. I got on foil twice briefly and cannot get on foil again so I ended up exhausted. The very next day it was 19 to 23 knots and again cannot get on foil until I use my friends 5.5 meter. I know I’m learning but is frustrating to think that I will need tons of wind to do this, with this video I know that I’m just a kook 😂😂😂. By the way I live in Puerto Rico and usually is windy all year round but since I bought the wing gear it has been terrible!! Rain and no wind, or you have a brief period of wind in the morning and then at 10 to 11am the wind dies which is very strange. Anyway, thanks for the video. Can’t wait to have wind to keep this journey.

Thanks for the reviews! Re: lightwind, are you able to say about how much lighter you can go with various front wings? I have ptm1001 and ptm926, but am looking at 899 and wondering how much low end it gives up compared to the other two ... 2 mph, 5mph in more windspeed needed? Similarly, how much is gained from the g1000?

Great video thanks! How is the 899 compared to the G700? Do you think you could kite on the 899?

I'm waiting for a 2nd hand FDA, so am interested to know how you manage to hold onto the strap/boom with the same hand as you hold the controller? It's not really clear in the video, so I'm trying to anticipate what I'll have to do. Thanks.

Would it be easier with a bigger front foil wing?

How Big is your front Wing?

Thanks for posting this I was wondering when someone would try it. So what do you think was more fun wind foil or wing foil with foil drive assist? Seems like both get going in super light winds. I’m wondering if on those really light days having the rig etc might make it easier to float around and get back if the battery ran down? Great stuff!

That looked like a very nicely balanced combo. You gotta love the bonus session .

Hey Dean, What is the mast position when using the PTM899, relative to the G900. While foiling, I got the impression that at higher speeds my front foot pressure really had to increase to keep the foil in the water. I do use my front footstraps, so putting my front foot further forward is difficult. Do you change the mast position when changing the foil and if yes, how? Greetings, Frans (PS: I have both foils, de 82 cm carbon mast and de 90 wingcraft V2)

Dean, great to see how that performs. I'm not sure if Iunderstood correct: you launched = got up on the foil flying, in 7-9 mph / 6-8 knots? I have also the same combination 899 v360 and thinking all time ifI need a low wind front winh or not like the g1007. You have both ones. How big is the low end difference out of your experience? The 899 is more fun and has a much more better glide out of my experience. But I had the g1007 only tested for 10 mind from a friend. Low end of 899 is better more back?

Hello! So many camera views thanks! So what's the position of the mast with this very front wing? Also, did you try foot straps in the outside position? And why don't you use two rear straps in the inside position, just where your back foot seems to always stand?

Hey Dean, thanks for Reviews!! Really great. Until now only used ptm899 with the v rear. Do you think with th ps400 I'll vet more low end power? Have also tested the g1000 vs g900? Hiw many more liw end end power do you mean has the g1000 more?

Would you consider selling your v3, and if so do you have a 5L ?

Interesting, you mention less lift in the swells with the vee tail. One of my problems in small swells was getting sent to the moon with too much power. I got the vee stab, just waiting for the wind to show up.

Cool video man. Thx.

Foil drive or downwind board? What do you think the answer is!? I’m even thinking foil drive would help pull me through my jibes!

Would you make a video about how you use weight lifting straps? I think that would be game changing for me.

Cheers Dean - you’ve done the experiment for me 👍🤙

I have been wondering how well the FDA would work for windfoiling, primarily for those really light wind days when you just can’t pump it up on foil even though there is enough wind power to keep you on foil, if you could only get the board up. So thanks for doing this experiment and it makes me want to invest in a FDA even more now. I can envision it being really useful for really light wind ocean Windsurf Wave Foiling too!😊

Same issue with the controller and the wing leashes tangling... I stoped leashing the wing since I can get back to it with the foil drive if I drop it... in light wind it can't go anywhere anyway and in strong wing it slowly keeps flipping over and over... just don't loose it on land

How much time proportionally did you spend winging vs efoiling? After lifting, did you do a straight line pure winging?

Very cool... great solution to super light wind winging. :)

You have a talent for making even Gopro footage look amazing.

I tried this setup and I'm not a fan. I hate the controller leash and the trying to press the controller button while I'm futzing around. It might work OK if on a dead flat lake. But any chop and it becomes even more unmanageable for me. My future money will be better spent on larger foils and wings.

Have u tried this approach with WindFoiling?

Would you use the 730 or 926 for light winds ? 🤙

Thanks for your videos, I have just purchased the exact same board and foil setup. Can you tell me where you normally run the mast in the track?

Hey Dean would be great what is your impressuon. I think its a cool performing wing. But not sure if the v3 is much better?

The new branding is so unoriginal. Everytime I see it I'm transported back to the 90's and Simmer Style windsurf sails. That's my first thought everytime "Simmer Style are making kites/wings now"? When your corporate logo reminds you of some else's products/company? You're doing it wrong!

They have come a long way from the V1

nice review nice wing I wanna try iy- Joe

Great front handle. Looks comfortable for the wrist.

Hi, thank you for the explanation and the video. I wing foiled the last 2 years but it gets boring and I want to get in windsurf foiling again. Now, I was wondering if the g800 could be a wing for both Wind AND wing foil. what do you think about low-wind capabilities of this G800 wing in windsurf foiling i.example compared with the pfi730 and the G900? Glide of the G Series should be much better. Also, can you compare top end speed of those wings? I got the wizard 114. My weight is 85kg and sails up max to 5.7. thank you in advance.

Great video just started in Florida also and working on those Jibes & Tacs.

Sorry to hear about your injury and I hope you recover well. For harness lines, just using a 6-7 mm nylon cord instead helps and you will not hit your face with it. Perhaps it would be good to switch stances as well when you ride so you don't need to ride toe side. If you just switch to toe side briefly before going into the jibe, leaving the jibe you will be back in the comfortable heel side stance!

What about the comparison to the ptm930?

Thanks for this, I've seen a few people using them here in the Gorge already. I think it'll be a good next step from my current G 1000, which I expect will remain useful in lighter wind. I'll be picking up a 360 stab at the same time.

Agreed with many injury related issues. I’ve had both of my wrists flair up with pain, at different times, and I’ve been using Duotone booms and hard handles for 3 years now. Started doing old windsurfing stretches before my sessions and it’s been almost a year since my last painful post session. Was curious about your Slingshot board, I’m currently riding a Quattro 5’2 80L board and weight 195lbs and have 3.5 years of experience. I have all my turns, Heineken jibes too, and like jumping. I found your same model slingshot boards on sale used, including the 50L and 70L. What size are you using, and would you go smaller, with increased skills, or just continue riding the same size. Your skill looks very similar to mine. I enjoyed the front v-strap while it lasted, using a NSI glue-on insert for the center bottom strap hole. Unfortunately it came unglued during a jump at Sherman Island and I’ve since gone to a single front foot strap. I’ve since ordered a 5-hole insert plug I’ll have to install to use my v-strap again with confidence. Thankfully I didn’t fall hard when I jumped and had my front foot detach from my board midair, I just kicked my back foot out and landed free of my board. Hope you’re back on the water soon and without repetitive injuries. I haven’t used my new harness system yet but hoping to next week