Completely agree with everything in this video. I weigh 108 kg so dealing with a lot of the same issues. My original downline board was 8‘3“ I just had a custom-made at 7‘8“ kept the same volume at 130 l. I widen the board by little over an inch for a little more stability. The new board is more stable with no noticeable reduction in hull speed. A few inches should not matter, but it feels more shortboardy. Also it’s set up for a foil drive.
I use my foil assist on mine too. Full power and pumping needed to get up on my 5’2” Lethal but I can get up onto foil with zero pumping with only 60% power on the DW board. Shows the efficiency
If cost were no object I’d have one already despite the fact that I have gotten up on foil once…. Great demonstration and explanation as to why it works.
I have the hipe cruzader 7ft 11 - agree with what your saying about the dw boards - soooooo much fun and so versatile - i love using mine in stronger winds and smaller gear (wing anf foil) as well as lighter winds. I mostly wing on lake at moment - i struggle in the ocean side chop - as you say norrowness with the side chop just get thrown off a lot.
I’ve seen your videos of using your 7ft 11 and I can see how much use you get from it in sometimes marginal winds. I think these boards will revolutionise lake sailing. Try using the wing handle next to the downwind rail technique. Really helps keeping you upright when getting on the board.
get an 880! you'd love it. and have you tried a ML board yet? I'm so curious how much that crosses over into days I currently use a dw board for winging
im quite surprised that you are using a hs and a old mast armstrong on gong board without any top plate shim , when i had a lemon i had to put a 2 degree front and 3d print a stab shim to get front foot too ( contrary of what they armstrong give) to make it work and had a little bit of front foot and yet it wasnt perfect but it was noticeable on the hs1850 ! ps : i checked your other video and you have backfoot for sure, it's ok in wave but for speed manoeuver foot change and so on it's really bad. from what i heard the performance mast , coupled to new stab are now front foot and for some people so much front foot they have to put their foil all the way back. Armstong went from backfoot to front foot in the last gen of gear, front foot gear make it so much easier for the foiler !
I hear what you are saying and I wish I could get it further forward to give me more front foot pressure but it’s what I have and I can’t change it. I ride without straps so I tend to get going then shuffle back to put the centre of life further forward and give me some front foot pressure. I have adapted shins to give additional down force on the tails for when I Windfoil but they do slow me down on a wing. I was originally fully gong foils but changed to Armstrong foils but kept my gong boards.
@@heliboy999fly exactly the same than me, i decided to go to fone for their simplicity but it's still wasnt good with the gong board... i liked the Armstrong but those issues totaly killed it, i brought it new so i decided i spent enough cash on it and cut my loss. Solution from cheap to less cheap, 3d print a top plate shim, get a new gen stab, get the alu mast which is raked like the performance mast.
Completely agree with everything in this video. I weigh 108 kg so dealing with a lot of the same issues. My original downline board was 8‘3“ I just had a custom-made at 7‘8“ kept the same volume at 130 l. I widen the board by little over an inch for a little more stability.
The new board is more stable with no noticeable reduction in hull speed. A few inches should not matter, but it feels more shortboardy. Also it’s set up for a foil drive.
I use my foil assist on mine too. Full power and pumping needed to get up on my 5’2” Lethal but I can get up onto foil with zero pumping with only 60% power on the DW board. Shows the efficiency
If cost were no object I’d have one already despite the fact that I have gotten up on foil once…. Great demonstration and explanation as to why it works.
I have the hipe cruzader 7ft 11 - agree with what your saying about the dw boards - soooooo much fun and so versatile - i love using mine in stronger winds and smaller gear (wing anf foil) as well as lighter winds. I mostly wing on lake at moment - i struggle in the ocean side chop - as you say norrowness with the side chop just get thrown off a lot.
I’ve seen your videos of using your 7ft 11 and I can see how much use you get from it in sometimes marginal winds. I think these boards will revolutionise lake sailing.
Try using the wing handle next to the downwind rail technique. Really helps keeping you upright when getting on the board.
@@heliboy999fly yep that's the easiest way to get on but in ocean chop I struggle - don't go in the sea enough
Great video ! How much harder did you find footswitches on this board ?
No real difference. Only feel harder because on a smaller foil which is less stable. Once you are up on foil it really does feel any different.
Great vid, where are you mate? Looks a lot like Belize.........
Not that far from you.
Cayman Islands.
Very wet Cayman Islands atm
get an 880! you'd love it. and have you tried a ML board yet? I'm so curious how much that crosses over into days I currently use a dw board for winging
actually worth noting, I ride the new HAs around 2cm more forward than my other armie foils and it looks like you are out of mast track on that board.
No $$ left and it’s almost impossible to get kit here in The Caymans.
Making the best of what I have
im quite surprised that you are using a hs and a old mast armstrong on gong board without any top plate shim , when i had a lemon i had to put a 2 degree front and 3d print a stab shim to get front foot too ( contrary of what they armstrong give) to make it work and had a little bit of front foot and yet it wasnt perfect but it was noticeable on the hs1850 ! ps : i checked your other video and you have backfoot for sure, it's ok in wave but for speed manoeuver foot change and so on it's really bad. from what i heard the performance mast , coupled to new stab are now front foot and for some people so much front foot they have to put their foil all the way back. Armstong went from backfoot to front foot in the last gen of gear, front foot gear make it so much easier for the foiler !
I hear what you are saying and I wish I could get it further forward to give me more front foot pressure but it’s what I have and I can’t change it. I ride without straps so I tend to get going then shuffle back to put the centre of life further forward and give me some front foot pressure.
I have adapted shins to give additional down force on the tails for when I Windfoil but they do slow me down on a wing.
I was originally fully gong foils but changed to Armstrong foils but kept my gong boards.
@@heliboy999fly exactly the same than me, i decided to go to fone for their simplicity but it's still wasnt good with the gong board... i liked the Armstrong but those issues totaly killed it, i brought it new so i decided i spent enough cash on it and cut my loss. Solution from cheap to less cheap, 3d print a top plate shim, get a new gen stab, get the alu mast which is raked like the performance mast.
@@youdigsurf I’m not sure how a mast shim works?
Need to google it.
@@heliboy999fly check the omen tutorial