Bit of a dilemma
I can dock start a pump foil and have plenty of foiling experience behind a boat, but live in about the gustiest inland lake conditions you can imagine. I’m totally cool with a minute ride and then waiting around for the next gust but I am having trouble taxiing up to speed enough to pump onto foil. I currently ride a 6’8” long 23” wide 115 L AFS whitebird with a gen 1 North HA1450 wing (MA now). I am tired of pumping right at borderline taxi speed only to barely miss the foil lift and have the wind die. I’m 93 kg dry and am wondering if I upgrade to a Cabrinha swift 125 L and only 21” wide will help me taxi up to speed faster without having to get a draggy beginner foil instead. Any advice from people in the same boat? Will the more downwind 21” width shaving 2 inches and adding 10 L be enough of a difference to taxi up significantly faster? Or would I be better off just getting a bigger MA1850 beginner foil? I’m not worried about balance issues losing width, Just worried about breaching and losing maneuverability with a big foil. 1450 seems to be my perfect spot for my speeds and carving, I like it a lot! Thanks for any advice