Hi guys, just a check to know if I'm on the right track to learn the pump? Starts are feeling better and better from session to session.
Any exercises to practice the pump? I don't have the chance to get towed by boat or to use an efoil soonish.
Trying to learn pumpfoil atm but just realized this movement where the foil meets the fuselage.
At the moment I'm still learning dockstart. I can repair it with epoxy paste but it will break again I guess. Should I bother or don't I even notice it? I suck so I can't tell. Will change it once I'm able to pump.
Honestly it was a weird one. Was 100% sure the foil during a fall is floating away but it sprang back with the blade striking right on the helmet line. Was the last launch of the day as well. Unlucky. Gona get stitches soon
Hello,
"I weigh 63 kg and bought a Trail L package 6 months ago. Since then, I’ve been working on my running starts and, recently, frog starts. I can pump for up to 1 minute with this setup, and I’m thinking about upgrading to a Sirus Team. My end goals are longer pumping, small wave surfing, wake-thieving, and beach starts.
What size would you recommend? The Trail L is 125 cm, 1660 cm², with a 9.4 aspect ratio. The Sirus L Team is 124 cm and 1400 cm², while the Sirus Team XL is 135 cm and 1650 cm² (both have an aspect ratio of 11).
I’m asking because Gong recommends the Sirus L in their charts, but if I choose the Sirus L, I would be getting less surface area than my current Trail L. Also, does the titanium fuselage make a noticeable difference?"
Thanks for your input
Hello guys!
I'm around 80kg, wingfoil background and can pump for around 1 min if I push hard with my current setup:
- Trail XXL v3 Frontwing
- Curve XXL v3 Stab (from my wingfoil setup)
- 70cm mast
I think now I'm ready to upgrade to a smaller stab, I researched and some people say that a veloce M/S would be a good choice, I don't know if I should go for a veloce/curve L or try to go smaller with a S size. I need to downgrade my front soon because it's huge for my weight but maybe the stab is the easier upgrade for now. Also now there are the ATMOS versions which could also be a possibility.
In your opinion, when downgrading should I go for the M/L sizes or already downgrade to a S size?
EDIT: I want to prioritize a bit more time on the foil - maybe around 2/3min goal and a bit of wake thiefing
Thanks!
Just posting a progression video after my last one. Any tips are appreciated :)
I am thinking about building my own portable starting platform and am wondering if anyone has tried this or could give some advice. The ingredients would be:
- small ladder (black in sketch)
- wooden plank (brown in sketch)
- pontoon / floater (green in sketch)
The pontoon would need to be sized large enough to keep it somewhat level while running along the plank. The plank would need to be attached to the ladder via a rotary joint to balance out small waves.
My biggest worries are the stability of the ladder (preventing it from tipping when jumping).
For context: Area of application would be in small lakes (no waves, calm water). I am a total beginner.
Thanks!
Anyone have recs on the different free foil setups out there? I am currently on a unifoil hyper 2 250, and my longest run is over 2 minutes. And I love it, but I want something that can take me longer distances and help me explore more.
I love pumpfoiling but I miss the distance and feeling of exploration I got from being put on my SUP race board.
Also, I won’t lie, I want to do the 10K challenge that Beta Foils just put out.
I have been wake foiling for a couple years (I have a low aspect setup now) and am looking to get into more pumping Not necessarily strictly pump foiling but something I can ride a few wakes back on the boat, leave the wake, pump around a bit and come back to the wake ima minute or two.
Here’s the problem, I’ve already invested in a setup and don’t want to sell the current one but want a higher aspect setup. So has anyone tried one of the alibaba foils? For about $400-$700 you can get a full setup (minus board). Has anyone tried these? For that cost it may be worth the try…