Thanks! 1200 is a big foil so 35kmh is not bad. My lightwind foil is Glide 1085 and the top speed was 42kmh or 23knots. Tacks are tricky especially on small foils with high stall speed. Keep pushing!

lot's of brands use stainless helicoils in alu fuselages without any issues. It's usually a problem with aluminium + carbon + salt water

@@Nicolas_Lelievreoff thanks 🙏

@@13Davba it depends on your level and conditions you have. I'm 82kg and with winter wetsuit on the 85L board barely floats and is tricky to balance in zero wind so if you want stability on the water but something that gets going easier to fit 100L. But if you have mostly stronger winds and want a sinker feeling that gets going early then go for 85L or even 70L

@@dengordo thank you for the quick answer. Much appreciated. I guess I’ll go for 100 L. Thank you for the videos 👍 keep going 😃

@@therider995 85L 🙌

Haha thanks. I've ordered a race mast but now we have no wind almost ever weekend 🤦‍♂️

@@constantinosdrakakis897 thanks! 82 is ok for flat but can be difficult in rough sea, 90 is better but I'd wait for what's coming soon

@@dengordo new masts will come to 84 or 94

@@haydenmossop5758 life is tough 🤣

@@obvioustrash7833 in sailing terms it's broad reach I said downwind to simplify it but it's not really correct. You push through your front foot to steer the board away from the wind and power the front of your wing to gain speed. I wouldn't use harness as it's really sketchy because any gust can send you flying and you don't want to be hooked in at that speed. Canting the board (leaning) is important for stability. It's very counter intuitive at first but you just need to force yourself and it will start making sense.

@@nejcar92 I doubt it because I go faster on flat water

@@dengordo but generaly windsurfing is faster than wingfoiling or?

@@nejcar92 the fastest windsurfers are faster than the fastest windfoilers also the fastest kitesurfers are even faster

@@dengordo yep sounds right. I am jelaus of you guys when there is 8knots and you can go in and fly and i have to wait until wind gets stronger to enter the water 🤣

Usually windsurfer are faster, you can see that the windsurf isnt pushing because he didnt keep his board flat and he isnt able to pass the chop

@@youdigsurf haha. It's way too slow. My biggest is 1085 for light days but I'm going to try 900 soon so maybe will downsize

@@youdigsurf yeah it's tiny! 🚀

@@ElenarMT peace ✌️

@@nigonra4508 nice but I'm not with Takoon anymore

@@jonnpow helicoils get screwed in tightly so there is no need to secure them

@@1212354a I'm really happy for you

@@richardclarke2213 thanks 🙏

@@1212354a progress does not stand still

@@youdigsurf haha thanks 🙏 it should definitely help getting quicker on the foil but I think there are other variables to be faster like time on the water which I'm lacking as weekend foiler having no wind most of the weekends.

@@afkfoil4784yeah I think it's the mast. Dlab mast is thicker but super stiff which gives more control and stability

It feels like that to me when I do 15knts 😅

@@elliottaylor8344 Yeah, at 15 it starts getting scary, than 20 even scarier, 25 feels super scary, anything over is on the edge. Just keep pushing to get used to that feeling and it won't be that scary after some time.

@@youdigsurf thanks buddy 🙏. Still frustrating so close to 30 knots but it's so hard to squeeze out those 2 extra knots of speed 🤦‍♂️

@@dengordo little bit more wind will do it ! What is the dedicated race foil in the duotone range ?

​@@youdigsurfat the moment it's this one and it's the smallest one they've got

@@dengordo if you could get your hands on the duotone daytona the old kite foil your likelihood of breaking 30 would be a lot higher, its basically a copy of the mikeslab bullet 3 also to help you go faster I recommend a slingshot technique, sail higher to the wind towards the gust as as it hits then wait a few second and bear away, that moment as you turn away should be very fast and help increase your top speed, my next speed goal is currently 35 kn.

@@opfoils I've heard about Daytona but didn't know it was copied from ML. It was quite hard to slingshot on that day as gusts were not strong enough and lots of wind holes. What foil are you on?

@@susannamartinez8754 why not? 🙌

@@youdigsurf yes 🤩

How can you get away with just one? 80% of time I'm on 7-6m, rarely weather for 5 and 4. My wife uses the same sizes as me +-0.5m (learning) at the same time so we ended up with full quiver. But now we have only 3 wings left for 2 of us as I'm transitioning to another brand🤦‍♂️

For dock start in no wind?

From what I've heard apparently it's harder to learn from a low dock but it's still better than nothing. I've tried XV2-1700 with S400 stab but it had way too much lift even right at the back of the mast track so I'm using the Duotone 2145 as it's a more predictable.

I keep my hands quite wide to have a better control of the wing, quickly react to the wing movements.

I keep my hands quite wide to have a better control of the wing, quickly react to the wing movements.

I'm 82kg on Takoon V3 Glide 4'10 65L, HS-600/160 Carve stab, 92 HM Slim mast

Thanks! It feels more intense that it looks in the video but I love that adrenaline rush 😎

Hi, things have changed a bit over a year. But mid length boards are the latest trend in wingfoil racing because they accelerate better. Something that can float you if the wind drops but it depends on conditions and skills. For course racing a slightly bigger foil for better upwind performance, for slalom - the smallest foil you can get up on in given conditions. I can't recommend a particular brand as it depends on availability in your region but ideally try at demo events or buy a second hand.

@dengordo thank you so much

But there is XS-400 now which was designed for Nazare but it should be very fast. The new fuselage is slimmer so maybe 700 will as fast as 600.

Thanks! You're lucky to have a dock like yours as you see here only 1.5 step is possible and a lot of buoys under dock in other places. That was demo day and good opportunity to try gear for free 😅

Thanks! I was lucky to have the dock entirely for myself and right conditions and gear. Still a way to go but I love it

I'm 82kg and 1250 is my light wind foil. My wife uses 1700 as she's learning but it's a bit too big for me, only when it's almost no wind below 8 knots. I'd go for XS-940 for stronger winds, it's my favourite foil for almost any conditions. Maybe X-1050 but I've never tried it.

@@dengordo thanks for your opinion, i didn’t consider going so low on area yet, i was thinking about hglide 1050 but its not available, neither x1250, you make me reconsider my choices 😂

I’m intermediate rider so maybe 1250 FIRST ;)

@@MrGuzowski Takoon foil sizes are a bit confusing because with XS-940 I can get up in 10-12 knots on 7-6m wing and get to speed up to 25 knots in strong winds. It's the best foil they have for my weight. But now I use HS-700 mostly in strong winds as a race foil. I wouldn't go for H-1050, it's more downwind foil and I personally didn't like it. X-Glide V2 foils are really good for progression. But 1250 is still quite slow for stronger winds in my opinion.

@@MrGuzowski give it a go and it will be your light wind foil soon. 1450 is too close to 1700 anyway

Thanks! It's very tricky with harness lines in gusty conditions but I believe the foil can make a huge difference. Some are super stable in gusts and no problem using harness. I feel like I can push more through the harness but crashing at that speed is something I'm really scared of and my foil reacts instantly which doesn't help.

In terms of length of harness lines I noticed at DefiWing guys were using very long ones looks like over 30" and stance like in IQfoil very low. I prefer mine shorter around 26"-28" to have the wing closer to me for more stability.

Thanks. I'm going to learn this now as I won't be able to hold a wing for some time

It's very unstable and didn't help at all. People were falling on it when I was trying to take off. Far from your progression but I'm getting my pump foil gear now as I can't wing anymore due to elbow injury

@@dengordo its not cool getting old, my dockstart buddy got injured, i have something that fuck my foot when i try to run tho i can still wing and surf foil probably dock for short time but that anyying hope you will recover soon had an injury that got fixed with a lot and lot of progressive load but as we getting , it’s will happen more often , i workout almost everyday to prevent that …

@@youdigsurf well it's not just age. I was pushing hard during 4 hours on a sinker board chasing 30 knots of speed on super gusty lake being overpowered most of the time and overdone it. It's called tennis elbow injury. It sucks as I was preparing for the championships.

Yeah it's all part of the game

Yeah, most of us are confident wingfoilers but this was a surprise for us. Actually jumping on a moving pump board from unstable mega SUP was tricky and we gave up after an hour because the water was still cold. One boy actually managed to do it after 3 hours of trying. I'll post it later.

Thanks! M6x1 means diameter of 6mm and a pitch of 1mm which is standard for M6. The length of the insert doesn't depend on the pitch. 2x 6mm long ones theoretically should be enough to make connection strong again, just insert them at both ends and not deep inside for the screw to hold onto. I'm not a professional, but this is what I'd do. Good luck!

@@dengordo Thanks - yes you're right i meant the second number which indicates length M6x1x1 and M6X1x1.5 etc..(from what I've read X1 means same length as diameter etc.. you had 2 x 10mm inserts which I think would be a tighter grip on the screw

@@Djangoat68 Ok then x1.5 should be perfect

Haha we didn't race we were chatting and try to stay on foil while looking behind you and talking at the same time 🤣

Ha ha, he is quite famous in Corralejo. Also an ambassador for Skywalker and Cabrinha. Very nice guy

Nice, i dont know him but know the skywalker brand :) and i love Takoon foils, i’m wainting for new ones!

It's very gusty reservoir and getting up on a sinker was challenging so 5.5 wing was perfect. Also I was speed training and did 29 knots on that day so had to be well powered up

Thanks! Hard handles or boom help with control and provide rigid connection with the wing but it doesn't affect speed. Soft handles can be easier on your hands in gusts. To go fast you need a small foil and a stiff wing with tight canopy, board doesn't matter but smaller is better and a enough wind of course 🙌

@@dengordo 🙏👍where do you come from ? Thé spot on this video ?

@@yanndelamer490 Bewl reservoir in UK. Very gusty and limited windy spots but flat

@@dengordo ok. Vers différent for me : i'm living in Réunion Island in Indian océan. So here we dont know flat spot (excepted in à tiny lagoon)...

@@yanndelamer490 Sounds great. I do go out in the sea but we have water pollution problem and it's almost always brown colour 🤢

Thanks bro! It felt like forever there but I'm not even suppose to jump on that mast 🤦‍♂

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@@dengordo 👍