Hello there SUP Surf Foilers.
I have been surfing my Fanatic Stubby Foil edition for quite a few years now quite competently. In all kinds of conditions and waves.
I am looking to re-engage with using /learning the foil.
As the design is also capable of windsurfing, it tends to be weighted towards the back a bit more than would be a standard Stubby.
My question is with the foil attached the setup is rear heavy paddling and I tend to stand further forward when paddling and catching a wave as otherwise the back is buried to deep to and draggy, but find I probably need to be back a little once up on foil.
Is it worth swapping out the surf fuselage for the windfoil fuselage that places the front wing further forward. NB I have the mast as far forward in the box as it can go.
looking forward to your considered replies.
The foil setup I am referring to is a NP Glide Surf system.
Not the most budget friendly option but SUP foil boards have come a long way in the past few years. There's also plenty of decent more modern designs available on the 2nd hand market.
If you're serious about getting into the foiling side of SUP (I'd highly recommend it as someone that has completely moved on from standard surf/sup to foiling) I'd just cut to the chase and get a board with more modern dimensions, volume distribution, track positioning etc.
If you're planning to downwind, then get a modern board, no wider than 20in. Then match the length and volume to your weight - 1.4 or 1.5 times your weight in litres is the go to guide. so 80kgs is 112-120L, 100kgs is 140-150L. Long and narrow is your friend, and the narrower the better (while maintaining the volume).
The sport is just too hard to be using compromised equipment. If you try do it cheap you'll just spend more when you inevitably give up and buy the right board the second time around.
If you're just paddling into small waves, you can just use whatever you want.
I had the Fanatic Bee and used it for Windwing and SUP foiling with FDA.
I am not sure but your board could be a bit similar to the Bee.
I've now gone smaller and lighter.
Here a photo of a guy on the Bee.
