Just wondering if anyone can suggest how I can set my gear up for speed. I'm using 90L Slingshot Wizard with Fanatic AL 3.0 foil (90cm mast / 90cm fuse) with Aero Free 800cm2 front wing. This wing can be pretty quick with how I've got things set at the moment, but I reckon I can make the fuc#er go faster. Haven't played around with settings to try this yet. I'm wondering if any one has any suggestions or might know the optimal setting for speed with the gear I'm using. Also have flow 1000 front wing but I'm guessing the 800 will be faster. Only using small wave sails 2.8, 3.3, 3.5 in moderate to strong wind. 15 - 30 ish kts.
I have stab shims but no mast shims .
Also been using the 215 stab with the 800 front wing which is the matching stab for windfoiling. But maybe the 216 stab that is matched to 800 for winging might work. I know this stab is quicker and why , but haven't tried it for windfoiling yet. It's not as laterally stable and has less lift. Maybe it will work ?
Im foiling on relatively flat water on the lake.
do you have a gps device so you can review your tracks?
Are you after better speeds on all angles or want to reach a higher max. speed ?
Changing little things in your equipment will not make you feel more speed. Get a wider board with straps far outside, a big chambered foilsail 8m or bigger and a dedicated racefoil, then you get palpable faster. Maybe
I don't know that specific gear but on both my setups (Taaroa and Starboard) I reach highest speed with the least lift from the stab. I'll set the stab up negative except when I'm underpowered in which case that would make me too back-footed.
I also think using a speed-oriented larger sail will yield real benefits. Doesn't need to be a foil sail either (although they're great). If you put a Freeride or Freeslalom 6.5 on that same setup in 15-18 you just won't believe how fast you can push it.
Bigger sail and commit to the harness with longer lines (30+ or adjustable). Straps outboard. Accept there will be bigger crashes until you get the muscle memory to deal with the faster speed.
Sail sizes I would be using at 78kg on wizard 105 using slingshot 65 wing 840cm2
15 5.3
18 4.7
20 4.1
22-5 3.7
25+ 3.3
All this is based on wanting to use wave sails, free ride foils which are not fast but are fun to push to 20+ knots. On the open ocean I can keep up with or overtake fin freeride fin gear. If you want to go properly fast then you need race gear.
Lots of tips here
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Foiling/F4Foils-Tuning-Tips-Towards-30-knots-?page=1
I started with regular slalom sails.
Then I added a new clew eyelet above the long batten. then I got dedicated foil sails.
A GPS watch or phone is a a maxing tool to help you go faster and know what works. Live feedback from a watch really helps too!
The more i foil, the more i realize, it is (same as normal gear) about learning to push harder. Don't back off on the gust,
for me it was a whole reset when starting foiling. Back to learning to push in new scary situations (again).
I'm on a SS 114 with the PFI 730 lower kit. I use wave sails, and it seems I can do about exactly the wind speed. This is using an android phone and the wind sensor data from my boat dock. I did 21 knots today in the 21 knot gusts, but I can never go faster than the wind. I sheet in hard and send it down wind on a broad reach until there is no pressure in the sail, and that's my max. So no huge apparent wind like the race rigs. Maybe a full cambered race sail would help, IDK. I understand a smaller surface wing and stab would have less drag, but the 730 has a huge speed range and I hate slogging .