Nice flights. It didn't look too bad for back pressure considering you/most people like C on the 84 . I know Wyatt Miller says it needs a bit too much back foot for wizard boards but that did not look like the case for you. Looking forward to your reveiw with position C on the 99
Interesting that Wyatt insisted that I-99 would work only on Levitator or Freestyle with tracks. Looks like you proved him wrong. I just got mine and comparing it to I-84 it is hard to say that the center of lift is that much different.
I-84 has a chord of 304 mm vs. I-99,s 296 mm
I drilled an extra hole in the fuse to move the wing/fuse forward 50 mm more from position "C". I have not tested it yet because I had surgery on my face yesterday, and the wind was over 20 kn anyway.
Just tempted to set my record in lightwindedness
I used a drill press with 8 mm drill bit and 16 mm countersink bit. Easier and cheaper than to buy a Levitator or install a track system.
I have a Wizard 125 and am tempted to purchase the 99 and use it in the "B" or "C " position. I'll bet it will work with most boards in the "C" position. I'm 45 pounds lighter than CorAS so if "B" position works for him it shouldn't be a problem for me. The question will be -- in just how low a wind speed will I be able to foil?
I used the i99 on my Fanatic Falcon LW a few weeks back. "C" position.... 8.0 Ezzy Cheetah for power. Wind was 8-12mph max. I thought it worked quite well, but I'm new at this.
I was able to get some long flights in the light breeze. I was more amazed at how well it stayed on foil in the lulls.
CoreAs and sl55,
Thank you for your responses in the comment sections of your Youtube videos. I am using the I84 foil in the C position, the 48cm stabilizer and the long 78cm fuse per your recommendations, on a Wizard 150. I have had a great deal of success in my first six sessions. Thank you again, Brant
PS: And in the spring I might try the I99 foil.
Last Saturday wind was crappy SE side-offshore and I decided it was time to test Infinity 99. After few nights below freezing the water got really cold and I took a short 71 cm mast off of my wife's board. It saves me an extra 100 meters of wading. The wing was in modified position "D" as I reported earlier. Because of the short mast and the wing so much forward, behavior was different. The board was more squirrelly than 84 on a long mast. I could not pump the board pushing on the back foot as much, and the tail was drifting wide if I sheeted in too energetically. But I think I gained a knot or two in the bottom end. The balance was less back footed than 84 in position "C". Would be interesting to test 99 on a long mast in C and D position. Next season I will. Crashed at the end loosing the foil. My fault - used wrong bolts between the Tuttle head and the mast.
Wow good save on the foil and I loved the self rescue where you placed the foil mast in the rear foot straps and used the wing as a fin! Did you use the 42cm stabilizer as a matter of convenience or was there some thinking behind it use?
Wow nice save getting to that foil! I too think putting the mast through the rear straps was clever.
Good save SL55, think you're the 3rd or 4th person I've read that accidently used the short bolts. My foiling bud luckily had a foil leash the very first time he went out and it saved him losing the whole lot.
On the Wizard 125
I have foiled the 99 with the 42 rear in B, works very well (long fuse).
I have foiled the 99 with the 48 rear in C, works very well (long fuse) a hair quicker to foil up (but not as slippery in the turns as the 42 rear).
I have foiled the 84 with 48 in B of the short fuselage and it did not work well at all, couldn't gybe with it, way to pitchy.
I am currently using the 99/48 in B on the short fuse for wing surfing only. The short fuse allows me to pump the board and get my weight right over the front wing.
sl55, I didn't answer your question fully. The 48 rear stabilizer had about a 2 degree negative angle of incidence with reference to the fuse. Please view these number with skepticism. They were done with a wooden straight edge, a ruler and a little trigonometry.
Reminder that a lot of cell phones have the capability to be a level with the proper app. I have a cheapo Lenovo Android that has the capability. Just don't drop your cell phone on your board. They accelerate quite a bit in the 85-90cm until they get to the board invariably corner first.
I like the measurement video. The I84 foil has about a 300mm chord thus a 6 inch caliper won't do it. They have a 12 in caliper on ebay for 26.99 and the Wixey angle gauge is 26.99 so it's reasonable to buy the measuring equipment. Or I could go to a good restaurant and order two entrees!
Here's a video of Wyatt Miller explaining when to use the 48 cm. stabilizer rather than the 42 cm. one. Apparently the 48 is used for pumping the board (downwind sup or with a wind wing).