Hi Everyone,
Still relatively new to this foiling caper but I have some questions. I'm starting to wing foil with a 125L wing/SUP board and 4.5m wing. Only had the 4.5m out in 15-20knts, enough to taxi but not get up on the foil hence I have a 6m that arriving any day. I also tried SUP foiling in small surf and found it it too tippy. I'll practice some more on flat water up the creek. I recon I could probably prone surf it if I try. I surf 9'1" mal and 6'10 50L approx shortboard for 30 years and surf almost daily and would put myself in intermediate-advanced. Windsurfed in the 80's.
I'm after suggestions should I choose to buy a board specifically for prone surf foiling, what sort of litres should I be looking at? Could I get away with a cheap second hand older style or clearance low litres board?
Cheers
OJ
How tall are you and what do you weight?
I,m a very mediocre surfer due the lack of decent conditions, pretty good wavesailor and supper.
With my 188x97kg I tried to pronefoil my KT wingdrifer 5.4x22x56l and that was F##king scary but worked surprisingly well.Still I prefer to supfoil because of some back issues that make the pop up really hard.The 5.4 wingdrifter is a last year model so I suppose everywhere on sale.
It going to depend on whether or not you expect to be able to duck-dive. For example, I'm 84kg, and I'm looking to get a midlength prone board. I could go between 45-55L... 55L is about as much as I can duck-dive.
I can duck dive the 9'1" mal if I need to but I'm guessing its less volume that the 125L board. Maybe 90-100L. Probably need to find some locals who might let me try, but I've only seen one guy out here, and its only been a few times.
A lot depends on conditions, if you have a nice soft whitewater chip in, you don't need much volume or length. If you need to paddle a lot or catch unbroken/long period swell, a higher volume mid-length can help a lot. I'm 95 kg and I prone my 6'0"x19.5" 80L wing board a fair amount. I can't duckdive it but it will get into unbroken waves and makes long paddles a lot less painful. Short/wide wingboards are doable but not great. Try to stay 21" wide or less if possible and probably no less than 50L at your weight.
Select to expand quoteOdgeau said..
I can duck dive the 9'1" mal if I need to but I'm guessing its less volume that the 125L board. Maybe 90-100L. Probably need to find some locals who might let me try, but I've only seen one guy out here, and its only been a few times.
Based on some volume info for long boards I'm estimating my Mal is 50 - 60L. So I should be alright with something around there about or slightly less from a short board surfing perspective. Its the control when up on the foil that's going to be the challenge.
surfshopsaustralia.com.au/longboards-surfboard-volume-guide/
