The lift wings that crack are the high aspect wings. The surf wings don’t have that issue that I’ve heard of.
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Hello all,
First post here after reading the entire thread.
Looking to get into foiling. I have a jetski I'd plan to ride behind until comfortable, then move to the surf.
I'm looking heavily at the Gongfoil stuff, their Matata FSP board in 5'0 (~40L) and the XL foil. I'm 5'10 180lbs.
I'm primarily looking at them due to budget constraints, and having read some good stuff about them early on. Does anybody on here have anymore feedback on the Gong foil board/wing setup? I haven't seen much posted in awhile, and I think only one or two of you on here had mentioned first hand experience with them.
As a side note, I've been watching them for awhile and messaged them with no reply, but their foils and board in my size are out of stock and I have no idea when they'll be back in. If anybody in the San Diego area has anything they're looking to get rid of...please let me know . Yes, I already scour Craigslist.
yeh i sold the Armstrong, it had a few deal breakers that i couldn't live with like the tip breaching thing, and the lack of extra gears, bummer as the quality was extremely good but i had way more crappy sessions than good on it.Sozzle, let's hear about that f-one phantom...
you sell the armstrong?
Hello all,
First post here after reading the entire thread.
Looking to get into foiling. I have a jetski I'd plan to ride behind until comfortable, then move to the surf.
I'm looking heavily at the Gongfoil stuff, their Matata FSP board in 5'0 (~40L) and the XL foil. I'm 5'10 180lbs.
I'm primarily looking at them due to budget constraints, and having read some good stuff about them early on. Does anybody on here have anymore feedback on the Gong foil board/wing setup? I haven't seen much posted in awhile, and I think only one or two of you on here had mentioned first hand experience with them.
As a side note, I've been watching them for awhile and messaged them with no reply, but their foils and board in my size are out of stock and I have no idea when they'll be back in. If anybody in the San Diego area has anything they're looking to get rid of...please let me know . Yes, I already scour Craigslist.
Hi juandesooka - have you posted any board making writeups yet? I have a couple of old windsurf boards that I am thinking of stripping and making a foil board. One of my local breaks is a 1/4 mile offshore and at a mouth of a bay and sometimes the current is ripping out of there, making staying in position difficult/impossible on my 4'8" 45L escape pod. The only other guy I have seen prone foiling was riding the Jimmy Lewis 5'11" SUP, and he was cruising on that thing. I would like to build like a 6'0", 60L board or thereabouts. I have a lot of repair experience but have never done a whole board. Any pointers are appreciated. I assume reinforcing the foil track box into the board is the most critical!Well...if you're relatively handy and patient...a foil board costs roughly $200-250 in materials to make. If a kook like me can do it, most anyone can. Best part is you can repurpose an old board for a free blank. Or glue up some hardware store eps insulation for cheap.
Gong wing...yup, my experience is exactly what you describe hdip. Brand ambassadors online sold it as a positive, that they are always innovating ... but it felt to me that I bought a sub-par product that was obsolete before I even received it. I paid 60% price but effectively bought a prototype (which didn't work all that great). Left a bad taste in my mouth. I don't like to pay top brands to support lavish photo shoots and CEO millionaires -- but I don't mind paying a little extra for proper R&D and pre release testing.