No such thing as a ridiculous idea

What about this fold in half board?

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Yup. I fully endorse this

Building a high volume sinker shape. Looks wild! Optimised for maximum volume and minimum thickness.

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Every time I see these body surfers doing the dolphin thing, I think of a foil attached to stomach + a underwater jetpack

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Starboard have this concept for few years now , very skinny standing area , when volume is pushed to the rails ,

But , Guy’s board with the asymmetrical shape can be interesting to try in the water


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So what are they trying to make other than an rc foiler? Proof of concept for a real foil tow setup?

It’s mostly RC content on the channel, so I expect RC is what they have in mind.

The hollow wood mid-length.

This probably is a ridiculous idea, at least the way I have made it.

Wood is nicer to work with than foam but weight is important and I will do well to get this under 8.5kg for 6’2 x 20 x about 100 litres.

Rough shaping is done, sanding and glassing next.


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I made a cnc cut stitch and glue 6’x 18” 90L downwind board out of Okume plywood came out at 17lbs glassed.

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What is it like to ride?

Turns out the Army part of the racing foil is a sacrificial tip :smiley:

Which reminds me: can someone make a foil where the fuse is the lowest point? I keep destroying foils on rocks, and it’s always the main breach section about 2/3 down the span. Worst place to have the low point

Some of my foils have dihedral so the fuse is lower than the wing. I don’t think it helps with dings though


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Or a set of curb (reef) feelers.

kfm stepped foil wings? https://youtu.be/AT6d3Jk7CeY?si=0wQQS0hwuvOkXurr

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I think the only thing really going for them is ease of manufacturing.

someone has to try it now

I think I read somewhere that these don’t work in water? Considered it for something recently, I can’t remember what.

My Slide Dock Foil Launcher!!!

Didn’t really work that well in the end, I only could get 1 in 20 launches,
seemed the entry angle was super critical at the end of the ramp, nice because your feet are in the exact right place before you launch. Maybe
needs more refinement???

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Looks great, maybe you need a transition from down to flat like a skate ramp, that way you could even pump it. Could also have sled that runs on rails to reduce friction

All it needs is a bungee launcher, see earlier in the thread No such thing as a ridiculous idea - #28 by Matt

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