SUP Foil R&D: testing the Easy Foiler Stand Up Paddleboard and hydrofoil скачать в хорошем качестве

SUP Foil R&D: testing the Easy Foiler Stand Up Paddleboard and hydrofoil

Foil R&D: testing the Blue Planet Easy Foiler prototype which will be available as part of our 2018 product line. This prototype board was a 7'6 Foil board with 10" of it's tail cut off to make it a 6'8" x 30" board. The shorter length makes the foil easier to control when flying and is less likely to touch the water when pumping. The foil is a new prototype designed for maximum stability, control, predictable handling, and adjustability. Both our foil specific boards and Foils are expected to be available in late 2017. Rider: Robert Stehlik, drone footage by: Evan Leong For more information, please visit: https://www.standupzone.com/forum/ind... We have been working on foil and board design which requires re-thinking design concepts. For a SUP surfing board, you want to maximize maneuverability and carving turns while still maintaining enough stability and glide to catch a wave. On a foil board, the board design is irrelevant once you lift off and you basically want to minimize the swing weight and size of the board once you are off the water. Turning and carving rail to rail are not a concern on a foil board design (assuming that all you want to do is foil on it, not a multi purpose board). So the primary design concerns are minimizing board size while maximizing lift, glide and tracking to catch the wave and have enough stability to paddle back out. Please also watch this newer video foiling the pre production sample of the Easy Foiler in November 2017:    • SUP Foiling: Testing the Blue Planet Easy ...   Watching this video testing 7'6x30 Foil board, I noticed that the tail of the board often touches the water when I'm pumping, increasing drag and making it harder to keep the foil flying.    • Testing the 7'6" x 30" Easy Foiler prototy...   The foil is mounted 20" from the tail and it seems like the last part of the tail was not doing any good, so I decided to experiment and cut 10" off the tail to make the board 6'8 long, making the distance from the tail to the foil 10". So far, I'm really happy with the shorter board. With the straight outline and double concave bottom shape with hard rails, the board still tracks relatively well and creates enough lift and glide to catch the wave. Once the foil lifts off, it is noticeably easier to control and is easier to keep flying without touching the water. I have been working on a new foil design and recently tested the first prototype which was CNC'd from a solid piece of G10 fiberglass. Since the foil is quite thick, it weighs a TON, so I was doubtful that it would work at all, especially with the smaller board. Just getting the board with the super heavy foil to the water was a pain. Surprisingly, once on the water, the weight was not a big deal. The heavy Foil wing actually acts like the lead keel on a sailboat and makes the board more stable when paddling. Since the wing is submerged, the weight is not that noticeable. Flying it also felt stable and easy to control although I'm thinking that once we make the mold so we can build lighter composite construction foil wings for production, they will fly more quickly and longer and certainly be easier to transport. This is the first video using the shorter cut off board with the new, super heavy foil prototype, riding waves that are not steep enough to surf on a regular board.