DW-Board full build
Home-build of DW-board for light wind winging, paddle-ups and lake-DW.
The board shape is inspired by Kalama’s Barracuda and KT's Dragonfly.
Dimensions:
240 cm x 50 cm x 16 cm, 115 liters, 5.8 kg without pad
Construction materials:
- Foil tracks: LIO-TEC US FOIL Box 42 cm
- Track box: Airex 80 kg/m3
- EPS: Insulation EPS 15 kg/m3
- Sandwich Standing Area: Glass …
Custom M6-Threaded Footstrap Inserts
Carbon and Stainless Steel
Windsurf board Side Hustle 1 of many..
Brands like Flikka have awesome stainless steel inserts with M6 threads. I wanted something similar for my custom windsurf board and this was the approach:
The basis were stainless steel drive-in nuts that can be bought in any hardware store (don't get the …
Full-Sandwich-Pumpboard
First build of full sandwich double stringer board for pump foiling
After more than a year of pumping with a Pronesurf board it was time to build a real pumping board.
Based on the construction ideas of Christian and with his extensive advice and support I was able to complete this project.
The boardshape is inspired by the WKT from Armstrong. …
Carbon Skate
Lightweight and tough home-made foil pumping board
The biggest issue of my previous build, the Balsa Skate, was that it did not have a rocker. This resulted in two problems:
- it felt like pumping needed more energy in comparison to a board with a rocker
- if submerged deep in the water, the board would slowly soar …
Axis Wing Set
New Beauties for Pumping
After dozens of severe impacts it was about time to replace my old home-made 1150 Axis front wing and my 460 back wing with a new pair.
I've decided to go for ECC eSpread275CHT carbon fiber deck layer because it looks awesome 💪 For making the wings I re-used my …
V-Tail for Pumping
Rapid Prototyping
This v-shaped stabi has been in my head for quite a while already: 240 mm span, 82 sqcm area, GOE599 profile at -2deg AOA.
It feels similar to pumping without a stabilizer but it is more reactive.
"6/10 would not build again 😅 but it paved the way for an …
Sabfoil Balz Pro 799
Copycat Version
Fresh out of the mold 🥰
Works just like the original but is 100g lighter.
Self-made super stiff EPS core with 4 layers on each side:
- 275 g/m² carbon top-layer 0/90°
- 400 g/m² biax carbon ±45°
- 200 g/m² unidirectional carbon
- 240? g/m² glass fiber 0/90°
Since there have been many …
Hydrofoil Build - Part 1: Mast Design
Profile Optimization
There are many great masts out there for hydrofoiling, like the Moses/Sabfoil W85 deep tuttle mast and the new Slingshot ones to name two. But I always had the feeling that it can be done better, this post is the first step in the journey to find out.
When building …
Armstrong Fuselage A+System Upgrade
Drilling Titanium
The latest Armstrong A+System promises a better rigidity between mast-fuselage and fuselage-front wing. For large wings upgrading my old fuselage to the new A+System did indeed improve the firmness of these connections.
If you already have a A+System fuselage but an old mast or front wing you need the Armstrong …
Balsa Skate
A Wooden Pumping Dream
After seeing a friend's Balsa surfboard I was immediately hooked and had to build my own for pumping. The first sketch outlined a small and flat (no rocker) pumping board that I could easily transport with public transport or put in a travel bag without loosing too much space..
This …