I have a jp 135 foilboard and starboard super cruzer foil . I am struggling to feel comfortable with my back foot in the strap and prefer it just in front and just inboard of the rear strap . The flight is fine and I have no issue getting onto the foil and maintaining height . Any thoughts on adjustments I could / should make to enable me to be more comfortable in the back straps ? ( ps they're already as forward and inboard as they will go )
yes; absolutely no need for the back strap with the SC especially on a wide board like yours.
I was using the rear straps to reach upwind tight on a 122 sb but apart from that; it felt so much easier with no strap at the back on a wide board.
awesome foil for having fun and carving hard !
+ they're releasing a new rear wing to use the sc with a wing !
It sounds like your balance point is perhaps a bit too far forward. Can you move your main wing further aft? Also, have you tried to move your sail mast base further aft?
I weigh 80kg and although i'm Using harness I wouldn't say I was transferring much weight through it . Mast base is pretty much in the middle . My concern was that if I moved it back to get into back strap that I would get too much lift . Watching sams video you would think I would need it a long way back with super cruzer foil but i'm getting plenty of lift with it in the middle and rear foot just in front of strap
I know i'm Being thick but why would moving the mast base forward weight my back foot ? I would have assumed moving it back would have rocked weight onto my back foot ? Maybe i'm misunderstanding the mechanics of it .
I'm using Supercruiser with Fanatic Stingray - back strap = more power/speed - I always use it to get as far upwind as possible, especially as I have straps inboard, and it helps control in rough water
Then I mostly take back foot out for swell riding/downwinding as I move it around continually - back strap never gets in my way, but this may be an issue on other boards?
For me, keep the back strap - adds a lot of performance for zero cost
I've used the supercruiser and JP 135 quite a bit now and imho even inboard the rear strap wouldn't be far enough in for carving down wind or far enough forward. Mine are in the outboard position and at the back which is still good for going upwind. Going downwind and my attempts at carving the back of my heel is against the front of the footstrap or even a bit further forward just on the edge of the pad. If I had the straps forward and inboard they would get in the way. Even though I have a great time with this combo, obviously downwind carving wasn't in the board design brief and was probably aimed more at the NP F4 evo foil. If it bothered me I would put more inserts in but I'm having a great time as it is.
As a side note, having used the 1300 wave front wing in place of the 1700 on a few occasions now, it is a must have for stronger winds.
Just a pitty starboard don't make an even smaller wing to compete with the i65
Took the JPlank 135 and supercruiser with 1300 front wing attached out yesterday in near perfect winter conditions. Managed about 75km from go to wo but the GPS battery died at 63km. It may not be perfectly matched but would the grin on my face been any bigger with a shorter narrower board. May be a little but not much.
Biggest problem ATM is availability and to many, affordability of a specific foil board. I have waited months for foil gear I have ordered in the past and now. Heaps of people are still using slalom, formula and free-ride boards and still having fun on them. Let's face it, far more foils than boards have been sold so far so it will be a while before most people are riding perfectly matched gear.
So if you have a JPlank and a free ride foil ignore the back straps and just have some fun on it.
JJ I, got 1 piece of weed on the stab and got caught on a crab pot rope so no prob for the distance covered. Nice little wind swells blowing down the channel which would have been better if the tide was running out against the wind. Great spot in any direction once out in the middle but SE E right round to NW are best.
I am setting up old formula's to race with, I am going to fit raceboard railing straps to them so I can move my feet around, seems like a good solution to finding a sweet spot in different conditions or angles plus less likely to get stuck in them during a crash. Just going to put in one extra forward footstrap insert per strap.