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Now 6 of us downwinding at Cottesloe and Leighton 
So much fun carving and flying down the faces of 1m swells in 12 knots and an absolute blast in 25 knots and 2-3m swells.
I reckon it's a game-changer - encourage all windfoilers to give it a go. We don't have great waves in summer but we do have awesome windswells.
Slingshot Dutchies crew last Sunday - Jonah and Mark.
Today's tracks at Leighton with Jesper and Jamie Knox from Jamie Knox Watersports in Ireland - what a top bloke 
SSW 18 knots - 4m wavesail.
All on Slingshot Wizard boards - Jesper and Jamie on Slingshot carbon Ghost Whispers, me on Slingshot Hover Time Code 68.
Jamie Knox - don't think he had the jacket on today 
Any of the crew on a different foil? I'm intrigued and the slingshot looks great but my car is already crowded with foil crap. 
Do those wings only work good for the surf, Or could they also work for light wind? 7/8 knots?
Just got the SS infinity 76 and 84 foil in and took out the 76 for its first session on Monday...10-18 at first then built to 30 gusts. We don't have the swells you do (wish we did) but I can definitely imagine how much fun it would be :) Incredibly fun foil
CoreAS - great gybes, top video, thanks
Interested what you find the light-wind threshold is for the 84 Infinity wing, compared to the 76.
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It would be interesting to see how little wind the 84cm Slingshot Infinity wing would need.
Currently the 76cm has heaps of lift,, (and with control)
From what I can see the other guys getting out of their 76cm wing setup and my own experience, then down to 10-12 knots wind with a 5.8-6.0 is no problem (riders around 80-85kg). Boards is the Slingshot Wizard 125 and 105L and slalom boards around 125L
There seams to be a 'sweat size' of 5.8-6.0 range for the low wind - for the free ride style of foiling, with the above wings.
The racers on full carbon foils and wide race boards would be on 7.0-10,0 in the same conditions. Just to compare,,
The Slingshot Ghost Wisperer 101 - Carbon is a superb smooth ride. It nearly gets going as easy as the alu setup with 76cm wing.
I still use both the Alu and carbon. Like pointed out above the Alu Hoverglide has the ability to change the front wing to different set ups. (about 5-6 different options).
I don't have his number, best idea would be to Facebook message him, he's heading over to NSW -
Jamie Knox Watersports Lessons & Surf Shop
Still no wind at the moment but Sunday and next week looking good.
Here is the 84 infinity against the 2018 wing. I also have the larger rear wing (48) if that doesn't get you flying , I'm not sure what else will. Ha!
Dutchies WA - epic day, SSW 22-26 knots & powerful wind-swells.
Saw Peter cranking big downwinders and Simon confidently carve 6 fully foiling gybes in succession, awesome skill in today's mega-chop
All of us a tad overpowered with 4m/4.2m sails.
Simon's new Simmer Tricera 4.2 looks like the perfect down-winding sail - super powerful yet easy to depower.
Simon and me on Slingshot Wizards with Slingshot Time Code 68 wings and Peter on a Smik custom windfoil/sup and GoFoil
Yeew
A tad over powered. Makes me feel better. I was getting spanked up at Jervious bay on a 9.0. ??
Forgot to pack anything smaller
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Daz - 9m, intense... 
I should have used my 3.7
Our downwind angles look similar but your upwind angles are extreme, presumably close to what kite foilers are doing.
Can you carve the swells downwind or do you go too fast and outrun them?
I imagine it'd be like trying to wave-ride with a slalom board
Haven't tried going slow JJ :))
the millennium wing (1000 wide) has a real low stall speed and can be carved at low speeds so possible but not really what it was deigned for. I have a super cruiser on order, that will be a lot better for the twisty stuff.
Spent couple days on the infinity 84 wing.
'Kin hell its gone to the next level.
Sunday I used 7.8 in 5-11 mph, borderline wind for anything! later that day it picked up, Same wing on a 5.7 in 17 mph and today 5.0 in 10-22 mph.
Heres a snippet from the super light Sunday session...First time cracking gybes in sub 10. The beauty of it is, as soon as it picks up it gets even better (more video to edit from today as well).
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Good info thanks
So in 8-10 knots with the 84 wing - do you need the 7.8 or do you think a 6m would do just as well?
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Top trip, big kms - enjoyed your tracks on the video
What kit are you using and what were the conditions on the day? Are you surfing the wind-swells back downwind?
Stoked to see others downwinding
I was with a carbon race foil, formula board and 8.6 sail.
The swell was big enough sometimes to be surfed but it was fairly difficult with that gear (I could see all the times I've crashed when zooming in on the track ).There was between 10 to 15 knts with a strong rip.2m swell with 8s period.
A friend of mine, who weighs 200 pounds, foils with a 7.0 and 84 wing. He gets it up and going in 10 mph wind, with nary a whitecap in sight.
Paducah
yes it seems it works very well. My mate was using 2 x Extra low wind wings and was Foiling up in light ripples. He is pretty darn good at the light wind stuff and very efficient with pumping but he did say that the double wing made a difference.
Down side to the double wing was gybing and that's where I have the edge the Slingshot 84 is by far the best wing I have ever gybed.
