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markamcclure
Since 20 May 2011
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Portland, OR
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 Sat Sep 02, 23 8:53 am Slingshot ‘safe-T winglets’ feedback |
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What do kitefoilers think of slingshot’s ‘safe-t-winglets?’
Do they really lower the risks of injury from crashing into the foil? Any reduced performance considerations?
Are there other foil manufacturers adopting other similar safety features?
TIA…Mark |
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hilton
Since 15 Aug 2008
798 Posts
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| Sun Sep 03, 23 4:33 pm |
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I don't know about kite foiling, but I have owned several of the slingshot foils (Hoverglide and Phantasm) for winging and windsurf foiling and chose them primarily for the relatively blunt and swept down wingtips for safety.
I imagine a thin sharp wing tip is more efficient hydrodynamically, but safety is more important to me. I won't name names, but it amazes me how some of the other brands have super thin sharp wing tips that are angled up towards the rider - an accident waiting to happen in my opinion. |
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shred_da_gorge
Since 12 Nov 2008
1309 Posts
Da Hood & Da Wood
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| Mon Sep 04, 23 6:26 pm |
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| Yep, I shaved the tips off my T****** 1210 and notice no performance differences... at the advice of the shop that sold it to me, no less. Maybe some hydrodynamics software somewhere said they were a good idea... |
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windpig
Since 28 Aug 2008
278 Posts
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| Tue Sep 05, 23 10:14 am |
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I'm not too sure on the performance side of things, but I can tell you I took the 633 phantasm front wing with the winglets straight to the waist (just above the important bits) and I got a hell of a bruise that I'm quite sure would've been much worse with a sharp tip!
Don't ask how I crashed on my wing like that, but I did and it hurt like hell! Fairly certain I would've been impaled with a pointy tip version.
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