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[waterman]

Dit is duidelijk geen Sup nieuws maar lijkt me interessant om een kijkje te geven in de mindset van de chef de cuisine van GONG.

Op de vraag waarom er nog geen windfoil board klaar is een duidelijk en eerlijk antwoord:

 

Vraag:

Ok, to be honest, i feel a little upset now with these "foggy" answers.

 

I want a foil, i'm ready to spend money, i would love to buy the Gong foil.

 

Two questions:

1. Do you recommmend the foil for windsurfing or is there a chance i would be disappointed, esp. regarding perfomance in 8 - 12 knots?

2. When i order now, would i get it before 31. July, start of my 4 week holiday?

 

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Reply Patrice

Hello,

 

as long as we do not announce that we have finish the R&D on it, I advise you to buy something else if you can't wait.

 

Our hydrofoil works for windsurfing (I do it). But I will not advise you to buy it for windsurfing before I have finish all the tests in order to advise you how to use it perfectly and why it can not work.

 

Sorry for that.

 

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Reply

that's ok for me because it's a honest answer!

I'll wait for the results of your tests.

I just was impatient because of my upcoming 4 week holiday where i could have been using my new toy :)

 

You know boys need toys ... :oops:

 

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Reply Patrice

Hello,

 

of course, and I am the first to understand this water neeeeeeed.

 

But I don't want to tell bullshit to the guys. I am very used to foil, behind a wakeboat, on waves, and with a kite. So when I try it below a windsurfing board, it is not that difficult. I can play it and use some tricks to make it happen.

This doesn't mean that I can sell it like this and say to the guys : ok, you can do it because i can do it.

When you learn how to foil, you need to learn a LOT of new things. If the foil is not well adjusted to the balance of the board, it is just a nighmare, for only 1cm of few mm…

 

That's why I don't want to go too fast. Step by step.

 

Our foil is a foil. Any foil can fly on a windsurf, a surf, a fridge door. It flys.

Does it flys well? Sure. What board is the best? I am not sure, so I need to try more.

 

Thanks for your understanding.

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En zo gaat dat met alle Gong producten. Er zijn bijvoorbeeld ook windsurfzeilen in ontwikkeling en worden al uitvoerig getest. Maar dat zal nog wel even duren voordat deze productie klaar zijn.

Voorlopig doen we het met oldskool spul.

 

[flowmaster]

Old skool waddayamean ????? seems perfect for da job