hi everyone…
am thinking of a **multipurpose (mini?-) hybrid longboard **which should be able to do the following:
-be decently surfed (at least have fun on;) as an allround longboard by someone used to short boards like fishes and hybrids
-surfed with a hydrofoil in small waves (2 us boxes added)
-used also with a kite in low winds with a lightwind kite (brm clouds) (no problem with any board as long as rails are not too thick ) with or without foil
-used **with a surfwing like naishs **https://www.facebook.com/RobbyNaishUS1111/videos/394630474466828/ **with foil, but also in displacement mode **with a small kid onboard…a bit like ‘sailboarding’ aka windsurfing in the old days…
…problem with the surfwing is, you need enough volume and stability to be able to get up on your knees/feet and get going with the relatively low power wing…most people seem to use short sups, but i don’t like paddles and rather be able to surf with style;), also wide is not efficient in displacement mode…superthick rails are the contrary of what you need with surfing and with a kite…and i just can’t drag around one board for each single purpose…
**so in a nutshell, not having much experience with longboards, what do you guys think about max width and volume you can pack into a smaller longboard/bigger midlength so someone with 70kg can easily balance on his knees (kneepaddle) but still be able to surf it decently? **something like 7’5’’ - 8’5’’ x 24-25’’ x 3.x’’ x 80-100ltres…wide nose - slightly narrower roundtail - 2+1 and two usboxes for foilmount - lower rails to slightly compensate for width - thicker centre to get some volume in…does that make any sense? construction would be full carbon to keep it light and stiff for foiling…
cheers for youe thoughts, andi