oy_wind forum posts in last 60 days

For sure, time on water, as many have replied. But I sense you have an itch to get some new gear. And nothing wrong with that, I love buying new gear. For me, gear is part of fun.

I am for sure not objective, and personally I have not tried anything else than F4 the last years. But I have lots of wingfoil buddies that have changed to the F4 Orca foils, and base my input on the feedback from them.

Around where I live, Bergen, Norway, there are 5-6 guys using Orca 685 or 800 for pure "moving the lawn" wingfoiling. Myself, I use it for upwind/downwind wing, and now parawing.

There is a lot of talk about the performance of the Orcas on forums, for downwind. And very little talk about how it works for winging.
All the feedback I have from my buddies is that it is super easy to use for winging. And I feel the same. With the 800 or 685 I can tack in almost any situation. It is so forgiving, mixed with low end and glide.

A buddy of mine that was on a large Starboard foil tried my Julitta 85 with the Orca 685. He was so sceptical going out. Went out for 20 minutes, came back, and the board had not touched the water. Super suprised.

800 is for sure the biggest needed for winging at your weight. And you don't really need any other size either.
Pair it with a 170 S tail for good stability.

I am 87kg, and my buddies are between 70 and 90kg.