Wingfoil boards can vary greatly depending on the brands and construction methods.
This will determine their sustainability, but not only.
The stability and responsiveness of the foil also depend on the construction.
The larger the front wings of the foil, the stiffer the board will have to be.
In order for it to be rigid, the force recovery of the housings must be carried out between the deck and the hull by a passing block of PVC.
Not all wingfoil boards are built this way.
It is therefore essential to check before buying a board, even from the biggest brands, because it is not systematic.
What should also be remembered is the weight/strength ratio.
Technically, to be light, you have to reduce the amount of material in the board, which can make it fragile.
A board that is too heavy can be restrictive.
So a compromise must be found.
Personally, I prefer to lose 300 to 400 g but have a much stiffer and stronger board than to have a very light but fragile board.
The serenity on the water is well worth those extra 400 g.
We build our boards in two processes depending on the range.
On the Sky Rider range, we use a PVC-fiberglass sandwich under the hull and under the pads, with carbon reinforcement on the rails (see the diagram of the Sky Rider constructions).
It is a solid and rigid construction.
On the Superfly and LW/DW range, we use a complete PVC-carbon sandwich for the deck and hull, with carbon reinforcement on the rails to increase stiffness.
It is the ultimate and it brings real rigidity and solidity.