2024 STARBOARD WindFoil Carbon iQFoil

STARBOARD WindFoil Carbon iQFoil

 

 

iQFoil Carbon

 

Fast, crazy, thrilling and winner-takes-all. Racing like you've never seen before. Buy your complete board/sail/foil package from €4999 (youth), €7899 (women), €7999 (men)* and come join the fun. 

 

 

The foil itself is available in Carbon, Aluminium and Junior versions.

 

IT'S HERE: FROM WEEKEND RACES TO OLYMPIC GOLD. LET THE BEST SAILOR WIN.

 

"Lining up for race one was surreal, all the big names were present. Some of the best freestylers, PWA superstars and Olympic legends all on the line together was so, so 'LIT'. It felt like the windsurfing community had connected back together and it was the start of something special.

 

The racing was the most overwhelming, craziest and dangerously radical I have ever witnessed. I don't think there will ever be an event more mind-blowing. "

 

Tom Squires, GBR-931

 

A NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS

"It's been an amazing journey to get foiling into the Windsurfing Olympics. For our team, it all started one morning of January 13 2018, when Casper Bouman introduced me to Aaron MacIntosh who encouraged us to propose foiling for 2024.

 

In February, I visited Aaron in New Zealand just to have fun and go foiling together. By March, we formed the first working party: Remi Vila, Gonzalo Costa Hoevel, Nick Dempsey, Antonio Cozzolino and myself. I sent the iQFoil submission to World Sailing on January 31 2019 and the rest, as they say, was history.

 

Special thanks go to Gonzalo Costa Hoevel for the incredible hours of testing and all work behind the scenes that continues to this day. Also to Svein Rasmussen for reaching out to Councils and MNAs, and finally Antonio Cozzolino who got us through each milestone and past the finish line.

 

After seeing Starboard's innovative Race foil flying with weekend racers, then adopted by PWA racers and then seeing Formula sailors and Olympians joining in, it was clear that the Race foil was a uniting force. From this opportunity was born the iQFoil vision:

 

To inspire windsurfers of all levels, passionate weekend warriors, professionals and Olympians alike, to race together at a wide range of exciting events, on fair, simple and affordable foiling equipment of the highest performance.

 

We are very excited to see iQFoil grow. It's been a tremendous team effort to get this far. We're halfway there and thank you to all those who are supporting and contributing. Let's go!"

 

IQFOIL FOIL: AVAILABLE IN CARBON, ALUMINIUM AND JUNIOR

CARBON

The iQFoil Carbon is supplied with the iQFoil Carbon 95cm mast. It is stiffer and than the standard Carbon 95 mast, giving you more control and maximum flight stability, unlocking the next gear with ability to push further and with more confidence.

 

Fuselages: 115 Plus and 95 Plus

Front Wing: 900

Tail Wing: 255 -2°

 

Suitable for both Men and Women Divisions

 

ALUMINIUM

The iQFoil Aluminium is supplied with the Aluminium V5 95cm mast. It is built from an extrusion of 6061 aluminium, a grade of aluminium that we selected for its strength, weight and superior corrosion resistance. The V5 is extra-strong and extra stiff, making it suitable for windsurf foiling.

 

Fuselages: 115 Plus and 95 Plus

Front Wing: 900

Tail Wing: 255 -2°

 

Suitable for the Youth Division

 

JUNIOR

The iQFoil Junior is the same as as the Aluminium version but with a smaller 800 front wing, making the foil more suitable for lighter sailors. When transitioning from Junior to Youth, replacing just the front wing with the 900 makes the foil eligible for the Youth Division.

 

Fuselages: 115 Plus and 95 Plus

Front Wing: 800

Tail Wing: 255 -2°

 

Suitable for the Junior Division

 

WING DESIGN AND SELECTION

 

The 900 and 800 front wings are both high-aspect wings designed for all-round racing in medium to high wind conditions. The Tom Speer-designed profile is thin and relatively symmetrical, delivering speed with consistency. It has enough shape to provide constant lift and traction at various speeds. This is critical for negotiating low wind lulls, handling high wind gusts and making a wing you can trust all racing scenarios - overtaking, defending your line, recovering from small errors and foil jibing with confidence.

 

The 255 tail wing is the default tail wing for all foil racing. Thin, fast and super-efficient, it's a staple for your racing foil quiver even as it evolves. The gentle moustache shape helps with yaw-stability.

The iQFoil sets are supplied with the 255 -2° which allows for lower angles than the standard 255. This helps to increase speed and wind range in stronger winds.

 

THE IQFOIL FOIL USES THE "PLUS" CONCEPT.

 

Compared to the original Race, the iQFoil swaps the 115 Standard fuselage for the new 115 Plus fuselage.

 

This new fuselage shifts the front wing forwards and reduces tail wing angle to make it more aligned with the front wing, creating what we call a High Efficiency Foil Geometry (NZ Pat. App. No. 751177). With both wings flying through the water at more parallel angles, you release more speed, you get quicker acceleration and more control.

 

"It's like someone released the handbrake" Gonzalo Costa Hoevel, PWA Foil Champion.

HIGH EFFICIENCY FOIL GEOMETRY - HOW DOES IT WORK? 

Conventional Foil

In the diagram above, the weight of sailor and sail is producing an anti-clockwise moment. The foil creates an equal and opposite clockwise moment to maintain flight. Since the front wing position is closer to the mast, it has less clockwise leverage.

 

The tail wing therefore needs more angle compared to the front wing for the foil to generate enough total clockwise moment. More tail wing angle = more drag.

 

High Efficiency Foil Geometry

The front wing position is further forward so it has more clockwise leverage. The tail wing doesn't need to work as hard so it can be set at a lower angle.

 

When the front wing and tail wing are closely aligned, there is less drag. You fly with more efficiency, more speed and more stability.

 

 

FRONT WING FITTING:

SADDLE SYSTEM

The iQFoil foil uses the saddle system for maximum connection stiffness. The front wing sits on a wide flat surface and locks in place via four countersunk M6 Torx bolts. The threads are anodized and reinforced with stainless steel helicoils for strength and corrosion resistance.

 

 

Will this fuselage work with other wings and masts?

 

Yes. This fuselage is compatible with all masts and compatible with all wings that use the saddle system. However, as a One Design class, using an item that is not an official iQFoil approved item would make the foil not eligible to race.

 

Tail Wing Fitting System

The tail wing also uses a saddle system. An angle spacer sits between the wing and the fuselage. Changing the angle spacers allows the rider to adjust tail wing angle to optimise performance based on wind speed and the desired flying configuration: more power or more control.

 

 

TUNING TIPS

TRIMMING YOUR TAIL WING

The iQFoils are supplied with six angle spacers ranging from -2 degrees to +1 degree. By default, because the tail wing has an in-built -2° angle, we recommend starting with the Tail Wing Angle Spacer of 0 degrees for the iQFoil when set on the 115 Plus fuselage and +1° when set on the 95 Plus fuselage.

 

Wind Speed      Recommended Angle (115 Plus fuselage)
Strong              -0.5° to -2°
Medium             0°
Light +0.5 to +1°
Wind Speed       Recommended Angle (95 Plus fuselage)
Strong               0°
Medium             0.5° to 1°
Light                  Not suitable

 

These  tail wing angles are suggested starting values. Every rider will find their own optimum angles depending on their weight, height, technique and racing style.

 

AVAILABLE IN CARBON AND ALUMINIUM

CARBON

The Race Plus Carbon is supplied with the Carbon 95cm mast. It is built with forty layers of pre-preg high-modulus uni-axial and bi-axial Toray carbon, hydraulically pressed, heated and fused into one monolithic mast of incredible stiffness. The shape of the mast has also been optimized for flexural and torsional stiffness. Computer-simulated analysis shows the Starboard mast, by virtue of its shape alone, is already up to 52% stiffer than a traditional mast.

 

ALUMINIUM

The Race Plus Aluminium is supplied with the Aluminium V5 95cm mast. It is built from an extrusion of 6061 aluminium, a grade of aluminium that we selected for its strength, weight and superior corrosion resistance. The V5 is extra-strong and extra stiff, making it suitable for windsurf foiling. Three oversized I beam stringers and five 12mm stainless steel bolts carry the vertical loads. It is even stronger and stiffer than the Aluminium V7 masts used for wing and wave foils.

 

 

SUMMARY

The iQFoil is designed for racing in the one design iQFoil Class.

 

The Carbon version is supplied with a carbon mast and is suitable for Men and Women divisions. 

 

The Aluminium version is supplied with an aluminium mast and is suitable for racing in the Youth division.

 

The Junior version is the same as the Aluminium version but with a smaller 800 front wing. For racing in the Junior division.

 

 

For upgrade items and suggestions, see the Custom Shop section below.

 

For additional protection, Starboard Foils Wing Covers and the Starboard Foils Team Bags are available to purchase separately.

 

Recommended Wing Cover set: iQFoil Set