Wing Foil Board Lemon FSP Pro

For Whom?

You must have a sufficient skill level:

• Either you have a background in windsurfing, it helps a lot to handle the wing.
• Or you know how to control a foil well.
• Or you already have a significant number of flight hours with a wing foil.

In any case, the Lemon is demanding.

With a large volume, it is easy (your weight + 30), but if you order a volume adapted to your weight (+10), keeping balance on your knees won’t be easy. So, you also need to be in good physical shape to be reactive and have a few flight hours under your belt.

This is clearly the board for anyone who wants to go for the maximum potential wing foiling while keeping comfort.

For What?

The Lemon is a pure wave riding board, with just the right amount of comfort to make life easier and do tricks without struggling to relaunch.

All the useful material of the board is between your feet and above the foil. It is hyper reactive and playful. It’s a great feeling to have everything right at your fingertips. The control at high speed and in the curves is fantastic.

Ideal for surfing, tricks, and perfect in jumps, it’s 100% high performance.

What Size?

The Lemon is the ultimate board in wing foiling. But by playing on volumes, you can adapt it to your needs:

Comfort

You can select a volume large enough to float, which is your weight +10 = volume

• Example: I weigh 70kg + 10 = 80L to float. This means that with 80L I’ll be all good as long as I have a good wing level.

Sport

You can also sub-liter because the Lemon is large enough to be stable. If you have a great level and want maximum responsiveness, you can switch to negative volumes.

Up to your weight -10 = volume you can go on your knees while leaning on your wing in the water.

• Example: I weigh 70kg = 70L to float. This means that with 70L my board will sink lightly and I will have to be precise and sporty at each start.

Sinker

Your weight -30 = volume, you will have to do water starts by submerging your board: it’s very technical, very physical and you will lose part of the low wind range. You also need depth in the water, which can be frustrating. The performance gain is debatable depending on your level, but the gain in feeling and reactivity is interesting for some.

• Example: I weigh 70kg – 10 = 40L to use my board in sinker mode. This means that with 65L and less, my board will totally sink and I should do a real wakeboard type water start. In this case, less volume often makes things easier because you sink the board without worrying about putting your feet on top of it. A small board will have less buoyancy, so it will be easier to put on and slower to take off. Its stability qualities on the surface remain the same underwater.

How to choose the size of the board bag for my Wing Foil Board Lemon?

Understanding the GONG range?

We can sum up very simply the concepts of each board in our range:

• HIPE and HIPE V2: the inflatable with 95% of the performance of the stiff. Ideal for beginners and much more!
• MOB 2TASTE: three sports in one board: SUP, SUP foil and wing.
• ZUMA: the easy rigid board in SUP foil and wing, and with good performances.
• LANCE: the compact Zuma, very stable sideways, ideal for wing.
• FLINT: high performances in SUP foil, top in wing because it is simple and efficient in light wind.
• KUBE: pure wing freestyle board. Minimum length for maximum rotation.
• MINT: compact without the difficulty with its round nose, but excellent performances.
• LEMON: maximum reactivity and liveliness, while maintaining lateral stability.
• LETHAL: Absolute radicality among volume boards.

Some will go for even more extreme low volume boards like:

• CATCH KITE FOIL: it works as well in kite as in wing with a bigger wing to have power.
• MATATA SURF FOIL: asymmetrical straps and minimum length to dare everything.
• LETHAL SURF FOIL: asymmetrical straps and minimum width to dare everything.

Which quiver?

The Lemon is self-sufficient in wing foiling. There is no need to supplement it with another board.

If you are greedy, a possible addition in wing foiling is to have another board for the strong wind. In this case, you can have a Lemon in your size, for comfort. And another board two volumes below. For example, a Lemon in your size and a Lethal two sizes smaller. This is the wave rider quiver by excellence.

Another option is to have a Lemon as a sport board for strong winds and a board that has lift for light winds, that takes off early like a Flint or a Mint. Or a freestyle board like the Kube.

But this is a luxury…

The Lemon is made for a very advanced wing practice, and will match perfectly with a kite foil to perform under 10 knots. A wing foil is not at its best under 10 knots. A Catch with a 13m2 Strutless and a set of smaller foil wings and go: the ultimate quiver for almost nothing to strong winds.

And when there is really nothing, your quiver will suffer from the absence of a surf board or two. Whether classic or SUP surfing, you’ll need to continue your adventures in windless waves.

And don’t forget surf foiling. It’s the magic combo with wing foiling. When one doesn’t work, the other is great. Because even on super flat days you can practice dock starts. You’ll be in crazy physical shape! The front wings are the same, you would just need a shorter mast.

Which foil wings?

In general, we recommend the same assembly as for surf foil.

For the intermediate riders on the one’s in the process of learning manoeuvers

In the X-Over range: super easy and efficient foils at low speed:

• M for the under 65kg and all wind conditions
• L for the under 75kg and all wind conditions.
• XL for the under 85kg and all wind conditions.
• XXL for the riders above 85kg and wind under 15 knots.

For the experienced riders

In the Curve range: high performance and easy foils that love curves:

• M for the under 65kg and wind above 15 knots.
• M-T for the under 70kg and wind above 12 knots.
• L for the under 75kg and wind above 10 knots.
• L-T for the under 90kg and wind above 15 knots.
• XLS for riders above 70kg and wind above 12 knots.
• XL for riders above 75kg and all wind conditions, or for light riders in light wind.
• XL-T for riders above 85kg and wind below 15 knots.
• XXL for riders over 95kg in light wind.

For the pros

In the Fluid or Veloce range: very high performance and fast foils:

• M for the under 65kg and wind above 15 knots.
• Fluid LS and Veloce M-T for the under 70kg and wind above 12 knots.
• L for the under 75kg and wind above 10 knots.
• Fluid XLS and Veloce L-T for the under 90kg and wind above 15 knots.
• XL for riders above 75kg and all wind conditions, or for light riders in light wind.
• Fluid XXLS and Veloce XL-T for riders above 85kg and wind below 15 knots.
• XXL for riders above 95kg in the light wind.

The size of the front wing conditions the speed/lift ratio. The smaller the front wing, the faster you will go but the more uncomfortable you will be at low speed.

The stabs play a major role. They determine the stability of the foil and help the lift, but at the expense of the maximum speed of the foil.

Thus the X-Over Stabs are slower than the Fluid Stabs or the Veloce Stabs, but are much more load-bearing, and therefore effective at low speed.

Which foil mast?

Contrary to kite foiling, in wing foiling, you don’t have much opposition to the wing because it pulls gently. So, you don’t put a lot of upwind angle to the mast. So, mastering a big mast in wing is not a problem.

And as the boards used are much bigger than in kitesurfing, the inertia is more important. So, your foil is less wacky. Everything is calmer. So, don’t be afraid of a long mast.

In other words, everything will be played out between 85cm and 100cm. You can find all our advice on choosing between these two lengths by clicking here.

Positioning of the foil?

For GONG foils, place the plate in the rear third when you start and in the center of the US rails when you progress. The Pros can position the foil even further towards the front for more lift and maneuverability.

The more you move it forward, the more the board will pitch nose-up. The more you move it backwards, the more the board nose-dives.

Be careful not to move it too far forward. We often tend not to let their back foot work, especially when we come from kite foiling. However, moving the foil back a little, forces more weight on the back foot and gives a more harmonious attitude and reduces effort.

Which leash?

Take a 6′ of 7mm minimum diameter.

Check its condition before each session and change it every year. It is your lifejacket and the life insurance of the people in front of you.

Strap or Strapless?

Riding strapless is sexy because it makes you feel free. But quite honestly, it’s not the best for performance…

So, it’s up to you to see if sensation prevails over performance. On a Lemon, we’re clearly going to miss 90% of its potential without the straps.

With straps, you’ll have much more control and much less risk of getting the Foil flipping under your feet. In the waves, it’s obvious, you gain a lot with straps. You can recuperate from crazy situations just by pulling up on your feet.

Put your straps in a central position (3rd hole) for the front, and the same goes for the back strap if you always ride with the back strap (it can be used as a marker stop).

How to place and adjust your straps?

• 2 US boxes allow the assembly of a foil equipped with a plate for 4 screws + nuts (center distance 9cm).
• 5 x 5-hole foot strap inserts to optimize your position.
• 1 x large and symmetric GONG foot strap and 1 x V-foot strap (screws included).
• 5 mm pad: deck coating conceived for great comfort and perfect grip.
• Integrated carrying handle on the center of the hull.
• Leash plug to never lose your board.
• Automatic vent screw. (link to the HOW TO)

How to place and adjust your straps?

Delivery delay

We indicate a preparation and shipping time of 3 working days. In reality, the majority of orders are shipped within 24/48 hours.

The delivery time, i.e. delivery time of the package to your home, then depends on the delivery location and the carrier.

We work with reliable and efficient carriers. 99% of shipments go perfectly and quickly. In the case of the remaining 1%, rest assured that we will do what is necessary with the carrier.

Shipping fees

Unlike other sites, shipping costs are not hidden behind the price of our products. You know exactly what shipping costs you, and you are not disadvantaged if you choose to collect your order at our GONG Space Center.

Shipping costs are calculated based on the weight and volume of each package, and your delivery address.

Tracking your package

Delivery tracking is managed directly by the carriers to whom we have entrusted your packages. They will contact you by email or SMS to allow you to choose delivery methods and follow the route of your package.

Carriers

We work with the best transport societies to deliver to you throughout Europe and the world within very short deadlines. We chose them for their quality of service and their compliance with deadlines.

For mainland France, 80% of your orders arrive at their destination in less than 48 hours of processing.

For Europe, delivery times vary from 3 to 6 working days, depending on the country of destination.

For the rest of the world, delivery times depend on transit time and customs clearance time. This delay depends on customs and can last from a few days to a few weeks depending on the destination and seasonality.

Please note, transport time is added to preparation/shipping time. Two companies collaborate on your order (GONG and the carrier). Each one masters its activity and is committed to optimizing its deadlines so that you are delivered as quickly as possible and at a reasonable price.

Eco-responsible packaging

Preserving the environment is an absolute priority. This is why we do everything possible to reduce our ecological footprint.

The most important thing is to sell quality, durable products that will be repairable and will please you for a long time.

For our shipments, we use:

• Scotch craft paper.


• Final packaging in high-end cardboard.


• For rigid boards: Flexi-Hex, very high resistance ecological packaging.

This means:

• Reusable and recyclable packaging.


• An almost total reduction in single-use plastic.


• Maximum protection and impact resistance for rigid boards thanks to the innovative Flexi-Hex honeycomb design (35mm thick).

Receipt of your product

Upon delivery, check the condition of your package in the presence of the carrier. A complete explanation email on the procedure to follow will be sent to you when your order is shipped.

Despite our requirements and all the care we take in the packaging and protection of your product, transport hazards may occur, and your product may suffer more or less significant transport damage.

Note that the products are protected in their carton. If you have any doubts, simply refuse delivery and contact us.

To go and ask all possible questions about this product and read all user/rider feedback, click on the link below:
Know everything about the GONG WING FOIL BOARD LEMON FSP PRO

Warning

When you practice Foil you expose yoursef to possible serious Risks. A poor mastering of a Foil can expose you to Cuts and/or Serious Bodily Harm, even Death for youself and possibley others around you.

Foiling should be practiced, in all circumstances, by taking precautions and taking into cosideration all that is involved and associated with SURF/SUP sports. Remember that a Foil is long and has an edge that could cause slicing and is capable of reaching very high speeds. Getting hit by a Foil, or hitting another, can incrue dramatic and highly unwanted consequences.

Always Foil far from others, and in waters that are secure and without obstacle.

Always wear a helmet and protective vest that assures Floatability. Always wear a full body Neoprane Wetsuit.

When handling and manipulating a Foil be careful not to cut yourself along its edges.

GONG does Not Accept and Declines any and all responsability in case of accident that implicates a GONG Foil. The practicing of this sport and the use of our equipment makes the user fully resposable for his/her actions while being a Foil User.