Tried and tested: Vario lamps 34 to 40 for foiling from Point-7 put to the test
Stephan Gölnitz
· 29.11.2023
After a little familiarisation, the adjustment is lightning fast and the ropes can be continuously adjusted to the wind strength and course. Set short on the cross and with overpowered room wind foiling - perhaps already with the rear foot in front of the loop - the full 40 mm length then provides much more safety than 30 mm trapeze ropes. The rig can be steered more freely and the centre of gravity can be shifted forwards much better if the foil threatens to rise.
Even in the long setting, the ropes don't dangle excessively and the Velcro fastenings hold on bars from 30 millimetres (incl. coating). You have to slowly get used to such lengths and perhaps practise a slightly different riding position in some situations, but then it pays off with a more controlled riding experience.
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Stephan Gölnitz
Deputy Editor in Chief surf
Stephan Gölnitz comes from Bochum and had Holland as his home windsurfing territory for many years before moving to Munich in 1996 for the job of test editor at surf magazine. The materials engineering graduate worked as a surf instructor on the Ijsselmeer during his studies and competed for several seasons for the Essen sailing team in the Surfbundesliga and the Funboard Cup. He completed a traineeship at surf-Magazin in the test department and since then has actively accompanied almost all tests on the boom and for more than 10 years also as a photographer. Stephan has covered many thousands of test kilometers, mainly on Lake Garda and in Langebaan, but also in Egypt and Tobago. He gets his hands on over 100 new sails and boards every year as his company car. Privately, he prefers to surf with a foil on Lake Walchensee or “unfortunately far too rarely” in the waves. SUP is Stephan's second passion, which he pursued for several years at numerous SUP races. Today, he prefers to paddle on river tours with family or friends - even for several days.
