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Is it possible to upgrade a V1 fuselage into an A+ system fuselage by drilling a hole at the middle of it to connect the A+ mast?...or it is not recommended? Thank
HI Matt, many thanks for the video! You really share the quintessential feeling of winging in light air. I can can get foiling in 5-6 knots (6-7 mph) wind, which are what we often get in the swiss lakes, with my 7'6" DW board, 155cm 2000 sq.cm foil (an overkill for my 65kg) and 6 mq 2021 wing. Fully agree that manouvers like jibes are a struggle in light air but I hope I can get better with practice! I am very interested in your opinion of the light air wings that have come out this year: the XPS Lightwind, the Loft Pro, the CWC and the Ventis (non Alula for like for like budget comparison). Where do you think they are they similar and where are they different ?
How does it compare as far as the differences and similarities to the Ghost, I really like the ghost when the waves are good.. I bought one of Jonjon's old used boards(6'2"x18 3/4"x2 1/2" 29L) PU poly and it works great in good-epic surf. Im 165ish 6'0", Anyone have ideas for what radius dims should I shoot for? I want to get a new board when I get back from my Alaska trip for end of summer into winter! Thanks for the reviews!
Matt great video would you recommend the APF 1350 for a progressing intermediate as a daily driver - gusty inland lakes in Michigan. Or is it really just for the sub 15 knot days and more advanced riders.
With my Lift efoil the most difficult part about this is when the drive needs to power off as I'm up on foil ready to glide without assist. The trigger-off often instantly makes a faceplant because it's tricky to quickly adjust the pitch. Did you notice trouble at that point? Thank You Matt, been following you since the first days of kiteboarding
I would be interested to know the differences in rail size/foil, tail width, depth of concave, and rocker specs (if any) between the voodoo child, rad ripper, and little wing.
Hey Matt. What would be your top end wind speed for winging the APF1350 ? If you thought the wind might pickup during your session might you choose the HA1080 instead? I don’t have Real Watersports for a garage so I need to choose my quiver carefully!
Ha ha! Yes we are ver fortunate to have all of the options. I think that the 1350 would top out for me at like 15-17. It would depend on if there is any swell or I would be in flat water. The 1080 will get going well in the light stuff and be way faster and more playful, but it doesn't have the low end. 1350 for me is my jonesing bottom of the barrel session. Then I will go to the 1080 once it is 10-15 mph with the DW board.
Good question. At 220 lbs, I would go APF 1675 and Glide 220 tail. Won't be as quick as the 1350 but you will get on foil in the lightest air possible.
Thinking of buying the same Armstrong gear. What downwind board size and foil size do you recommend for 195lbs? I live in light wind area with 6.0 wing.
Sweet. Depends a bit on your skill level, but I would go for the 128L new Armstrong DW board. The extra length and volume will make it plenty stable and will allow you the forward speed you want. The 116L might be an option if you wanted it better turning and were riding a smaller wing board. Since you are chasing the low bound of the wind, then I would size that board up to get the stability and speed. Also get yourself a good 8m wing. 6m with DW board will be great and I would get the DW board over the 8m. That being said at your size to push the low low bound of the wind range you will need DW and 8m
Thank you Matt. A little off topic but a great shot at 5:08 of how a wing tip beach will cause cavitation to flow down the wing and stall the wing. Appreciate all you do for wind sports.
Hey Matt, great review, but I would find it very interesting if you did a review using the foil drive to get up on the foil in those exact light wind conditions. Myself and a buddy have been playing around with the foil drive on Lake James, a mountain lake East of Asheville in extremely light wind conditions with great results. Cheers!
Amazing video. Who doesn’t love buying a new board?! Super fun to live vicariously through this dude, especially given the sick boards he was considering. Curious to know how the board went for him and if it met his expectations!
What is Brett’s height and weight? Might be a good idea to say that at the beginning of each episode for the viewers. Love the content! Keep it coming🤙🏽
XPS has more wind range on the top and bottom and handles gusty conditions better. Flow has a little lighter and more nimble feel despite being similar weights. I have a ton of hours on the XPS and that wing is amazing. I only have a couple hours on the Flow and am loving it. Will get some more hours and and feedback from more of our staff and then do a comparison.
Great shape, sweet handles, nice color too! Doesn’t pitch and roll. My reservation is the Dacron which, I’m guessing, will bag out after 100 sessions. What do you think?
The feel is awesome and it feels great. Most wings out there bag out in 20 sessions never the less 100. I would say at 100 this one will still feel pretty good but time will tell. Only wing that we have found that doesn't bag out and loose its shape and feel is the Armstrong XPS.
@@REALmattnuzzo Good to know. The Armstrong attention to aligning the wing seams with load makes good sense to me. Nice to know it works. I’ve ridden my North Mode Pro about 100 times so far and it’s holding up very well. Still no flutter ;)
