Foil Reviews – Honest Feedback on Hydrofoils from Popular Brands
I often feel frustrated seeing the reports on the internet of popular foils, they seem biased or sponsored and leave out any problems. I am reluctant to say in public what I don't like about a foil, especially if a friend is making or selling that foil. So here in this post behind the paywall I will do my best to be completely honest and unbiased and say what I like and don't like about the foils I have ridden. In this post I give video and text reviews of these foils, wings, boards, and gear:
AFS Silk 850, Foil Drive Gen 2, Code 1300 S, F-One Seven Seas 1100, SK8 850, Eagle 1090 and 990, Seven Seas 1200 and 1000, Strike V2 5.5m, Phantom 940, 1080 & 1280, 95cm HM mast, Cabrinha Mantis 4.5m wing, H Series 1200, Code Board 5'4" 98L, Takuma Kujira 980, Axis Black ART 999, BSC 810, PNG 1150, red 900, 1000, 910, Armstrong 2400 low aspect, Naish Jet 2450 low aspect, F4 1250 & 1700, and 1325 low aspect, Slingshot / Ride Engine Infinity 76 & 84, Timecode / Arc 68 low aspect, Foil Science 1116, and 1600 low aspect, GoFoil.
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For several years now I have been searching for a foil that can do high speed tight carves without crashing while feeling in control. This week I found such a foil. I have been testing several foils in this size and style, all good and all with at least one caveat. So here is a quick write up of what foil I am in love with and why. Also details on my Axis to F-one setup.
This is a video ride report on my first half dozen sessions surfing a high aspect foil wing. I talk about the benefits and challenges of riding a high aspect foil wing, and the similarities and differences with a low aspect wing of similar surface area. For me the focus is on the shape or ride feeling of the wing regardless of brand or who designs the wing. I find this most useful when deciding what wing to buy or what conditions are a good match for which wing. In this video I am riding Axis 900 and 1000 foil wings with the 420 tail (
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