grantmac wrote:Big wave Dave uses one in Victoria. Also another friend in Seattle.
Both are lighter guys and both really like them after spending a bunch of time on more race oriented foils.
However they would be a purchase I'd make only if I was going to eventually get a Starboard race foil and wanted the masts interchangeable.
Otherwise I'd look everywhere.
My suspicion is that NP is in financial trouble so I don't think they're a long term solution at this point. Slingshot looks good going forward. Moses, maybe... but they are no longer making their aluminum program. I think I could get their Vento 790 alu package with a 75cm mast and then try to buy their 95cm mast for another $150, but those masts are getting scarce. (I'm trying to buy in Canada for cost and shipping reasons, I've had a flotation vest stuck in Blaine since March). Fanatic is expensive. AFS looks great but their larger front wing, which isn't even that large, looks to be out of stock and who knows if/when that will ever be back. Naish's 2020 might be a nice option but I don't see it available anywhere in Canada and I don't think it performs as good as the 790, i76 for light wind (and maybe that's ok).