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RonanL said..
I have it, love it. I agree for the adjustment, not easy to set for speedsurfers.
Once I hit a hard mud bank, not fast but the hook released and avoided me an impact in the sail and some ribs issues...

If it is set correct hook would release on max loading at impact, not before.
At this time you hit what you hit (water / equipment) then it will break free.
If it's letting go before impact chances are it will let go sailing in chop and that would be dangerous.

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Lukesta said..

Freeflight said..
Great insight again Lukesta, love the passion, we need more like you sharing their experiences.
Do you sail with others on the same foil set as you to compare and crosscheck findings.
What is a ball park cost for a paying customer for that titanium fuse you just purchased.
Out of interest how many paying customers are on Aerons where you sail
Keep pushing
Cheers

Hi Freeflight, thank you.
I do sail with others, but not organised or specific ride-alongs to cross-check, which I am keen to do.
So far, it's been difficult to coordinate timing, work, wind, and days. Perth is a mining-industry city with lots of FIFO workers.
I paid $1,799 AUD at Surfsail. I think I get a 5-10% discount now, as I've been buying a fair bit of gear from Mark.
www.surfsailaustralia.com.au/product/patrik-aeon-foil-fuselages#surf-sail-clothing-hardware
So far, I have seen about 5 or 6 different Aeon Foil owners on the river now, most of whom sail from Pelican Point and one other from Applecross. Typically, there are 3-4 Aeons on the river on the weekends and public holidays. Their gear is a combination of pure Patrik gear like me and other brands like Severne, Neilpryde, etc. I can't confirm whether they are sponsored riders.

Good stuff Lukesta, yes in a discipline limited to smaller numbers it presents many challengers such as you have mentioned.
I share regular phone conversations plus when possible water time with a couple of others riding similar gear to myself, this certainly has helped me more than anything else. We don't run any matching settings but discussions merge ideas and we progress. Funny enough we find what didn't work 12 months ago with personal progression can work now.
Thanks for the estimate on the fuse I had figured that it would be north of 1k. I think Windfoilers are very fortunate to have Surfsail willing to order in gear for such a low demand product in Australia. Thanks to Mark for doing that.
Look forward reading future updates on the thread.

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Gestalt said..

Manawa said..
Another possibility, could be related to the R&D cycle. Developing a new 3Di mold is a massive and time-consuming industrial process. It's possible that North is using these traditional monofilm prototypes as 'live templates.' This would allow designers and athletes to cut, sew, and tweak the geometry like luff curves and draft positions in real-time. Once they've potentially found the winning shape in film, they can then 'freeze' that data into the final 3Di production molds.

Monofilm is back? Well I am going to confort myself with a massive plate of spaghetti or steaming bowl of cappelletti in brodo + 36 month aged muntain of real Parmigiano Reggiano and a good glass of wine.....

This was my take also.. It's easier to proto and cheaper. from what has been publicised they will continue selling the stitched sails and will look to do the 3di in custom amounts.

think it was Monty Spindler that said sails need to be able to be set flat and shaped. that could be the crux of the issue here. the 3di sails don't have that ability

I think if just cloning a mylar sail with the 3di process worked in any way they would have cracked the code a couple of years ago.
The 3di materials seem to respond in a different way and it's not going to be an option to just copy a great working stitched sail.

Great insight again Lukesta, love the passion, we need more like you sharing their experiences.
Do you sail with others on the same foil set as you to compare and crosscheck findings.
What is a ball park cost for a paying customer for that titanium fuse you just purchased.
Out of interest how many paying customers are on Aerons where you sail
Keep pushing
Cheers