Pacoo said..
Is anybody using shims in these foils?
I tried the RS1300 in a downwind paddle the other day and could not get up.
On the same day, I could lift an AXIS 1150 a few times.
This was actually my first downwind try, so I guess I should try a bigger foil. Any recommendations in the gofoil line?

RichJam said..
Pacoo swap to the GT line. 1400 or 2200 would be an awesome wing. Re shimming depends on the board and the tail. Sunova board and fts tail haven't needed shimming

TME - when I proned the 1150 I found the same. Although I found it easy to pump and once I got the quick blip cadence I felt I could pump for ages and cover heaps of ground. I didn't love it though. However I winged it a few times this week and it did impress me. I was easily put pacing a mate of a GL120 and a lift 120, super easy to transition from locked in speed runs to turning - totally surprised me as it didn't feel that way when I proned it. So I'll go back to the drawing board and give it another go when the swell drops. I could have easily been on the 1000 having fun but the 1150 was a blast. I'm 95-90kg too.


Going to have a run on a 1300 this week for comparison.


Rich.

Wwr...I have a 1 shim with 13.5 kd tail, short pedestal...that's for prone. For wing, 17" long no shim. I am getting fts14 and ftl20...sound gamechanging.
Sessions 3 and 4 continue to be impressed with 1150. Light wind winging I could fit up with lots of pumping...but switched to gl240 and that was more fun. I am looking forward to a solid wing day to see what she can do. Also a solid prone day...still haven't really experienced much turning

burchas said..




Tell me more, when you say light wind how light were you able to get the 1150 up? what's your weight?
Any one over 187lbs/85kg able to get up on the 1150 in under 12knots?

3 sessions in so still early to say but I start contemplating if I really need the GT1400 in the quiver

burchas said..




It would be one hell of a shim to bridge the gap between those wings.
1300 square cm area, 105cm span and anicelyfoiled leading edge for the GoFoil Vs 1778 square cm area, 115cm span and a fuller leading edge on the Axis.

I believe the closest thing on the GoFoil line would be the EZ1800, a low aspect wing though.
on the other end looks like the AXIS HPS 980 would be comparable to the RS1300

Pacoo said..




Hi Bruchas,
I was not pretending to match the 1150, just improve a bit the lift of the 1300.
I guess GL240 is closer looking to the Axis 1150, in the gofoil range; but the GL240 is not as forgiving as the RS in choppy seas.
It will be great to have some downwind feedback on the GT2200.

hilly said..




At 105kg with a 6m Smik I was up in under 12 knots with the 1150 the other day. I had the 1400 and couldn't really say it had much of an advantage in light wind. The 1150 turns better than the 1400 that is why I went that route. If you look close you can see a ding on the swell.

burchas said..




Tell me more, when you say light wind how light were you able to get the 1150 up? what's your weight?
Any one over 187lbs/85kg able to get up on the 1150 in under 12knots?

3 sessions in so still early to say but I start contemplating if I really need the GT1400 in the quiver

At 105kg with a 6m Smik I was up in under 12 knots with the 1150 the other day. I had the 1400 and couldn't really say it had much of an advantage in light wind. The 1150 turns better than the 1400 that is why I went that route. If you look close you can see a ding on the swell.

north_kiter said..Not a chance I could get up in 10-12knots in Sydney wind and I'm about the same weight. Perhaps your skill is better than mine, or the WA wind is stronger and more consistent, or you have wave assist to get on foil, or your board is much larger than mine, or a combination of all of the above.

north_kiter said..With the GT1400 I've used it in pretty light conditions where the RS1150 would've been so much hard work to get on foil. In lighter wind, you can't really turn hard or carve fast anyway on flat water, more about just being on foil. It's not that bad at turning for a big foil.

hilly said..




Used a 125l sup and pumped like a demon when a gust came. Do not fall off in the gybe, had to hold the wing up and turn on a swell.






GT1400 is slightly easier to get up and glides for ages in turns but feels slow compared to the RS. I just like the speed of the 1150 and the sharper turning.

north_kiter said..




I was on a 2022 5'4 Fanatic pink 95L.

I need to wear a GPS watch to determine how much slower than RS, making the comparison less subjective.

I was actually thinking about trying the GT1250 vs GT1400 as a light wind option...it would turn better, but less lift

RichJam said..
I've done 10-12 on the 1150 - just. Windsurf Foiler's were just going so it was legit light. Biggest difference to say a 190 was I got board speed this foil speed before attempting the pump. I need to as dragging 90kg a meter of mast and a sinker board I don't want to blow the start. I would say though that the 1150 has a lower and more predictable stall that the 190.

The upper end of both foil would be similar but the 1150 would carry more speed for longer.


Having no idea what the axis foils look like I can't comment but I know the 2200 isn't a slow speed foil. It's a legit DW foil that can easily match the speed of the ocean swells. It's just big so you have a massive margin of error so more time on foil less time paddling up, or trying to. If I was going to try the DW paddling my gear would look like this;
Gt2200
Gt1400
Rs1150
Rs1300

Rich

baldy123 said..
I've been using the GT2200 for downwind SUP for the past two months. I'm 85kg. It by far the easiest and most forgiving foil I've used for SUP DW to date. Performance wise it has a great speed range. Stall speed is close to zero. Overfoiling is not a problem, it recovers very well. Speed wise it is not the fastest but does 3.15min/km comfortably. I've used the GT2200 in 10-30knots. I now have the RS1150 as my step down wing. Board choice makes a big difference also. If you can go below 25" wide then you'll be up and flying way faster.

baldy123 said..
I've been using the GT2200 for downwind SUP for the past two months. I'm 85kg. It by far the easiest and most forgiving foil I've used for SUP DW to date. Performance wise it has a great speed range. Stall speed is close to zero. Overfoiling is not a problem, it recovers very well. Speed wise it is not the fastest but does 3.15min/km comfortably. I've used the GT2200 in 10-30knots. I now have the RS1150 as my step down wing. Board choice makes a big difference also. If you can go below 25" wide then you'll be up and flying way faster.

juandesooka said..
James Casey announced he was leaving the brand a few weeks ago "A big thank you to the Go Foil family for an amazing five and a bit years. Truly been an honour to work with @alexaguera151 and the rest of the @gofoil team ?? New adventures await for 2022"

That sounds like a new biz deal in the works, but it's surprising no announcement since. Does raise the question if he is chasing new/different gear vs getting paid? Chasing the $ is understandable, but if he's chasing the gear, that's a pretty big blow to GF in seeding doubt. I believe his social media presence has been a single major driver of the new popularity of the new gear. When I see him doing what he does, it gives me hope on what's possible. That potential is bolstered by the user reports on here. But it's fragile, as rationally I know that JC would rip on anything and I really don't know who any of you are and I haven't actually witnessed your claims. So, enticing me to spend a few $000 to chase a new dream has a complicated psychology ... as much as I hate to admit it, social media influencers are at the top of that pyramid.

One of my frustrations over the past year has been seeing buddies get insane glide, mainly on axis gear, and I am winging side by side but not feeling it. I really REALLY want to feel the same froth as this guy:

"This is ridiculous, you can ride nothing with this thing".

I remain stoked on aspects of my GF gear, but I've not really felt that glide forever feeling. I am so much hoping the RS with FT tail is the answer .... desperately seeking that "holy crap WOW".

When on the GT1400 my strava average speed was a couple of ks slower and top speed was down as well compared to 1150. RS1000 is faster again. For a big foil the GT1400 turns well.

The RS being more HA has better lift so the GT1250 might not give you the light wind performance you need.