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surfcowboy said..
Taak, thank you.
Im 63 kg, beginner SUP foiler and Wing foiler. I have the Rise XL and the Curve M and am looking for an in between option. ( got the Curve used on a good deal.) I'll add what I know too.
Rise XL: I agree. If you are smaller this is not the wing to learn on. It's been ok for winging for me but I suspect the Curve XL would be better and cover more conditions. For surfing the Rise XL is too much wing in all but the smallest surf. Anything over knee high launched me. I'm anxious to try it now that I'm a bit more experienced but I can't see using it for more than early days for smaller riders, if at all. Maybe the L for smaller beginners in surf. But I will say, for bigger guys learning, this wing makes it easy. Slow, stable, perfect to learn on.
Curve M: This wing is half the area of the Rise XL and is probably really nice in larger waves in the surf. It doesn't glide much for me in waves under say waist high but when there's a push it is nice. I may also just need to play with a tail and mast position. It really helped me see how a smaller foil can be kept in the water no matter what and helped me learn to take bigger drops without being scared of a breach. This wing, with the kite tail is what the small Gong Pro riders were/are on from what I hear. I'm keeping this for bigger days and behind a boat for sure.
Ive only got the 45 cm surf tail so I'm definitely adding the 43 cm Veloce and a 40 cm surf (or kite? Advice?) as well as making a few as I get time.
Now, here's where I need help. I'm maybe 4 months into foil surfing. Can go straight in control and am starting to turn. Mostly surf knee to waist waves, so I need a bit more than the M to pump and have fun I think.
On the wing I'm just getting on foil but the progression seems fast. My local winds are not high so assume I'll be in 10-20 knots with 15 a good average. I assume I'll use my big wind wing wing to downwind SUP foil too.
Can i I find one wing to split the difference in size?
is that a Curve L or XL? Or do I go straight to Veloce, and then L or XL there?
I'm ok with ending up with a 3 wing quiver so if I sell the Rise and make my big wind wing the Veloce or Curve XL, what's my day to day small surf wing that I can use as a high wind wing?
Any and all thoughts are welcome as are messages from anyone selling L or XL Curves.
I am not very experienced sup foiling so consider my comments mainly from a wing / downwind perspective. For wining I would skip the Curve range and directly go for the Veloce. This given that you are 17kgs less than I am. Which would make the Veloce XL a perfect low-end up to mid-end wing foil (and good for small day surf). Also the Veloce XL is great for downwind.
On the stab: I would recommend the kite stab and not surf. It is roughly 50% thinner and great with the smaller Veloces.
If ending with 3 foils is ok I would recommend: Veloce XL, L and keeping your Curve M (or only the 2 Veloces). If extreme low-end is important maybe the Curve XL or Veloce XXL (didn't try) instead of the Veloce XL.