Ok folks, I'm 95kg/210pds and I need a Big Wing that I can use for smaller surf, light wind winging and/or pumping.
I'm on Omen gear and my biggest wing is the 1050 Operator, which has a remarkably good bottom end I might add.
I can and have had Jim Stringfellow whip me up custom fuselage to fit into my 80cm Omen/NL2 mast. The guy is a fabricating wizard if you didn't know.
I'm advanced/expert skill level.
Large wings don't necessarily scale up, so I'd love to hear your thoughts, suggestions and experience in the matter please!

Maybe look at a bigger tail to go with your 1050 first. I've got a least 5 lbs on you and I can't imagine needing something bigger than a 1050. Think of trying a big downwind or race style tail or if possible a longer fuse

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exiled said..
Maybe look at a bigger tail to go with your 1050 first. I've got a least 5 lbs on you and I can't imagine needing something bigger than a 1050. Think of trying a big downwind or race style tail or if possible a longer fuse

ya I've got one of those(big stabs). Greg(Omen); shoots me all sorts of things to play with. Really the biggest issue i have is(being on a SUP) getting good pumping is quite difficult. Unforgiving at my size with the board im on. It's like if I had something in the 1250 range I think I'd be set

I've had a few runs now on the new Code 1540. Lovely wing, super relaxed, lift isn't overpowering. Turns OKAY, but I want to try it next on a short fuse.

I'm 87kg and just got the AFS Enduro 1300/HA43 and have a few super fun SUP sessions on it. Tons of glide and drive. Still turns decently for the span. Speed range is really good. Loves to get its tips put. I'd say great for small surf and light wind. Will not be an easy pump foil unless you have an easy launch. New KT offer probably worth keeping an eye on. Maybe you want even bigger.

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foilthegreats said..
I'm 87kg and just got the AFS Enduro 1300/HA43 and have a few super fun SUP sessions on it. Tons of glide and drive. Still turns decently for the span. Speed range is really good. Loves to get its tips put. I'd say great for small surf and light wind. Will not be an easy pump foil unless you have an easy launch. New KT offer probably worth keeping an eye on. Maybe you want even bigger.

man that Enduro looks so sick!
Im in talks with Jim S to see if we can cook up a fuselage that fits onto my current Omen setup. The KT setup looks good and isn't stupid expensive either. If I figured out how to sensibly incorporate one of those KT in i'd have two companies- same designer foil set!

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foilthegreats said..
I'm 87kg and just got the AFS Enduro 1300/HA43 and have a few super fun SUP sessions on it. Tons of glide and drive. Still turns decently for the span. Speed range is really good. Loves to get its tips put. I'd say great for small surf and light wind. Will not be an easy pump foil unless you have an easy launch. New KT offer probably worth keeping an eye on. Maybe you want even bigger.

man that Enduro looks so sick!
Im in talks with Jim S to see if we can cook up a fuselage that fits onto my current Omen setup. The KT setup looks good and isn't stupid expensive either. If I figured out how to sensibly incorporate one of those KT in i'd have two companies- same designer foil set!

Axis 1401! 1611 cm with 12.2 aspect ratio.

The foil is less than 1 year old. I have 150 sessions on the foil in everything from 0 feet to 10 foot faces, flat water, downwinding and winging. I weigh 83 kg.

The 1401 is my Goto foil when:
1) Waves are 0.5 to 4.5 feet
2) The wind is light aka 7 - 15 knots (no need for a sail bigger than 5 meters)
3) Downwinding in Short Period bump (ideally from 3 second period to 7 second period)
4) Low effort flat water paddle ups
5) I don't want to miss a takeoff in any of the above situations

I was regularly surfing 100% SOLO in the most populated corridor of the United States between New York and Boston.

During the month of June when combined with the 8' 8" x 19" board shown below I missed 5 takeoffs in 5 weeks (estimated 300 waves). I later added a silly short fuselage (560 mm) and a 40 skinny tail and the pumping was much further improved.

I picked up an AFS1300 Enduro. Really stoked on this wing f/ my "Bigwing". Glide like I've never experienced but can still crank a turn with in. Beauty.

The Axis 1180 spitfire certainly up there for the over 100 kgs riders hands down

The 1030 spitfire is a real favourite for me at 103kg for wing and sup foiling. It's big enough to be super easy and have great low end but still small enough to have a nice speed range and keep up with the bumps really well. It's also amazingly manoeuvrable for a wing of this size. For wing and wave sup I don't need a bigger wing, I do have a art pro 1201 which im using to learn to downwind though

I've ridden smaller spitfires and they were massively draggy. Surfed well for sure but I can't imagine the drag will be good in the big sizes.

I cycled through Code 1130S 1075R, Axis ARTPro 1201, and the AFS Enduro 1300. All with similar mast/tail/fuse lengths and in similar small wave and/or downwind conditions. I'm 92kg plus wetsuit. Anytime there is more energy in the water I would much rather ride a small foil, so this is all about those days when a big foil is the only option.

The Enduro 1300 is a clear winner and I've unloaded my other big foils. Most efficient of the bunch as well as the best turning/surfing. It also handles speed much better than the others, but it is still a big foil when it comes to turning. No way around that.

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martyman said..
I picked up an AFS1300 Enduro. Really stoked on this wing f/ my "Bigwing". Glide like I've never experienced but can still crank a turn with in. Beauty.

I was going to suggest the Enduro after trying the 1100 and down winding in 12 knots with ease

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Wingman WA said..

martyman said..
I picked up an AFS1300 Enduro. Really stoked on this wing f/ my "Bigwing". Glide like I've never experienced but can still crank a turn with in. Beauty.

I was going to suggest the Enduro after trying the 1100 and down winding in 12 knots with ease

Yep i will second that call, after all i was with this fella busting my ass on a 980HA - then had a crack on it myself as per the vid in the AfS thread. 1300 would be a cracker for a bigger guy. Wind was super light man and the runners weak as piss. Lewis wasn't one bit cooked. I nearly needed an ambulance