Since I was on a JP 135 today (with a 2 cam 6.9 foil sail and IQ foil) ... He did well pushing that foil to those speeds. A lot of the gear from that period is still fun to ride even if not cutting edge.

I'm using a refurbed 135 as my "foil slalom" board.

Its great, mainly because i don't care about it enough to stop pushing it when its a bit dicey.


"if it dies, it dies" to quote Dolph.

How did the glide foil compare to the i76?

I remember it getting super sketchy around 20mph but I really had no clue what I was doing when I was riding it. Looks like he is much more stable pushing that foil fast.

It'd be interesting to try a Neil Pryde "pinky" again and see how it compares to when I first started. I remember much sketchiness, but how much was the foil, and how much was me (being a beginner)?

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Subsonic said..
It'd be interesting to try a Neil Pryde "pinky" again and see how it compares to when I first started. I remember much sketchiness, but how much was the foil, and how much was me (being a beginner)?

I think, for science, you need to give it a go. I never sailed one but started on something from similar vintage.

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Subsonic said..
I'm using a refurbed 135 as my "foil slalom" board.

Its great, mainly because i don't care about it enough to stop pushing it when its a bit dicey.


"if it dies, it dies" to quote Dolph.

+1 Mine was bought used with a few patches already with barely matching paint. I won't feel bad putting a ding in it. Similarly, why I've kept the IQ kit even though I have a better and newer foil. Some launches are rocky/sketchy and scratching the old wing doesn't make me wince as badly.

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aeroegnr said..
How did the glide foil compare to the i76?

I remember it getting super sketchy around 20mph but I really had no clue what I was doing when I was riding it. Looks like he is much more stable pushing that foil fast.

Only windfoiled the first gen Foil Glide (blue) large wing and it was okay at the time - you definitely felt the short fuse but it had a relatively large stab to steady things. My experiences on it and the i76 were too brief to tell you much more. Definitely, those generations of wings had a fairly sizeable drag wall (thick profiles) and, like you said, once you hit it, you knew it.

NP definitely improved their wings over time - just wish they'd done a longer windfoil fuse.