Anyone have experience foiling on a board like this?

goyawindsurfing.com/boards/y2019/proton-pro/

Thinking about buying a slalom board for finning but this has a foil ready box and am wondering if it would make a decent race-style foil board as well.

That board is very similar to the Goya Bolt Pro, see my review for it. Great board for foiling, only issue is the concave deck ridge which the mast hits and dents, and then due to the outward angle the deck separates from the EPS leaving a small flexible area. I got a longer mast base screw and put in a 3/4" spacer that keeps the mast from hitting the ridge, so problem solved for me.

I do not know if it is good for foil racing, but has been a great board for foiling. If you are going to foil race probably would want a foil race board.

Added the pic. below to show they moved the box forward which should be good for foiling, but the raised footpads may be an issue since I put the big toe of my foot right over the mast screw holes and that step in the deck may feel uncomfortable, but could fill in with deck padding. I removed the rear foot straps on my board.

Thanks Sandman. is the mast on rail issue mostly when the board is upside down and you are walking into deeper water?

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thedoor said..
Thanks Sandman. is the mast on rail issue mostly when the board is upside down and you are walking into deeper water?

No, board is so light, not an issue upside down. problem is when pushing board (right side up) into waves to get deeper water and waves rock board into mast, or if I take a break offshore and I am sitting on the board, back to wind and waves, with mast 90degrees to board (lengthwise) and laying on the board. In that position, every wave rocks the board/deck ridge into the mast, +2' waves really have a lot of energy.

Proton 137 is about 10 cm shorter and 3 cm wider than the Bolt 135. I like the length of the 2019 Bolt at 243, a little extra width would be nice though.