Hi guys,
I would like to get into foiling and have the above models in mind.
To my boundary conditions: 67kg heavy, 120l RRD Firemove 79 cm wide, gusty area, often wind between 10-12 knots.
Will I find it easier to get started with one of the two foils or are they so comparable that I will not notice any difference as a beginner?
I was able to test the Fanatic Foil H9 in one session. But the conditions were very suboptimal. Partly gusts of 25 knots with a 5.5 sail. When I dared to take off, I became uncontrolled very fast (relatively fast for me). Therefore I want as slow a foil as possible.
Advantage of the Slingshot would be that there are more wings available, with Severne is not yet the case. But i like the rounded edges of the Redwing. In addition, since it is a pure windsurfing brand, there will certainly come a lot more with equipment for more advanced foilers and hopefully remain modular.

Thanks for any advice!!

Have a look at this video:-

Also, plenty of advanced foilers use Slingshot gear as well and i think it's all modular too.

Realistically, both of those foils will work well for what you're trying to achieve.

Personally, having owned the SS i76 and i99, I'd definitely go with the Severne Redwing. There are a lot of loyal Slingshot defenders on this forum, but the current design has issues (won't go into it here, heaps of other threads cover that in detail).

There are a few local riders here on the Redwing, and they get foiling at early as anyone else (not counting the race guys).

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Nikita said..
Realistically, both of those foils will work well for what you're trying to achieve.

Personally, having owned the SS i76 and i99, I'd definitely go with the Severne Redwing. There are a lot of loyal Slingshot defenders on this forum, but the current design has issues (won't go into it here, heaps of other threads cover that in detail).

There are a few local riders here on the Redwing, and they get foiling at early as anyone else (not counting the race guys).

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Either of them would be great for what you want, but based mainly on what I've seen locally (in perth) where there are a reasonable amount of both, I'd be slightly more inclined to go for the redwing.

The slingshots are all in all a great package. There are plenty of wings to choose from in their range to suit what you might want to achieve, and to date they're amongst the only ones that have managed to maintain a properly modular package. But they seem to have a few ongoing engineering issues, some of them quite obvious. I think I can safely say that you are statistically more likely to bend a slingshot mast than on another foil brand.


The red wing hasn't been around as long as the slingshot, but looks to be a better all round construction (and so far it's proving to be too). Its also got a slightly longer fuse on it, which Is bit more user friendly than a shorter fuse as it slows down pitch movement and gives you more time to react to what's going on.

but it's easy to pick and choose when both options are readily available. You've really got to weigh availability into it too (especially with the way the world is at the moment) The slingshots have their issues, but there's enough gear floating around that it maybe much easier to get than the other. I'd be more inclined to buy a slingshot foil on the spot, than wait 12 months for a red wing to arrive (if that were the situation you were facing).

Have you considered the Starboard Supercruiser, matching the brand of board and foil has merit.

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John340 said..
Have you considered the Starboard Supercruiser, matching the brand of board and foil has merit.

I've said this a bunch, but I'd also say that the Supercruiser works well on most boards.

Or you can get the GTR+ with the 1100 wing and that's a fantastic setup.

I've had both SC and Redwing, I prefer the redwing for it's longer fuse, 8mm screws (you'll have to slightly widen the holes on the board) and it can now be fitted with a 1000 or 1800 front wing.
The cover set is great too !!
Can' t wait to get the 1000 to see how it compares to the starboard
With it's smaller wing (1400) as opposed to the 1700sc it's more fun for tight turns and decetn speed.