Jeroensurf said..
Great review.I,m 97kg and riding mostly North sea (Europe) conditions where we have mostly wind waves. Less strong as the Gorge but often bigger waves and your findings are very similar to mine. I demoed the 1050 and didn't want to give it back so swallowed the Price tag and kept it.
Regarding to some other foils like Armstrong HA and Code the AFS is a bit bigger in cm2. So if you like to brag, I ride a tiny....cm2 foil, other brands make foils for a similar range with less cm2.
Comparing to Armstrong the Silk 1050 sit in a similar range as the HA880 with a little bit less glide that the HA880 but faster and better/tighter turning, so besides the questions on the beach why I ride 1050 instead of an 800something there is no downside in it to me.

The Silk isnt a pure Ocean glider, that where they have there Pure HA for , but riding waves and steep bumps it is the best foil I tried so far. For me the range of the 1050 is insane wide, but In power full breaking steep waves of 2m+ It can become a bit hand full when riding close to the pocket. That is where I grab the 850 and haven,t seen so far conditions where that one gets too big. I haven,t tried the Cedrus V2, but owned the V1 and with the AFS I have simply less ventilation (and feels a lot faster).

I was lately able to swap my set with a friend on the Axis HM mast with an Spitfire900 wich should be made for a similar range and to me that set felt like stuck in 3th gear compared to the Silk 1050. I don,t have a ton of experience on Axis, but felt a bit underwhelmed with it.

sunsetsailboards said..
I have the 80 and 85 UHM masts that I use with the Silk 850 and 1050. I also have a NoLimitz v2 93 and have used the AFS UHM 95 Race mast. My most sailed location, it really helps to have a long mast. 80 was just too short in the big square chop if you want to drive the foil and ride fast when BAFing, getting upwind, etc... the 80 is nice when flagged out and riding bumps and wakes. Other locations the 80 was more doable. 85, while not that much longer, seems to be much better all around size for winging here... that combined w/ skinnier boards has made my life a lot easier. I have limited time on the 93 and 95 masts but they feel good for blasting but not as good for riding swell obviously.

My trip to Oahu, I brought the 85 which was fine... I might bring the 80 next time though (or both)

sunsetsailboards said..
I have the 80 and 85 UHM masts that I use with the Silk 850 and 1050. I also have a NoLimitz v2 93 and have used the AFS UHM 95 Race mast. My most sailed location, it really helps to have a long mast. 80 was just too short in the big square chop if you want to drive the foil and ride fast when BAFing, getting upwind, etc... the 80 is nice when flagged out and riding bumps and wakes. Other locations the 80 was more doable. 85, while not that much longer, seems to be much better all around size for winging here... that combined w/ skinnier boards has made my life a lot easier. I have limited time on the 93 and 95 masts but they feel good for blasting but not as good for riding swell obviously.

My trip to Oahu, I brought the 85 which was fine... I might bring the 80 next time though (or both)

northsea303 said..
Any of you habe an idea how much difference there is in terms of top speed with 85 UHM mast vs 95 UHM?

Great review, thanks!

Mast effect on tip breaching! Never occured to me... which one has less roll (mast flex bending) and which one less yaw (mast twist?)