Jman said..
Sounds odd that there is no stock of 2025 Nova Pros in 2.9m!
I'm supposed to be getting my 2.9 in a couple of weeks so I hope your wrong..
Hopefully yours will turn up because it's already ordered and on it's way.
I checked all the online shops in Australia. All listed various sizes, including the 2.9m as available for pre-order. Only one had the 2.9m available for order.
I visited my local shop and they had nothing available. They checked the local distributor and no stock was available and nothing on the way.
I ordered from the one shop that showed the 2.9m as being available. The order went through but was cancelled the next day due to no stock.
I checked all the web shops I could find worldwide. US shops only had pre-orders. One UK shop said it had stock but it would have been crazy expensive to order and ship and I had no confidence they had actual product to send given my earlier attempts.
I contacted North and they said:
thanks for reaching out.
Indeed the Nova Pro 2.9m is currently sold out in many places. There are a couple of shops in Europe that still have stock. ?Currently there is no definitive date when those products will get restocked in the UK/US.
The older model Nova claims 20-40 knots for the 2.5m. My old wings easily covered 20 to well over 40 knots. They were old school and had plenty of flex. They would soak up mega-gusts but were very bagged out. It's not unreasonable to expect to be able to pump onto foil with a smallish wing with a bit of a gust, some decent technique and a good foil.
The Nova and Mode Pro are super stiff and initially harsh in very strong conditions. We have "reached an accommodation" where I can handle the overpowered feeling of the 3.5m and sort of sneak through the gusts. I've just unloaded a heap of old gear so I'm going to treat myself to a new wing. Those 35-45 knot days are rare, but also the best fun.
