x2 5.5m weighs 2570g with standard handles and a leash. Not bad.

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Sonsaleta said..
I gonna try to explain it well. :)

Each size of an aura wing (II , III and X2) has 1 lenght standard boom. So for example if you have a standard boom of an X2 4,5 it will fit for the Aura II 4,5 and Aura III 4,5

but The Aura III (the last Aura they made) has a 5th insert that makes 1 unique click boom fit from 5,5 size to 3,5.
(I didn't check but by logic the click boom will fit also on Aura II and X2 but only for 5,5 size.)

Personnaly I use only standard boom on all my wings (Aura X2 5 + 4,5 , Aura III 3,5 , Aura II 3) but I saw the click boom system in the shop and it looks really strong and easy to click on or click out in 2 seconds. I hope I was clear.

Think you are correct - except I believe it is the 5.0 X2 that may fit click boom. all others would need the 5th insert - which only on the Aura III & I assume upcoming Eos v2.

Well I suppose by logic if the click boom fit until 5.5 then the Aura III in this size has only 4 inserts instead of 5 for the smaller sizes.

My assumption is the Aura III 5.5 has the 5th insert for the Click Boom slightly shorter than the standard rather than longer as on the other sizes... I'll have to roll out a 5.5 & see..

Chinook is the distributor in NA?

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Grantmac said..
Chinook is the distributor in NA?

Yep

The Aura 3 also works with the "old" boom which is basically a mono handle. This one is my favourite tu use.
Every size needs a different boom but they look a lot nicer

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Velocicraptor said..

New review of the Aura III. Seems to get high marks for stiffness, user friendliness and luffing.

Now I'm confused on the quick boom. If Im understanding the translation, it says the quick boom isn't compatible with the x2, which would be a bummer (I bought it to exchange between A3 and x2 wings).

I'll have my wings later this week and on the water shortly thereafter.

Any ride report on the vayus yet? I'm in the same boat as you. Currently riding ozone flux and an old strike v3. I'm desperately looking to upgrade, but the flux v2 is never being released

I rode the 5.5 aura x2 for the first time today. Was 11 gusting to 13 (light on a -20 sinker) but good waves. 10-12 knots feels like the limit for me and my equipment with this size, TBD how it would do overpowered. Overall felt a lot stiffer, more responsive and smaller than the 5.7 flux. Not as much low end grunt but shorter tap pumps will get it going efficiently. When I would ride the 5.7 flux it felt grunty but the size just made it hard to pump. X2 Rides very intuitive except for the fact that the balance point would have had my front hand quite far back if i were riding the handles (I was on the boom which felt great). potentially because I was underpowered but even so, that's where the balance felt right. Not a complaint, just an adjustment that took a little bit. Luff handle is excellent and the wing was very stable and felt smaller than its size when riding waves. Tacks, backwinding, and other maneuvers seemed very similar to the flux, but it just felt smaller everywhere (moreso than 0.2 m).

as much as I liked the flux in mid to small sizes, the 5.7 just felt big and I didn't ever love that size. It was heavy and spanny when luffing and just felt like a lot of material. the x2 is roughly the same size but it just feels more rigid and supported which seems to translate to a more responsive feeling (like a smaller wing). Im happy how the x2 rides as my big wing based on my first impression and it makes riding with a wing this big more enjoyable to me. Also immediately liking the move to a boom.
hoping for more wind this week so I can ride the smaller A3.

I tried my 4m this weekend.Onshore knee maybe thigh high rideable windlines on the lake (at sea it was dead offshore), air of 2C. Started wit the 5 and that was fine but had a feel that I could also use the 4m so switched to that.I really like the 5m, it feels a tad softer as he flux 5m but I don,t think it performs less on the low end. The 4m is stiffer, directer yet very controbable and easy to use.
With the Ozones I often would love to have th front handle a tiny bit more forward, with the Aura3 I grab em in the middle and its perfect balanced. Upwind: friend of me were suprised how high and fast I was going upwind, so that is good.Max speed while just playing allong 37.2 so not bad either.freefly, great! When making short back to front and back turns an more opistal grip handle like the Ezzyms and Neilpryde is better, but the handle doesnt bother me either.Tacking...good. The 5m Aura is a good wing that I really like, the 4m is awesome.

Aura iii 4.5 with click boom and leash weighs 2450g. Click boom definitely adds a little bit of weight.

What are your thoughts on wing span? I've tended to have a 5.5m as my biggest wing since that's the largest size in the f-one strike range. However, I'm noticing that the vayu wings have a bit more wingspan than I'm used to. I'm worried the 3.7m span of the 5.5m aura is too wide and I'll be better off getting a 5m. I have an old cwc 7m which has about a 3.7m wing span as well. I find this wing annoying to ride and the wing tips sometimes catch, but it's a bit hard to tell if the main cause of annoyance is the span or simply that the wing is so big and bulky.

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miamiwngr said..
What are your thoughts on wing span? I've tended to have a 5.5m as my biggest wing since that's the largest size in the f-one strike range. However, I'm noticing that the vayu wings have a bit more wingspan than I'm used to. I'm worried the 3.7m span of the 5.5m aura is too wide and I'll be better off getting a 5m. I have an old cwc 7m which has about a 3.7m wing span as well. I find this wing annoying to ride and the wing tips sometimes catch, but it's a bit hard to tell if the main cause of annoyance is the span or simply that the wing is so big and bulky.

I'm tall (6'2"), but I find the wingspan to be very manageable and I'm not catching wingtips when pumping or anything. I think part of it is that the tips on the x2 are quite stiff, so even if they graze the surface they deflect and don't get caught up. I had a much harder time with the Ozone Flux 5.7 where I would catch wingtips, they would flex and then I'd get tripped up on them. The x2 has a lot of pull and grunt, but it feels like a much smaller wing when flying.

A few other observations (highlights and minor criticisms) now that I have a handful more sessions on the x2:

- Realize it isn't really marketed as a surf wing, but this wing luffs and surfs incredibly well. Totally stable and predictable.
-The wing is very physical and I feel like it gets overpowered at 15-16 knots. Not totally surprising with the stiffness, but my windrange for the 5.5 is probably 10-16 knots. A harness line is very helpful with this wing.
- This is the first "large" wing that I've felt was really fun. Usually I find myself just cruising with wings over 5m, but I can really throw this wing around, try new things, jump, backwind, etc... Its a really fun wing.
- Not really a comment on this wing, but I love riding with the boom and don't see myself going back to handles. Im finding a lot of situations where I naturally grab for the wing with my back hand. With a boom you can just grab the wing in the middle and it balances. You obviously can't grab a back handle and ride one handed. For example, jibing off of a wave my front hand is on the luff handle, I jibe off and just grab the middle of the boom with my free hand and ride out of it. The same thing would take an extra handoff with handles.
- Very happy with the purchase thus far. Only remaining factor will be longevity. The wing is really stiff and pulls hard and I have some concern that it puts a lot of stress on the canopy. Only time will tell here.
- I kind of wish the wing didn't have the weird strut kinks. These are only really relevant when using handles (they create room for your hands). With a boom they are unnecessary and they would probably be unnnecessary with a different handle design. I think they probably add some unnecessary weight, weakness and manufacturing challenge (cost). Minor complaint, but I think these could be simplified.
- As I expected, the bolt covers (cover the unused handle holes when using a boom) fell out and got lost within 2 sessions. They just press in and they are neither secure or precise. They should bolt in, and I'm afraid I will rack my knuckles on the exposed bolt stubs. Room for improvement here.

Not enough time on the Aura 3 to give my thoughts yet, but I'm very excited to get on it.

I have heard you can "tune" the X2 to be a bit softer by slightly lowering LE pressure... I have yet to try that on mine though.
Looking forward to hear your thoughts on Aura 3 ... I agree about the bolt covers...

You convinced me. I pulled the trigger on a 5.5 aura. Let's see how it goes.

I do agree the strut looks a bit over engineered

I am probably getting 2 aura 3s in 5 and a 6 for me and my wife. one with boom. Probably the 5. Anybody happy with the aura 3? Boom or handles? we freeride gusty low wind to gusty lake conditions

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Austrianwinger said..
I am probably getting 2 aura 3s in 5 and a 6 for me and my wife. one with boom. Probably the 5. Anybody happy with the aura 3? Boom or handles? we freeride gusty low wind to gusty lake conditions

I only have one session on the Aura 3 and I was pushing the low end of the wind range. Initial impression is very good, but I really need more time in proper conditions to give full thoughts. I think its going to be another winner and I think the softer build will make it great in gustier conditions.

Other than packability, I see no other downsides to the boom (and even then, the bag fits the wing with the boom nicely). It comes with handles, so maybe get one boom and see how you like it. I bet you'll wind up buying a boom for the second wing though....

thats great to hear! thx so much!

I am wavesailig for 30years+ so used to booms, but somehow with winging on the Duotone Echo, Slicks, the 25 Unit SLS I never liked the booms so haven,t tried them on my Aura3 in 4+5m.I,m aware that all the boomed wings were duotones, so maybe they don,t suit me, but the hard handles feel very natural to me.I would try them first before splashing extra money on a boom

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Jeroensurf said..
I am wavesailig for 30years+ so used to booms, but somehow with winging on the Duotone Echo, Slicks, the 25 Unit SLS I never liked the booms so haven,t tried them on my Aura3 in 4+5m.I,m aware that all the boomed wings were duotones, so maybe they don,t suit me, but the hard handles feel very natural to me.I would try them first before splashing extra money on a boom

The handles are good, but I like the boom slightly better. Tiny bit lighter, a bit less faffing in tacks & jibes - just seems to make everything a little bit easier.

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I am probably getting 2 aura 3s in 5 and a 6 for me and my wife. one with boom. Probably the 5. Anybody happy with the aura 3? Boom or handles? we freeride gusty low wind to gusty lake conditions

Bought an used aura v2 3,0 2 months ago. 2 sessions so far on our eastern Austrian mudlake: Wonderful wing, feels very light and comfortable! Compared to my duotone unit, it behaves much better in strong, gusty winds, much easier to control! Pumping is a little bit different and compared to the unit, the aura has less grunt. (Not important for me, especially in winds for 3,0) I bought it with boom. I never tried the handles, but the boom is great! Note, that the aura 2 has the fixed/srewed boom. Over the next months/years I will change all my wings from units to auras. Absolute recommendation! I am 70kg, therefore I dont need a grunty wing. For heavy people maybe its different?

thx seems great. I need something bigger. we often have ****ty winds from 6-18 knots (same session, even minutes sometimes it changes...)

The EOSv2 is out now ??

thx for the picture... I was not sure which one to take aura 3 vs eos2. I will order an aura 3 in 6m now for me and my wife and low to gusty lake conditions. Mostly freeriding :)

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Austrianwinger said..
thx for the picture... I was not sure which one to take aura 3 vs eos2. I will order an aura 3 in 6m now for me and my wife and low to gusty lake conditions. Mostly freeriding :)

I haven't ridden the EOS, but my intuition is that the profile will make it gruntier than the Aura (although their content disagrees with that). That combined with a smaller span might make it better for a smaller rider / light wind. Imagine its similar to comparing the Ozone Flux vs Flow shapes.

I tried the 5m EOS II today in 10-15 gusty conditions. I've been riding the EOS I in 3,3.5 and 4.5 since June last year and loved them. New version is pretty much same weight as previous but built with tougher materials. Pretty much improved on everything I liked about the original EOS. Flags better, better upwind, more stability across wind range and better top end control. Stiffer frame is noticeable in jumps with better hang and control.

Click boom is stiffer as well as the connection to the strut, very easy to attach and remove too.

I've used the Aura III as well and would be happy on those too, main difference is in the forward front hand pull of the Aura III compared to the more balanced hand pressure of the EOS. I prefer the more balanced load of the EOS at 70kg and for freestyle but heavier riders might prefer the front pull of the AuraIII. Lower aspect ratio of the EOS is a plus for shorter riders but I'm 178 cm and had no trouble pumping the 5m Aura III.

Will do a side by side test of the 2 next to see if major differences jump out.

Funnily I didnt find the Aura3 very fronthand pull compared to some other wings like Ensis.I have a couple of sessions with the Aura3 in 4m in waves and flat water. The wing is hard to vault.If I have to say one negative thing, then that it isnt a sillent wing...but it behaves extremely well.

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Jeroensurf said..
Funnily I didnt find the Aura3 very fronthand pull compared to some other wings like Ensis.I have a couple of sessions with the Aura3 in 4m in waves and flat water. The wing is hard to vault.If I have to say one negative thing, then that it isnt a sillent wing...but it behaves extremely well.

Definitely not a strong front hand pull compared to some other tractors out there but more front pull than the EOS. I've back to backed the Aura III and EOS 1 and the differences are pretty subtle

Finally got to do a back to back with the new EOS II vs Aura III. Hopefully this helps if you're trying to decide between the two.

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Any update on EOS2? Anyone tested it enough already? Im very interested in the low end of a 5.5!

Can anyone explain the wind range on the Aura III? Is this a typo or does the 4.5m actually have less bottom end than the 4 and same bottom end as the 3.5??

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Can anyone explain the wind range on the Aura III? Is this a typo or does the 4.5m actually have less bottom end than the 4 and same bottom end as the 3.5??

Like much of the Vayu information - this is incorrect. That low end doesn't align with my experience with the wing. I can comfortably use it down to 12-13 knots with a sinker. I also weigh more than the chart suggests and use much smaller foils.

I think the low end should be pretty linear.