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Haha, fair one

I think the Horizon is a better all around board (surf sup, winging, parawing) but the Armie is better for dedicated DW.

Thanks mate. Yes, I use the DW 900 with the parawing and it amazing. Highly recommend!

Maintenance is pretty minimal, mostly just washing with freshwater, checking the bolts and charging the battery. The main issue is keeping the sand out of the battery to unit connection.

I actually agree with you on the strut. The good news is that the 2025 Nova Pro has a boom and an ergo strut. I've used it a few times and I absolutely love it.

@hydrofoilacademy well that's a relief, ergonomics are so important when you spend several hours a day on the water. Sorry about the first comment, i read it back and it was a bit grumpy old man. Thanks for answering.

thanks

I’d love to try one but as they don’t go up wind (that I know of) I don’t want to buy one. I’ve got an Ensis Roger coming soon. That will be my next one.

@@hydrofoilacademyThe Roger in 3m you're getting? Iwish it was available in more sizes..

Thanks mate. I’ve not used it with any of those. I use the 1180 with the speed 180 and with a 60cm fuse, that’s perfect. I’d say the 220 would be the best out of that bunch. I feel the others would be too slow. Hope that helps.

Thanks for the kind words! The skate and the eagle are definitely faster than the SF and are more efficient with better glide but the North SF turn better, pump better and have a lower stall speed. I use the SF 830 as my go too prone and foil drive foil.

Good points!

Thank you for the kind words, appreciate it. I really like the F-one gear but the AUS distribution changed hands and I don't get access to it anymore. Shame, as I really enjoyed the foils.

Thanks mate! I'll have a look at the Artness.. sounds right up my street.

Thanks mate, appreciate it.

Good question! Look, I'm not a fan of using the Foil Drive for downwinding. I find going upwind in anything more than 15kts a really horrible experience. It chews up battery and its so hard to get the pod in the water in waves upwind. This is where the parawing comes into it's own. Goes up wind like a dream (its fun to do) and you can position yourself in the best possible place. So, in my view, there is no comparison. The parawing beats FD and wing packdowns everyday of the week for self positioning DW runs. The only area of DW it doesn’t dominate is traditional offshore big sends. This should be left for SUP DW in my view.

Happy to help!

Thank you 🤗

Sounds great!

No, I've never found this to be an issue.

Yes, thank you for that.

The perfect board is a mid length around 6ft. For me that’s 60-70L.

I’ve not heard of that before! I must try it and see if it works. Thank you for the top tip.

Thanks mate. Really appreciate it

Thank you! Cheers!

Glad you enjoyed it

I found my foiling improved so much when I started recording myself for this channel. You can see the mistakes instantly. I still ask people on my beach to help me out with my technique.

Thanks mate. Yes, so true about the HA680, and yes, it takes lots of concentration to stay there. I often find myself back riding low without noticing. Also, great tip about the back foot. That is so important and often lover looked.

Haha, happy to take the hit. Yes, learning to switch feet will involve lots of falls but it’s worth it. You’ll smash it.

I think 70 would be the go.

Wow, thank you!

I agree with you, it’s so frustrating to learn with a foil that is not good at breaching. Not impossible, but very frustrating.

Doing box jumps helped me. That and I do lots of squats as part of my workout which helps.

You’re welcome mate!

Thanks for pointing that out, I didn’t know that but it seems obvious now that you’ve mentioned it. Very interesting.

Not entirely correct. The density (specific gravity) of water does differ with depth especially where there’s been rain or you are near freshwater river mouths. This difference can occur for a few meters from the surface down.

Absolutely true about water being an incompressible fluid, any engineer or scientist will catch this. I've seen this misconception elsewhere, I'm not sure where it comes from. As far as fresh and salt water, I suspect that anywhere there is wave action, they would be mixed pretty quickly. Salt water is only about 2.5% more dense anyway, not much difference in lift, drag, or buoyancy of the submerged components.

The depth only matters because the wing induced drag is decreased when close to the surface of the water just like an airplanes induced drag decreases close to the ground. It’s called ground effect. With a foil it could be called surface effect.

@@Giroux68 Ground effect of an airplane is caused primarily by the ground or water obstructing the creation of wingtip vortices and interrupting downwash behind the wing, also called "cushion effect." With an hydrofoil the air above the water is of very low density compared to the water, so the air will not obstruct the waterflow, the wing will push the water up to a small wave. And while an airplane feels ground effect underneath a wing, the air is above a hydrofoil, not underneath. I read on the net that the resistance of a hydrofoil with a small angle of attack as is the case with our hydrofoils, the resistance can be a bit bigger close to the water surface but I think it is unnoticable. I also read that density of water in choppy seas can be a bit less due to mixing with air and this effect is the greates close to the surface. So a little less resistance (but also less lift) in (breaking) waves.

Thank you!!

Thanks, forgot to add this when posting!

Thanks mate, really appreciate the kind words.

Glad you liked it!

It all depends on the conditions for the day. That’s the beauty of doing them all. That being said I’m really enjoying the parawing right now.

All good points there! Yes, I use a kite leash which attaches the bar to my harness (see my Full BRM review video for explanation). You want this relatively short. I think mine is 1m.

Thank you. I use the 1100 for bay runs. I slow it down with a bigger stab. Hope that helps.

I completely agree! They have really upped their game with the DW range. So good!

Yes, massive difference. Better in every way. Goes upwind better, greater wind range and turns easier.

You're very welcome! And glad it was helpful to you.

Thanks for the kind words mate. With your experience, you will pick it up super quickly. Yes, I think there will be heaps of options in a few months time. It will be worth the wait. I absolutely love the freedom it gives you.

Hey. Reading your reply, did you have TKR? I’m in same position, need a replacement knee. Hoping for inspiration to still get out foiling post replacement. Cheers.

@@rgmacca Yes. My knee was so shot. I had it done in March. Have almost complete full flexibility now. I won't lie, it's a brutal op to go through, but worth it. Do the rehab like a religion. Bummer now is that I get frisked at every airport security :)

thanks for the info, sounds a tough process. Glad you’re working through it and giving me hope for my future injury. Hope you get to where you want to be.

That’s sounds very strange. I don’t know why the stabiliser would loose lift through moving your foot. Perhaps it stalled with the low speed and the increased pressure/angle of attack.

It maybe. I am using a stab bigger than it should be.

Thanks Mike. As I mentioned in the review, these foils are excellent. You guys have outdone yourselves with the DW range. Can’t wait to see what North come out with next…maybe a parawing 🤷‍♂️😝🤙.

@@MikeRaper0505 frothing to get my s142 in San Diego. When can I get one?

@@jonmillhouse5395 hey Jon, S122 should be available in the next month. Hope you like.

​@@MikeRaper0505thanks, excited to get my hands on one. Love all your gear. It just takes all my money. Haha

Yes, the 142 is definitely faster. I use this over the 178 whenever I want to go faster and glide further. The down side is that it doesn’t pump as well

I run the sf680 and a chopped s178 and 600 fuse as my main setup. Hoping the s142 unlocks more speed. Just got the dw750 and going to trim the width for roll with high hopes. Already feels faster than the sf680 and ha650.

@@jonmillhouse5395 & @hydrofoilacademy Which do you think has the lowest take-off speed of the SF680 and DW750? I'm thinking about getting a DW wing for riding swells up rivers and way out in the bay. Not sure whether this would replace my 930 that I can only use in light wind or currently downwinding with a wing. Then I have to decide what size to go for. At my weight (65kg) the SF 680 is a good fit in waves but can get overpowered if I go too aggressive. Our swells tend to be slow here in the UK so I feel like i need to size up to DW930??? Any advice appreciated! Thanks

I think the dw750 but completely different machines. The sf made for carving and dw for glide. The DW is pretty wide. I only tow surf and want both and why I'm chopping the DW down until North comes out with the magical narrow, thin hm surf wing. When you decide your priorities you can decide what foil. Nothing fits all. 90% sf680 2 to 10ft faces, chopped dw750 for super clean under head high. MA700 over 10ft or powerful but not super clean.

The Hydrofoil Academy sells North and I’m affiliated with them. I feel like the North DW range is a tad faster than DWP but the big difference is the range. I find it frustrating that the biggest DWP is 930. They could do with a larger one for light wind days.

Glad it was helpful!

Yes, the 4.2 is the one I go to most days. I love it. I change the rest of my gear to make that size work (bigger board etc).