Similar feeling for me, I got the 100L version of this board and at 105kg found it amazing! It makes getting on foil so easy and turns like a dream! Nice video and thanks for it!
@@jadearama cheers Jade. Hard to make it short but still get over what I want to say. I think there’s a good balance of stability from the width and feel from the foil as not too thick. Some of the really narrow mid lengths are really thick which I find feels bit weird
Great review, thanks! Would you say this shape is in principle a pure lightwind-oriented board or would the smaller sizes are also be suitable for stronger winds? At 80 kg i am not sure if the 5‘6 70 liter Skybrid or the 75 liter Sky Style would be the better choice… any thoughts on this…?
@@M78-y7r no I use the Skybrid for all winds. 5’8 for light & 5’4 for windy at 87kg. if you mainly do freestyle jump tricks then the Sky Style for everything else the Skybrid is better
Depends on foil, water state, wing size & your level. the 70L might be too small for light wind unless bigger foil and wing. the 5'8 85L works great but I won't be using it in big waves and 30 knots ill be on my 50L.
Hey Lee, thanks for another great review. Really informative and great footage. I weigh 99kg and I use the 5'1 Sky Style 85l in wind from 15-30 knots (with different wings and aero free foils). I really like the board and the volume, because it sinks a bit under my weight which adds stability to me getting up in heavy chop, but I could do with slightly earlier take-off for both lighter winds and also for using smaller foils. I'm also after a narrower board that won't catch the rails as much (I have the '23 version Style) on turns on waves and in chop. I'm on the UK South Coast with a lot of chop and small mushy waves. Would the 5'8 (85l) Skybrid be what I am looking for and a good replacement for the 5'1 Sky Style? I want to use it with the Whizz 1000 and 850 for riding swell and waves.
Nice one… coming off a takoon comet sw 5”4’ 120ltr…. At 91kg, will I miss the buoyancy if I go 5,8 ? Or better to go 5’10.. would be my every day board… can’t demo here in guernsey…👍
I can but depends if you are good at wobbling. Ankles are wet and it’s not easy if choppy and zero wind in wing. If wing can fly it’s no problem, Unit dlab makes it easier 😊
Lee great review I started out on a Duotone Sky Free 5’9” 125 but it’s got a warranty issue so looking for a new board. Is the Skybrid really a lighter wind take off board (like the AK Nomad or AFS Whitebird) or is it sort of a half way house between the Sky Free and those longer boards. I’m 75 kg foiling well but not foil jibing yet and was thinking of the 6’ for mostly gusty inland lakes 0 to 25 mph and perhaps a few trips to Lake Michigan on friendlier days of lake swell!
@@johnnoble1967 yes it’s halfway. Won’t get going quite as early as a longer narrower board but will get going way earlier than the Sky free. And when flying it feels like a short board not like the downwind boards which feel like a long board
Interesting I’m a bit wary of Duotone right now given my Sky free has given way under the deck pad where my knees go but the SLS construction might fix that. Am I also right in thinking you see this as a one board does it all if you stay in that 0 to 25 mph in relatively flat water? Thanks again
Which stab/fuse setup are you using with the whizz 850? Im at 62 kg, had a session with it had to move the mast almost all the way forward, had just enough front foot pressure. It was on a powered in day with a 4.0 UNIT and style sls 4.5 (45L) What’s your take on that? One of the guys who has the whizz 1200 uses it with the 180P and he likes it better, for winging. Thanks for the review 🙏🏻
@@emanuelslonim9600 yes whizz will be all way forward on the style. Skybrid has longer tracks. I use 60 fuse winging all foils. The 850 is best with the s165 stab but I prefer the 1000 with the p165 stab on flatter water and bump riding as it makes it go faster. I small weak waves and light wind the 1000 is better with the s165 as it gives more pump and lower stall speed. I’m 90 kg and mostly ride waves. The 850 works really well with the s145 as well really loose but I can push turns harder in bigger waves with the s165 and the 850 is fast enough on flat water didn’t find it any better with the p165 it just has higher stall speed
Hi there. Would you sell your SkyStyle now because wanna use SkyBird? I have 75L first one and thinking if I should replace it with a 70L Skybird. Jumping is not an object. Do u think u will use your SkyStyle now?
Got the sky free 95L. Two years riding 58 years old. I'm 70kg just passing the jibes. Should I keep the sky free one more year and get a 5'6 skybrid later on or directly switch to a 5'8 skybrid? Thanks for your video!
Thanks for sharing looks an awesome board love to try one if I get the chance. I'm sick of catching a rail turning on a wave and clipping it. Good winds bro😊
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Similar feeling for me, I got the 100L version of this board and at 105kg found it amazing! It makes getting on foil so easy and turns like a dream! Nice video and thanks for it!
Nice one Lee, great review, really useful
@@jadearama cheers Jade.
Hard to make it short but still get over what I want to say.
I think there’s a good balance of stability from the width and feel from the foil as not too thick. Some of the really narrow mid lengths are really thick which I find feels bit weird
Great review, thanks! Would you say this shape is in principle a pure lightwind-oriented board or would the smaller sizes are also be suitable for stronger winds? At 80 kg i am not sure if the 5‘6 70 liter Skybrid or the 75 liter Sky Style would be the better choice… any thoughts on this…?
@@M78-y7r no I use the Skybrid for all winds. 5’8 for light & 5’4 for windy at 87kg.
if you mainly do freestyle jump tricks then the Sky Style for everything else the Skybrid is better
Good review. I'm 85 kg naked, what size would you go as one board quiver, but also to work in light winds? Light wind I mean 11knots and up.
Depends on foil, water state, wing size & your level. the 70L might be too small for light wind unless bigger foil and wing. the 5'8 85L works great but I won't be using it in big waves and 30 knots ill be on my 50L.
Thinking to wait on a review of the 100ltr. For lighter winds I’m 88kg. This looks an incredible board already though
@@wingfoilrentals if you want to go under 10mph then yes otherwise the 5’8 is good 👍
Hey Lee, thanks for another great review. Really informative and great footage.
I weigh 99kg and I use the 5'1 Sky Style 85l in wind from 15-30 knots (with different wings and aero free foils). I really like the board and the volume, because it sinks a bit under my weight which adds stability to me getting up in heavy chop, but I could do with slightly earlier take-off for both lighter winds and also for using smaller foils. I'm also after a narrower board that won't catch the rails as much (I have the '23 version Style) on turns on waves and in chop.
I'm on the UK South Coast with a lot of chop and small mushy waves. Would the 5'8 (85l) Skybrid be what I am looking for and a good replacement for the 5'1 Sky Style? I want to use it with the Whizz 1000 and 850 for riding swell and waves.
Nice one… coming off a takoon comet sw 5”4’ 120ltr…. At 91kg, will I miss the buoyancy if I go 5,8 ? Or better to go 5’10.. would be my every day board… can’t demo here in guernsey…👍
I’d say if you can gybe and want it for over 10mph go the 5’8. Either board is going to blow you mind compared to that Takoon 😊
Cheers pal 👌
Hi Lee
Nice vid
What kind of harness lines are you using ?
mono line
Great video !!! Does skybrid 5.8 supports your weight (90kg) in light winds or "no wind at all" (meaning a suddent stop of wind for some minutes) ?
I can but depends if you are good at wobbling. Ankles are wet and it’s not easy if choppy and zero wind in wing. If wing can fly it’s no problem, Unit dlab makes it easier 😊
Hi pasty
Do you think you could paddle up on this board? Or need longer 🥂
@@wingfoilrentals in waves yes in flat water prob not unless you are a lightweight pro
Did you feel the extra weight of this board a bit of a concern compared to other midlength?
@@lewiss66 compared to which?
Most production 85L boards are around 6kg with straps
@@pastyadventures the skybrid 85L real weight is 6.9kg
@@lewiss66 mine is 6.2kg with straps on scales
Really nice video. May i ask you wich Gopro do you use? And how you attach to the wing?
@@thierrysalles9365 it’s GoPro 11 with max lens mod on the flymount aero
Great. Do you think the mini GoPro 11 ,with same lens will get same result? This lens is amazing and already on my list....tx
@@thierrysalles9365 never used a mini but I think it’s basically the same as the 11. Not sure if it takes the max lens mod or not ?
Lee great review I started out on a Duotone Sky Free 5’9” 125 but it’s got a warranty issue so looking for a new board. Is the Skybrid really a lighter wind take off board (like the AK Nomad or AFS Whitebird) or is it sort of a half way house between the Sky Free and those longer boards. I’m 75 kg foiling well but not foil jibing yet and was thinking of the 6’ for mostly gusty inland lakes 0 to 25 mph and perhaps a few trips to Lake Michigan on friendlier days of lake swell!
@@johnnoble1967 yes it’s halfway. Won’t get going quite as early as a longer narrower board but will get going way earlier than the Sky free.
And when flying it feels like a short board not like the downwind boards which feel like a long board
Interesting I’m a bit wary of Duotone right now given my Sky free has given way under the deck pad where my knees go but the SLS construction might fix that. Am I also right in
thinking you see this as a one board does it all if you stay in that 0 to 25 mph in relatively flat water? Thanks again
Which stab/fuse setup are you using with the whizz 850? Im at 62 kg, had a session with it had to move the mast almost all the way forward, had just enough front foot pressure. It was on a powered in day with a 4.0 UNIT and style sls 4.5 (45L)
What’s your take on that? One of the guys who has the whizz 1200 uses it with the 180P and he likes it better, for winging.
Thanks for the review 🙏🏻
@@emanuelslonim9600 yes whizz will be all way forward on the style. Skybrid has longer tracks.
I use 60 fuse winging all foils. The 850 is best with the s165 stab but I prefer the 1000 with the p165 stab on flatter water and bump riding as it makes it go faster. I small weak waves and light wind the 1000 is better with the s165 as it gives more pump and lower stall speed.
I’m 90 kg and mostly ride waves. The 850 works really well with the s145 as well really loose but I can push turns harder in bigger waves with the s165 and the 850 is fast enough on flat water didn’t find it any better with the p165 it just has higher stall speed
Hi ..what Kind of Harnesline are you using in the Video?
@@matthiasschwarz7087 mono line
Hi there. Would you sell your SkyStyle now because wanna use SkyBird? I have 75L first one and thinking if I should replace it with a 70L Skybird. Jumping is not an object. Do u think u will use your SkyStyle now?
Yes already sold it. The 70L skybrid will be perfect for you
Got the sky free 95L. Two years riding 58 years old. I'm 70kg just passing the jibes. Should I keep the sky free one more year and get a 5'6 skybrid later on or directly switch to a 5'8 skybrid?
Thanks for your video!
@@lewiss66 depends how light wind you want to go in?
95-70 is big drop in size if you go in light winds.
The 5’8 is amazing much better than sky free
Thanks for sharing looks an awesome board love to try one if I get the chance. I'm sick of catching a rail turning on a wave and clipping it.
Good winds bro😊