Hess said..Gurra said..
Hi. The setup for that day:
Severne Predator 110
Sabfoil BALZ PRO set
Front wing 969
Flat stab 370
Mast 83 cm
Fuselage 90 cm
Severne FoilFreek 4.4
Severne Enigma 140–190 cm
Severne Blue 400
RDM Severne Cyclops Carbon 24 cm
Severne Harness Lines 32"
I have the BALZ PRO 969, 909, and 808, and I love them all.
The 969 is great in lighter winds and has a nice glide in slower waves.
The 909 is faster and better for jumping.
I’ve been struggling with backloops (the real backloop, not the freestyle backloops you can do on flat water—the one where you go straight up, pause, rotate, and then come straight down) with both the 969 and the 909.
Recently, I started using the 808 together with my 3.3 sail, and that has been a game changer. Now we’re talking about proper jumping and fast wave riding. I’m making great progress with the 808, and it feels like it’s only a matter of time before real backloops are in the bag.
The predator 110 is to big in waves. To long, to much volume. I have the Predator 95 incoming (shipping from Asia). That will also help in backloops and waveriding.
/Gurra (88 kg)
Your set up makes sense to me.
My current go to set up is also the 808/325 combo. I had a custom fuselage made that is around 810cm but moves the mast pocket back a couple inches from the stock windfoil set up. I find it allows me to carve in tighter radius and get back on the wave face quicker in a bottom turn.
I also use the 707/325 combo quit a bit now it is fun to turn and handles better in bigger faster waves but takes a bit more wind to get going so on lighter days I am back to the 808. Of course my definition of light wind is different as I really only foil in Maui.
These foils are fun but are really freestyle foils and on bigger /faster waves provide more lift than is required . Although that extra lift gets you going on a smaller turnny foil. Life is full on compromises
The biggest equipment change that raised the fun factor for me is the reduction in distance between the sail base and the front foil.
