carlosk said..Jeroensurf said..
@ krixikraxi.
I haven,t seen those around.
Foilwise I,m pretty much in my happy place with my AFS foils.
living in Europe I value that they are made here instead of Asia highly too so no really need to try new stuff from other brands..
tbh even then NP wouldnt be my top of the list, rather Code/KT/ F4
would you rather choose sabfoil over NP?
very much depending on what you wanna do.
NP
The NP Swift I used wasnt a bad foil. decent speed and lots of lift for its size like more mordern foils and a stiff mast.
The downside imo is that they lack inovation and always a bit behind the rest. Updates of there gear come imo a 2-3 year behind the pack.
If that reflects in the price and it doesnt bother you on the water then its fine.
If you have a family, busy job/ less to spend or know you are not every week(month?) on the water I wouldnt bother about that, but If you pay a hefty price then there are imo better propositions.
Sab:
I don,t see Sab as an true A label in performance alike Axis/Armstrong/Code/AFS/F4/Lift and some that I probably forget, but good midpack. That is also where they seem to position themself in price as well.
There stuff is good, but personally I miss a bit of magic in it where they excel that I do find in that A list gear
What they do well is that they inovate and regular come with new products that fit in there eco-system and have a good priceconcious-quality combi.
Depending on where you live:
internetbrands like Gong and Takoon can also have pretty good value for money.
I was yesterday talking with an parawing buddy who is on Gong. and had a nice mid aspect frontwing from glass that cost less as my fuse.The few I sailed from them were pretty good and the same with takoon.
You get a lot more for the same amount of money compared to other brands
