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Jeroensurf said..
@ dieseagull. every time I see your username I have this song playing in my head 😂:


What to do after your Evo...
I think it very much depends where you use it.
In steeper waves the Silk V2 is amazing,yesterday I used the 1050 V2 in sideshorish with some nice rideable steeper swell and waves and there it shines.
Today same spot but dead onshore and flatter swell, then the Silk V2 has it more difficult to keep up in speed. I used in similar conditions the Enduro 1100 and 900 with an UG41 and they have a lot more glide and are easier to keep up with that flatter swell. I still think the Enduro is a very good foil for most conditions with more glide as an Silk V2 but is outperformed by the Silk V1 and V2 in turning and control on a wave.
diff between V1 and V2: V2 has more speed and more glide but as far as I noticed in 3 sessions still not the Enduro or Pure HA glide.
a foil that i,m not gonna buy but also looks very intersting to me for DW glide is the EvoHA. From what I hear very good glide and lower stall speed as the Pure HA due the big camber profile (but not as turny as an Enduro).

@Patronus: I use the V2 aprox 2cm more to the front as the V1, but it also depends on what stab I use.
Because the not so intersting conditions I tried different setups today with the 1050 V2.
Liked the most: U Surf 135, imo best pitch control and best turning
Uglide 41, same mast position as the U surf, Pitch: inbetween the Usurf and Ucarve most glide, less tight turning.
U carve 140: Not sure if it faster, but has for sure a bit more glide while still turning really tight and sharp. Tjis comes at the cost of pitchcontrol, and I need to put the mast with the Ucarve a bit (1-2cm )to the front.
I think the Ucarve has 80% of the U-surf and the U-glide, but again, a bit sensitive on the pitch. For those who know the Kparts Mako Carve V2...very much like that one but with more glide.

For those who wonder:
I,m not sponsored, no team or whateverdeal but also no kids, both me and my wife have a busy job, so thats why we can afford toys that we like.
I don,t care much about fancy clothes or wining and dining, but fancy foils....🥰😍

foilthegreats said..






What stabs are you using ?

The low end of the V1 1050 with 152 is pretty insane. You're basically stopped before it wants to drop off foil.

I have V2 1150 and USurf 150 hopefully coming this week.

PWDW said..
Swapped messages with the UK Brand Manager (I think that's his title!?) yesterday who has just got his Advanced fuse and take away for me were:
1) Advanced generally describes the build and not the dimensions, so higher quality materials and processes in construction rather than a descriptor of ability level or the positioning of the stab or foil.
2) in terms of dimensions it is a STD fuse with a shorter and lower rear end (didn't mention angle change but probably an oversight) and also narrower so lower drag. This corrected my misunderstanding as I thought the Adv fuse had the short fuse's length out back (which is longer than the STD) but no, it's a shorter version of the STD.

I'm happy to be proved wrong, but I don't think a shorter rear end is going to loosen up a STD fuse enough for me compared to the short, so I hope there is a Adv Short fuse coming too!