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A smaller sail and front wing should make it a lot easier to go >40 km/h. I'm a beginner with very limited skills and even I can easily get an 'old' Starboard GTR (650 front wing and 105 fuselage) above 40 km/h paired with a Starboard Freeride board and a six year old Loftsails Skyblade (7.6 or 6.4). I've noticed that taking of with a smaller wing is a lot easier than keeping a big wing down when on the foil ...
Might be a cheap fix: a second hand feeride/freerace setup with a smaller front wing (all from the same period and the same brand to avoid mismatches). Second hand foil gear from a few years ago is dirt cheap ...
