Just looking for some feedback from people who have used one. 90kg rider, intended as a higher wind swell chasing board to complement an old Stingray 140 which will be kept for lighter winds.

Martin, I recently downsized from an Alien 125 (210x75) to a Predator 110 (190x68). At 85kg, I can uphaul in it waves. The smaller board is trickier to uphaul and to get flying but we'll worthwhile once in the air and in stronger winds.

I reckon you need a minimum of 25 litres over your weight so for your 90kgs the dimensions of the Airbolt 120 (205x71) look good. You should also consider the Predator 125 (195x71) and Foil X 125 (190x68). The Predator has a Tuttle box so I use the Slingshot tuttle Jack plate to fit my Slingshot flat mast base, which also provides adjustment fore and aft of the foil mast.

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Its the old stingray 140 not the newer compact one so they are very different boards. Too old and clumsy to ride the 105.....dont want to make it too challenging...

Adam, Yep its my mate Robbies board that is at SHQ..

miamiwindsurfe said..

XavierFerrer said..
I have the Airbold 105, and I test the 120 liters also. Por my 80 kg is a good volum. For 90 kg I think 120 liters will be good for you. The concept of this board make you feel you go with a shorter board, but with the volume you need.

In my opinion, 125 l from Tillo might be one board solution for you. I just don't see a reason for 2 freeride foil boards, if you seriously race and freeride that's a different story

I've got the 125 and love it. I'm not seeing it yet with an updated tail like the 156 has. If the model has the old style tail, it is slow to get off the water unless you mod it to get a clean release. However, in this case, shipping I'd imagine would be prohibitive.

Roy said..

John340 said..
Martin, I recently downsized from an Alien 125 (210x75) to a Predator 110 (190x68). At 85kg, I can uphaul in it waves. The smaller board is trickier to uphaul and to get flying but we'll worthwhile once in the air and in stronger winds.

I reckon you need a minimum of 25 litres over your weight so for your 90kgs the dimensions of the Airbolt 120 (205x71) look good. You should also consider the Predator 125 (195x71) and Foil X 125 (190x68). The Predator has a Tuttle box so I use the Slingshot tuttle Jack plate to fit my Slingshot flat mast base, which also provides adjustment fore and aft of the foil mast.

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John - How solid is the connection using the jacking plate? and Do you think the jacking plate would work for other brands of track mounted foils too?

With the centre of my foil mast set about 50mm forward of the centre of the Tuttle box, the connection is very solid. I haven't tried a bigger offset.

I use a Slingshot Phantasm mast which fits perfectly. If you let me know the hole centres on your mast base I could check against my Jack plate.

I weigh 90 kg and have had an Airbolt 120, since they came out. The biggest sail it will comfortably take is 6.0m. You can sail it with a 7.0 but it's not worth it (you really need a wider board, when sheeting in hard). It has as much volume as I need, for this type of board. The bottom shape, being quite rounded, is different to all the other boards. As a result, it tends to roll a lot when you pump it, so extra care is needed. Touch downs however, are forgiving. Uphauling, with enough volume in front of the mast, is easy, when you have to. You can't jump it safely with the offset footstraps, as you can't control it.

I also have a Fanatic Foilstyle 105, which is a lot more fun to sail. It feels lighter / more responsive, you can gybe harder and of course you can jump it. The 105 takes a couple more knots to get going and uphauling in waves, if the wind drops, is a struggle.

I think you won't see a great difference between 120 and 140 litres. So if you are keeping the 140, you should be looking for something smaller than 120, as your next board. I also think there are better bottom shapes than the Airbolt, that pump up onto the plane more easily, and you should be looking at those.

mr love said..
Its the old stingray 140 not the newer compact one so they are very different boards. Too old and clumsy to ride the 105.....dont want to make it too challenging...

Mr Love, sorry, I should have paid attention to this post of yours. A 105 litre and 90 kg does require more shortboard skills to sail. I've tried an older stingray and I think you will find a 120 litre Airbolt more responsive. So 120 litres is probably a good volume for what you are looking for, but look at newer designs than the Airbolt.