BWalnut said..

ilboarder12 said..
@lucas, adam snow has some of the s v2's with him. He's been riift assisting on them since the wind has ****e all week

Sv2 is what I’m hoping to see for sure. I also heard they are out and about in the gorge right now. Potential for wind tomorrow!

Will try to get eyes on tomorrow. Last day at the hatch tomorrow, should be a good one. This evening was great

BWalnut said..

ilboarder12 said..
@lucas, adam snow has some of the s v2's with him. He's been riift assisting on them since the wind has ****e all week

Sv2 is what I’m hoping to see for sure. I also heard they are out and about in the gorge right now. Potential for wind tomorrow!

Wondering if the code black mast without adapter is still bigger than axis/ one ocean mast foot.


i rise the one ocean sss as well, would love to stay on code, but not sure if the new foils use a smaller mast foot

I am waiting on the next Slingwing V7. Some of my V6 's are worn out after some heavy use this year.
The V6 has been out over a year now.

Also the stripes parawing (Armie) was out at the hatch a couple days ago.

If you can test the Code Black mast in 80cm (preferable, I know you like 75), that would be awesome. I'm eyeballing it.

Any news of the Armstrong parawing, if they have one to demo at AWSI, would be good to know about.

can you share something about North please 🙏 is there anything new available? new foils, parawings, wings ?

“10.1ar for the new s. Foils. 16ar for the new r."

New surf stabs too.

New S has my name all over it. Checking it out tomorrow.

Saw a new Foildrive model in one of the instagram vids

BWalnut said..
Alright so things to look for via requests:

Rift
Wingboards (I ride midlengths, if it's not a midlength I don't know what I'm looking at).
Parawings: Armstrong and any others.
North Foils
Code: Everything
Slingshot and Reedin wingfoil gear.
New parawing harness/backpack solutions.

thanks a lot for putting my wishes onto your list (Reedin and Slingshot)
Could I extendit to Starboard as well? 😎
Saw some pictures yesterday and that looked amazing. The new Above and new constructions. New Viva wing, too

Thanks a lot 🤙

Any updates from AFS?

Okay, AWSI was an insane blur today and I'm sorry to say I did not get to everything on the list but here's some notes:

The E-systems are getting out of control. So many options for people now. I didn't take a closer look at anything but am sure there will be youtube content out there.

I unexpectedly spent a significant amount of time at the Lift tent and they have quite a few exciting things to come this spring. Really looking forward to their new foil offerings.

The Armstrong parawing looks really nice, it's a single skin, but I didn't get to try it (or any gear for that matter).

North definitely looked like they had new stuff but since I don't know North at all I couldn't tell what I was or wasn't looking at. Sorry.

Boards: I don't think I saw anything that didn't look like a modern midlengthish design. No more short wide boards from anyone which is to be expected but it's about time everyone got there. It makes me laugh how the local shops claimed those boards would be "impossible" to ride 3-4 years ago and yet here we are with nothing but them on the market!

I didn't see any new parawing packs. They may have been there but I didn't see them prominently displayed by anyone.

Code has launched wings (why???) and boards along with Sv2, Rv2, and new surf tails. Sv2 is supposed to be about the same speed as Sv1 but have better low end, glide, roll, and breaching. They recommended rounding down if you want the same size experience. So, if you are on a 980v1 now its 900v2. 850v1 is 800v2. 720v1 is a bit tough, there is a 715v2 or a 602v2 but they were honest the 602 has less lift than the 720v1. Smallest size was a 500ish and it went all the way up into huge numbers that I'd expect beginners or ultralight wind riders would be using?

@Hdip I'll be reviewing the Omen Agent once Greg gets over the hump of initial orders and can spare the 80cm mast for me. Code Sv2 wont land until Decemberish so I wont have a chance to ride it until April maybe? I don't think I'm going to order it and force a mid winter review. Gloves suck.

Tons of other things happening at AWSI but I'll leave it to the dedicated youtubers to try and cover all of the content.

Sorry to anyone who I didn't spot stuff for! It was flatwater wind at the event but 30 knots 15 minutes down the road. I chose a fun 30 knot session over flatwater demos and surfed a quiet little 1km swell section for a few hours and then headed home.

Any info about the new slingshot foils and UHM mast with classic base plate ?

Thanks for the feedback!! Looking forward to S V2 the most. 900 would likely be my first. I get to ride in winter, so hopefully I be able to get one by December.

BWalnut said..

LucasUK said..
Any info about the new slingshot foils and UHM mast with classic base plate ?

I didn't swing by the slingshot tent at all since they are local and have a demo center where people can go in and ask questions. Lift, Code, Armstrong, Sunova took up most of the day and then I did a couple walkthroughs looking for other things but didn't spot any shockers. It takes a lot of time to dive into conversations with staff at every tent! Best to leave that to the paid folks.

Thanks for your updates. May have some wind today. Try to fly the Armie PW, even if just on land to see how well that depower system works.