ML V2 65L….3 weeks and 50 plus sessions in. Normally i’d write a detailed review - with some footage, but I feel most characteristics of this new board has been well and truly covered by now. Eventually I got my hands on one ….
So after 3 weeks straight - every day on the water … so that’s 22 days all up - I’ve been able to para it up/ down and longer DW runs also a number of wings sessions in the waves. This has ranged from lightish 12/13 to 25 knots. Armstrong have truly knocked the ball out the park on this one. I’ve dropped down from the 75L ML V1 and I’m like 5kg heavier ! and it hasn’t missed a beat in all conditions. Sure i’d rather wing a smaller board but hey it feels so light and nimble it hasn’t bothered me a bit even in some well over head waves. So one board covers both for me. It also is a handy size for Foil drive as well.
Shape is as good as it gets: Super stable when hunting for a gust, releases early as, bounce downs just skim off the surface, super light for a production board … just everything about is unbelievably good. Oh and it really responds to good board pump up technique - builds speed and bounces off the water.
I could go on but as I said there is already great information out there so all I can say is it’s all true and I’m going out on a limb to say it’s even better than what others have said!!
I parawing the 75ML V2 and I'm 84kg and in very light wind. If you have good wind in your area, at 82kg you'll be fine on the 65ML V2. Even better actually. See, I still have a V1 55ML and 65ML. Even though the ML V2 is an improvement, I can feel the 10L loss, and I prefer that. So if I'm winging I still prefer taking out the 65 or the 55 V1 instead of the 75 V2.
Yeh for sure - 75L is a big wing board. Must admit I found the 65ML V2 a really nimble wing board especially as using the PMX 795 mast I’m running it at 11 in the tracks - so not much board in front.
Honestly we had the 75Ml V1 and the 65MlV2 side by side for inspection and it might as well a new board line it’s that different. I’ve had it side by side with a 60L dart (which is a great board) and we all said how well they’ve done with the thinness of the new ML, much lighter and not as much volume in the nose - which the Dart over did a bit as it was what everyone was asking for.
Yeh I got up on a 4.5 frigate the other day in 12/13 knots on the 65 … at 81kg. It wasn’t easy but doable. Kinda need to run two para boards really.
