What's your weight ? flat water or waves ?

1050 will be quicker but it's not that fast compared to say ART or other brands HA wings.

I think you could go smaller, maybe the 930 HPS. The 1050 is a forgiving very pumpable fast ish foil. The 1099 is the smaller less forgiving faster counterpart.

@shi thouse I'm in a similar position. Had the 1000 HA for a couple of seasons and looking to upgrade.

I just demoed the HPS 930 and 830 the last 2 days as the 980 wasn't available. They were great, but the wind was nuking so it is hard to judge how they would go in light wind.

I'm 80 kg and mostly on flat or windswell.

The 830 was a lot of fun. So fast and turned so easily. I was originally going to get the 980 but now I might get the 880 instead and just use the 1000 HA for light wind until I can justify getting the 980 or 1050.

Anyone else care to comment?

marcusw said..
@shi thouse I'm in a similar position. Had the 1000 HA for a couple of seasons and looking to upgrade.

I just demoed the HPS 930 and 830 the last 2 days as the 980 wasn't available. They were great, but the wind was nuking so it is hard to judge how they would go in light wind.

I'm 80 kg and mostly on flat or windswell.

The 830 was a lot of fun. So fast and turned so easily. I was originally going to get the 980 but now I might get the 880 instead and just use the 1000 HA for light wind until I can justify getting the 980 or 1050.

Anyone else care to comment?

I was on 880 and 1050 combo for a while to cover all wind ranges....

shi thouse said..
So I'm just about to bite the bullet and get the 1050 hps. I have been riding the old 1000 ha wing for a couple of seasons now and have really enjoyed it. I'm now chasing more speed.

Anyone done the same and gone from the 1000 to the 1050? Keen to hear what noticable differences you experienced.

Cheers

I reckon if your looking for a one wing quiver go the 980. The 1050 is a big wing. I am about 105kg and the 980 is my daily driver, wing and sup. Such a great range on the 980, respectable low end/ stall speed, really good speed, turning and top end control especially for a big fella.
I haven't tried the 1050 but I feel like it would be too big for my daily driver. I have the 1010 as well but it doesn't get much use as the 980 usually has enough low end for what I need.

I've just ordered the 980 with the short fuse. Will give you an update post getting it on the water. I really like the 1000ha but find it slow. A comment I heard was the 1000 was like foiling with a plastic bag stuck to it, in comparison to the hps range.

Thanks all for your advice.

Cheers mate. I changed out my rear stab last year. I am on the 400 flat speed ha wing. Loving that stab, apart from when it goes through my wing like a hot knife through butter. It is amazing how much difference changing a rear stab makes to the performance of a foil.