Looking at getting a wing possibly from Europe. Has anyone bought one recently & had it shipped over to Aus or NZ? Thinking Gong Droid or Takoon. Interested to hear about anyones experiences. I could buy locally however I can't seem to find any new cheap wings & I don't want to spend a lot of money on something that'll be trashed in a year or so.

Got some Takoon Parrawings delivered today.

Took the punt based on a few on-line reviews review & quality seems OK - haven't got them on the water yet.

Price was excellent, even after factoring in the15% Duty + GST (based on price including shipping cost) + a bit more for customs handling/clearing.

Service was great, responded to emails withing 24hrs and shipped door to door (France ->Aust) in 7 days - even with the current "disruptions'

Thumbs up from me for stuff that can pack small.

Yep, not sure how it works in NZ but stuff coming into AU gets hit with 5% duty, 10% GST + some admin costs - and this is based on the cost of the item + shipping.

From some other international purchases other carriers (DHL/FedEx it think) seem to include it in the shipping cost but Takoon go through the equivalent of Aust Post so probably not the most efficient/cost effective outside Europe.

For what I was after, even with all these add on's, the $$ made sense.

Other factor is local support - while they were great in responding to emails and seem pretty good on warranty, it's a long way to send something back if there's an issue down the track.

Guess it gets down to what you're buying & doing the maths to figure out if it works for you.

Good luck.

Microsurfer said..
Looking at getting a wing possibly from Europe. Has anyone bought one recently & had it shipped over to Aus or NZ? Thinking Gong Droid or Takoon. Interested to hear about anyones experiences. I could buy locally however I can't seem to find any new cheap wings & I don't want to spend a lot of money on something that'll be trashed in a year or so.

The Aramid Gong Droid 5 metre is the best wing I've tried to date. Can't comment on the 6. I haven't had a lot of brand experience, Ozone, Naish, Gong and Neil Pryde.
Big fan of Takoon too, although so far haven't purchased any of their kit..