Mentone was pretty nice this afternoon.

Hi Jonysan.. Thanks.. and the HA1240 foil would be a great foil to go with your 1650.. At first you will find it's like someone pulling the rug out from under you with the sudden extra speed and acceleration but you will get used to it..

As far as a new Matador wing to go with your 5.3m I'd recommend getting the 3m because the 4m will have similar power to your 5.3 and the 5m will have more power.. You should also concider the 3.6m normal WingSurfer wing because it's also such a great wing and although it might not have the initial grunt of the Matador is has a better wind range and handles gusts better..

DavidJohn said..
Mentone was pretty nice this afternoon.

Thanks DJ, such a mellow video! Interested to know roughly how windy that session was?

jonysan said..
Hi David, Thank you for your advice, I think for the moment I will stick with the Jet 1650 foil, but get a Matador wing 5m to replace my 5.3 S26 Wing, my reasoning for this is to get more "low end grunt" to get on foil easier in the 13 to 15 knot range. I also plan to get either a Matador 3m or a 3.6 S26 Wing, depending on the top end range of the Matador 5m. I think Naish will be selling a lot of Matadors!

One thing to remember if you were to change your 5.3m WingSurfer wing to the 5m Matador wing..

I can foil comfortably for more than four hours with my 5.3 but my arms are toast after just an hour with added power of the Matador if your just going out and back on flat water..

I think that sign was for the construction going on with the building of a new Life Saving Club at Mentone.. I first thought it was a COVID/ Lockdown thing.

The new 4m Matador would be soooo much more powerful than the original 4m WingSurfer and it would be a good pairing with your 6m.

Cool vid. Mellow. so jealous of those conditions, I get close onshore chop in 15knts.