It's time to upgrade my gear! Before I go ahead, I'm hoping to get some advice from the heavier riders out there and to see what your experience has been like if any riding my potential setup below or if you can shed some light on what you're riding in which conditions. I'm 87kg/190lbs and ride in 15kts+, land gybes and tacks no problem, I've also had a few successful wave sessions. The main reason for upgrading is to ride waves, be more maneuverable and faster. The setup I'm looking at is an Armstrong performance 865 mast with a 60cm fuse.

I'm looking at getting two front wings - the MKII 890 and HA 880 - my questions with these are will it have to be nuking for me to ride these? Is it worth getting the HA 880 and going a bit smaller in the MA and use that when it's nuking or is there enough of a difference between the HA 880 and the 890 to make it worth it.

Stabilizer, I'm thinking either the Surf MKII 170 or 200.

i'm about 200 lbs, and use the HA 1180 in lightest conditions, MA 990 wing for most conditions and switch to HA 780 when its nuking. For me (fairly non-technical), the MAs and HAs aren't so different that I would buy an MA and HA that are as close in size as 890/880.

beached57 said..
i'm about 200 lbs, and use the HA 1180 in lightest conditions, MA 990 wing for most conditions and switch to HA 780 when its nuking. For me (fairly non-technical), the MAs and HAs aren't so different that I would buy an MA and HA that are as close in size as 890/880.

Thanks! After these two posts looks like it's going to have to be three new foils

Can i suggest considering a 670 UHA for when wind is good and lack of swell . riding bumps etc.

790ma for when wind is on and waves are on.

990ma for when wind is lighter but waves are on .

eppo said..
Can i suggest considering a 670 UHA for when wind is good and lack of swell . riding bumps etc.

790ma for when wind is on and waves are on.

990ma for when wind is lighter but waves are on .

That's definitely something to consider! and yes only for winging at the moment.

I'm 88kg. been running 880HA for a few years. Just added a MA690 for stronger winds and bigger waves. Feels like a good foil combo for me. Glide of the MAs much less than the HA. I don't really ride anything bigger for winging than the 880HA. Seems to get me out in most conditions I wanna wing in.