coaxial67 said..
Hi everyone
I am interested in buying a gong cruzader 2025 but have a doubt on the size. I am 58 years old, 75kg.... I can gybe ok and can follow bumps free flying... Nothing special.
I was going to go for the 5'10 with 92 litres volume but have some doubts now....or going bigger with the 6 feet 102 liters or smaller with the 5'8 and 85 liters.
Any cruzader user who could give me some feedback with their own experience?
Personally, I want a board that make my life easy, take off early on any typ. Ie of wings and avoid wasting my energy waiting in an unstable position waiting the wind to pick up to start flying on the foil..or pumping like a looney...too old for that ??
Thanks in advance
I had several midlength boards from the Armstrong Midlength, KT Super K (1 and 2), F-One ML and the Gong Cruzader Diamond.
The one I like the least was the Gong.
Heavy, not very efficient waterline and volume distribution which does not guarantee stability when schlogging (volume packed in thickness).
If a friend asked, id' tell him to look elsewhere. Gong are cheap for a reason. Typically they rush to the market, several versions in short time spans often without much thinking on how to optimize design.
Armstrong and KT are my recommended one and if you find them used the price difference vs a new Gong is not that steep