juandesooka said..
I will be curious to hear the replies. I have a gong 7m, ozone 4m, and use a maliko 200 too. I am upgrading to an ozone 6m, which I suspect will have same power or more than the gong 7m (gen 1). The big wing buys me some flying where buddies are not able to stay on foil, but it's a pretty marginal difference....maybe 2kts benefit. When the big wing is underpowered it's hard work, doesn't go upwind nearly as efficiently.
I have some experiments with a DIY copy of GL180 wing and GL140, both of which require noticably more wind to get up than the Maliko. Same for Iwa. I am trying to figure out the balance point between ease of getting up and getting upwind versus optimal wave riding foil...that's a tough tradeoff, rob Peter to pay Paul, etc.
Interesting re the gong 7m. I've used a 6m WASP and it's grunty... but I feel like I need a bigger difference that 6m from my Naish 5.3. I really like my Maliko, gets up really easy - but it defo maxes out on speed. I like my Maliko for SUP surfing in medium waves. Like you say, it's all trade offs.
