smitts said..
That sucks!! I haven't got any advice nor experienced anything similar but would be gutted if it happened to me! Such expensive pieces of gear. They are really awful value, especially when you consider many people saying they last only a season or two. It's almost enough to price one out of the sport and would well and truly prevent many others from ever giving it a crack. Hope you have better luck in future.
FWIW, I'm sort of looking to buy a wing atm and always look for best value (ie, cost/reliability/performance). Switch wings have free shipping (from US) atm. I feel like they've absorbed some of that shipping cost into their wing price - can't quite remember what the price was - but if you are looking, they or Gong seem the best value. Switch Vision (the more expensive model) will be delivered new (including Aus) for roughly $760 with this free shipping offer (good value in the world of wings, I guess). I'm actually on this site bc I came to try and find reviews of Switch wings as they're not easy to find. The one thread speaks highly of them :) The only thing making me hesitate is that I wouldn't mind trying a boom - I'm a beginner and feel/hear it will help me improve more quickly.
I recently got a 6 m switch drift (cheaper one) as I didn't want to spend big dollars on a light wind back up wing. So far been very impressed. Light in the hands, good handles, good power that is comparable to others on the water but doesn't over power too quickly.
Very happy with it. My other wing is 4.4 vayu wing with boom, and hoenstly i think i prefer the handles when its lighter winds. Actually found it helped me lose some of my windsurf habits compared to the boom wing.Considering ordering a small one for the other end of my quiver.
