dejavu said..
I think the statement that the Takuma mast (aluminium) is "garbage" implies that it won't work for any foiler under any conditions. That seems a little unfair especially since the author is close to 100 kilos (220 pounds).
I've used this mast a fair amount without any issues -- I'm around 77 kilos and don't jump. For my purposes it has been fine. Perhaps if you're 90 kilos or more and/or you are using it in heavy surf or launching big airs there may be some issues. For he rest of us it should be O.K. If I were 260 pounds and breaking Armstrong masts would anyone here be worried? Where I live the Armstrong foils are twice as expensive as the Kujira foils so the Armstrong foils (masts) should be able to take a lot more wear and tear?
Sure. I've been on the majority of the systems and aside from the front wings, the kit is sub-par. just wait till you bend the fusealge and have to buy an entire kit of mast, baseplate and fuselage. Super awesome.
Front wing outstanding. The remainder of kit is sub par and of poor value.
