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Naish XL surf wing

Postby airsail » Fri Oct 12, 2018 12:26 pm

Has anyone had a chance to try the Naish XL Surf wing on a kitefoil. I’m 80kg/176lbs, currently riding the Naish medium surf, maybe an upgrade is in order?

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Re: Naish XL surf wing

Postby Wazza Foil » Fri Oct 12, 2018 9:51 pm

I hope to today if the rain eases - 76kg and been on the medium for 8 months.

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Re: Naish XL surf wing

Postby airsail » Sat Oct 13, 2018 6:07 am

Excellent, look forward to see how you found it.

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Re: Naish XL surf wing

Postby Dwight » Sun Oct 14, 2018 1:53 pm

I don’t like the XL kiting. L is better. XL too stiff turning. I could feel no advantage, only negative over L for foiling. Leave the XL for other sports, windsurfing, SUP etc.

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Re: Naish XL surf wing

Postby tautologies » Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:28 pm

Dwight wrote:
Sun Oct 14, 2018 1:53 pm
I don’t like the XL kiting. L is better. XL too stiff turning. I could feel no advantage, only negative over L for foiling. Leave the XL for other sports, windsurfing, SUP etc.
Hmm, bummer to hear that. I just got an XL but have not tried it kiting (yet). I love the L..the agility is pretty insane for such a big wing IMO. I got the XL primarily for surfing, but will definitely try it kiting too. Once it gets windy.

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Re: Naish XL surf wing

Postby bigtone667 » Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:13 pm

tautologies wrote:
Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:28 pm
Dwight wrote:
Sun Oct 14, 2018 1:53 pm
I don’t like the XL kiting. L is better. XL too stiff turning. I could feel no advantage, only negative over L for foiling. Leave the XL for other sports, windsurfing, SUP etc.
Hmm, bummer to hear that. I just got an XL but have not tried it kiting (yet). I love the L..the agility is pretty insane for such a big wing IMO. I got the XL primarily for surfing, but will definitely try it kiting too. Once it gets windy.
I prefer the XL over the L in the surf. Just a bit slower, making it easier to maintain control and turn/carve.

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Re: Naish XL surf wing

Postby JAW » Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:03 am

I kite with the thrust surf medium wing and really like it. I have a surf large and the XL and found the xl to be way too stable. I put the standard rear wing on the xl and it improved the performance. I then cut 1 inch off of each end of the standard rear wing and the xl was way better. Still not as nimble as the medium, but a lot more fun.

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Re: Naish XL surf wing

Postby bigtone667 » Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:01 am

JAW wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:03 am
I kite with the thrust surf medium wing and really like it. I have a surf large and the XL and found the xl to be way too stable. I put the standard rear wing on the xl and it improved the performance. I then cut 1 inch off of each end of the standard rear wing and the xl was way better. Still not as nimble as the medium, but a lot more fun.
The smaller rear wing makes it a lot more fun.

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Re: Naish XL surf wing

Postby Kamikuza » Tue Oct 16, 2018 6:06 am

I didn't like it kiting either, but it was on a 50cm mast so maybe it was that.

Funny, I found it too twitchy and reactive to what the water was doing, was constantly keeping it under control...

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Re: Naish XL surf wing

Postby tautologies » Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:36 pm

Now I got all excited again. Pretty stoked to test the different wings. Just strapped for time to make changes to gear.


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