Hi all,
I have 2 questions below. Please help me to answer those. Thank you very much in advance.
1. Tuttle vs deep tuttle
All my boards were using a plate connection so far last 5 years, I finally ordered a board with a tuttle , but did not specify which kind I want.
I got a race board from groove kiteboarding with "deep tuttle" . They say , I can use any mast with it that uses either "Tuttle" or "Deep Tuttle" including Moses masts.
I am confused as some other riders told me that there is no standard for tuttle and unless you know exactly which mast will fit, you may brake the board or a mast.
So does anyone have experience using "groove radical V3" race board with deep tuttle with say Moses "tuttle" mast? as that's the only thing they have for racing.. I am considering MAST 106 CARBON - TUTTLE KITE - IKA REGISTERED for my board. https://sabfoil.com/en/products/mast-10 ... uttle-kite
And it it actually the case that when you have a deep tuttle, you can use either tuttle or deep tuttle?
2. race mast can't jump???
My next question is about the racing mast itself.. MAST 106 CARBON - TUTTLE KITE - IKA REGISTERED
If you look at description of the mast, it says that it is highly fragile and (I never seen a manufacturer say this.. they discourage you from free style jumping on it.
Specifically it say: " Micro fractures on the mast caused by accidental collisions or by freestyle use of this race-specific foil can cause the mast to break suddenly. For this reason, we recommend to avoid jumps and to check the mast carefully after a collision"
my kiting buddies tell me that some of them actually do jumps on the mast and so far so good. How many of you people here have this mast and how many jump on it? I am not a good racer and I will do some fun racing on this board, but not for serious competition. But I love jumping and in fact , this is my one of my favorite thing to do on a foil. Backrolls, high jumps..
Should I avoid this mast and just go for the plate instead? My board has both rails and deep tuttle. the only problem is that I would have to go for 101 moses mast as they don't have a plate mast with 106 size.
So it's not really a racing mast.
Thanks for your help.
-D.