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Re: North Nova Wing Review

Postby OzBungy » Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:56 am

Thanks for the video.

Disappointed you edited out the starts and most of the transitions. Given you're riding a 51L board all that stuff is far more interesting than cruising along on the waves.

Also disappointed that North don't put weights for the boards on the web site. Given that swing weight is a critical factor in choosing a smaller board then weight matters a lot. My 107L carbon sandwich board is only a couple of kgs heavier than my 40L board.

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Re: North Nova Wing Review

Postby gmb13 » Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:16 am

OzBungy wrote:
Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:56 am
Thanks for the video.

Disappointed you edited out the starts and most of the transitions. Given you're riding a 51L board all that stuff is far more interesting than cruising along on the waves.

Also disappointed that North don't put weights for the boards on the web site. Given that swing weight is a critical factor in choosing a smaller board then weight matters a lot. My 107L carbon sandwich board is only a couple of kgs heavier than my 40L board.
Hi Oz,

Ok. I personally think showing too many transitions and starts makes the video a bit boring, especially when it's about the waves, but I also understand where you are coming from. For me the size of the board is not really a factor in gybes or tacks. As I typically do not drop off the foils it does not matter to me which board I have under my feet in those maneuvers.

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Re: North Nova Wing Review

Postby nixmatters » Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:56 am

I was about to drop a similar comment to OzBungy's - nice video, but not much related to the wing performance.

@Gunnar, maybe you can make a separate edit of what we're interested to see ;)

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Re: North Nova Wing Review

Postby gmb13 » Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:23 pm

nixmatters wrote:
Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:56 am
I was about to drop a similar comment to OzBungy's - nice video, but not much related to the wing performance.

@Gunnar, maybe you can make a separate edit of what we're interested to see ;)
Ok. So basically 3 minutes of just waterstarting and gybes and tacks?

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Re: North Nova Wing Review

Postby nixmatters » Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:59 pm

gmb13 wrote:
Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:23 pm
nixmatters wrote:
Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:56 am
I was about to drop a similar comment to OzBungy's - nice video, but not much related to the wing performance.

@Gunnar, maybe you can make a separate edit of what we're interested to see ;)

Ok. So basically 3 minutes of just waterstarting and gybes and tacks?

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OK, don't go that far :lol:
1-1,5 minute 'the best of' will suffice ;)
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Re: North Nova Wing Review

Postby gmb13 » Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:02 pm

Hi Guys,

Here you go. Mainly Tacks and Gybes and Starts on the 51L 5'4 Swell and Nova Wings

Enjoy ! :D


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Re: North Nova Wing Review

Postby OzBungy » Fri Apr 30, 2021 1:41 am

Thanks. Much more interesting than seeing you stand and wiggle on a bunch of identical waves. :wink:

More seriously, it much better shows off the capabilities of the equipment and the rider than gliding along on a wave. It's much more dynamic than gliding along.

BTW My favourite move is the tack onto a wave face. I've pulled it off on a kite and foil. Not up to that on the wing yet.

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Re: North Nova Wing Review

Postby nixmatters » Fri Apr 30, 2021 9:49 pm

Now we're talkin! :thumb:

Thanks Gunnar!

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Re: North Nova Wing Review

Postby gmb13 » Sun May 23, 2021 9:20 pm

Hi Guys,

Here is another Video on the Nova 4.2. It shows how nice and stable the Wing is.



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Re: North Nova Wing Review

Postby Dontsink » Sun May 30, 2021 4:52 am

Anybody know the weights for the Nova?


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