GoFoil GL Unveiling

I do love the flat tail on a downwinder. Very little drag and plenty tuneable.

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Scotty Mac said..
Hilly I might be wrong but I think he uses the flat tail with the turned up tips.

No idea what he uses. He rips

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hilly said..

Scotty Mac said..
Hilly I might be wrong but I think he uses the flat tail with the turned up tips.

No idea what he uses. He rips

He uses a really small flat tail. But he's not a big guy either. His board was like 4'4 JL sup

Hi Go Foil Experts. I am using a GL 240 with the Kai tail wing and love the set up ! I am wondering what the Pedestal tail wing would bring to the set up.

anyone has photos of the Kai tail compared to the pedestal ? And Witch one to pick ?

Nice and any word on the new proto GF rear wings .

the little one is a beauty !

thanks for the pics pohaku and it looks you can mount those wing tip both top or bottom judging from the tapered head, is that right.

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Filow said..
Do you know when we can hope to see new things from Gofoil ?

I'm guessing 2 to 3 months away?

Anyone here know the weight of the 28.5 mast with plate ? I mean the new GL one

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pohaku said..

Filow said..
Anyone here know the weight of the 28.5 mast with plate ? I mean the new GL one

I'll weigh it on Monday

thanks a lot !

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Scotty Mac said..
Yes I have with the 280. The new flat tail feels good with the old wings too but I only use this flat tail wing for downwind. I used it surfing a couple of times but I prefer the old Maliko tail. The flatter tail doesn't feel as drivey for surfing but I am looking forward to trying the new one with the bent tips which I am guessing will give more of that "on rail" feel. All personal I think.

I agree. I also use the new flat (wide) tail stab with my maliko 280 & 200 & IWA when I'm wing foiling, but for surfing I use the maliko tail as it gives more stability when surfing, and more control through turns. Having said that I haven't tried the new tail stab for surfing yet - must try that sometime for a comparison. The flat tail stab is faster and smoother which is great for wing foiling, whereas the maliko tail feels like it maxes out real quick when wing foiling - sort of feels like it causes the whole foil to trip up when at speed.
I'd love to hear from anyone who has used the new tail stabs with the up/down turned winglets. I can't believe they are just for safety, although I can see that this could be an added bonus. I saw a youtube vid where Austin Kalama said he constantly swaps his front and rear wings around to see what each new combo feels like, and he was referring to both of the new tail stab designs. Shame he didn't elaborate.
From the little I know about winglet design I would have thought they may add a bit of yaw stability while still retaining the speed and smooth glide???? So possibly the better option for surfing???? That's my hope anyway Like you said - it's all personal!!!!!

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Dommo49 said..

Scotty Mac said..
Yes I have with the 280. The new flat tail feels good with the old wings too but I only use this flat tail wing for downwind. I used it surfing a couple of times but I prefer the old Maliko tail. The flatter tail doesn't feel as drivey for surfing but I am looking forward to trying the new one with the bent tips which I am guessing will give more of that "on rail" feel. All personal I think.

I agree. I also use the new flat (wide) tail stab with my maliko 280 & 200 & IWA when I'm wing foiling, but for surfing I use the maliko tail as it gives more stability when surfing, and more control through turns. Having said that I haven't tried the new tail stab for surfing yet - must try that sometime for a comparison. The flat tail stab is faster and smoother which is great for wing foiling, whereas the maliko tail feels like it maxes out real quick when wing foiling - sort of feels like it causes the whole foil to trip up when at speed.
I'd love to hear from anyone who has used the new tail stabs with the up/down turned winglets. I can't believe they are just for safety, although I can see that this could be an added bonus. I saw a youtube vid where Austin Kalama said he constantly swaps his front and rear wings around to see what each new combo feels like, and he was referring to both of the new tail stab designs. Shame he didn't elaborate.
From the little I know about winglet design I would have thought they may add a bit of yaw stability while still retaining the speed and smooth glide???? So possibly the better option for surfing???? That's my hope anyway Like you said - it's all personal!!!!!

I have both the 14.5 & 17.5 flipped tip and the bottom mount pedestal. I use the 14.5 with the gl140 or 180 in the surf. Gives off a bit more bit but keeps speed. Doesn't feel slippery.
they will be on the market in a few months.

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sweats said..

pohaku said..

JEG said..

Filow said..

pohaku said..

Filow said..
Anyone here know the weight of the 28.5 mast with plate ? I mean the new GL one

I'll weigh it on Monday

thanks a lot !

Filow said..
Anyone here know the weight of the 28.5 mast with plate ? I mean the new GL one

Just for comparison the previous 28.5 mast weight 2.270kg

2.1kg but I'll have to use proper scales somewhere

Hi Pohaku. Has the new 28.5 mast/plate got the wider chord of the 29.5 mast? It looks very shiny. Cheers

Nah, so the 28.5 plate mast is 120mm chord by 12mm thick. The 29.5 tuttle is 137mm by 14mm thick.
things are changing though

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pohaku said..

Dommo49 said..

Scotty Mac said..
Yes I have with the 280. The new flat tail feels good with the old wings too but I only use this flat tail wing for downwind. I used it surfing a couple of times but I prefer the old Maliko tail. The flatter tail doesn't feel as drivey for surfing but I am looking forward to trying the new one with the bent tips which I am guessing will give more of that "on rail" feel. All personal I think.

I agree. I also use the new flat (wide) tail stab with my maliko 280 & 200 & IWA when I'm wing foiling, but for surfing I use the maliko tail as it gives more stability when surfing, and more control through turns. Having said that I haven't tried the new tail stab for surfing yet - must try that sometime for a comparison. The flat tail stab is faster and smoother which is great for wing foiling, whereas the maliko tail feels like it maxes out real quick when wing foiling - sort of feels like it causes the whole foil to trip up when at speed.
I'd love to hear from anyone who has used the new tail stabs with the up/down turned winglets. I can't believe they are just for safety, although I can see that this could be an added bonus. I saw a youtube vid where Austin Kalama said he constantly swaps his front and rear wings around to see what each new combo feels like, and he was referring to both of the new tail stab designs. Shame he didn't elaborate.
From the little I know about winglet design I would have thought they may add a bit of yaw stability while still retaining the speed and smooth glide???? So possibly the better option for surfing???? That's my hope anyway Like you said - it's all personal!!!!!

I have both the 14.5 & 17.5 flipped tip and the bottom mount pedestal. I use the 14.5 with the gl140 or 180 in the surf. Gives off a bit more bit but keeps speed. Doesn't feel slippery.
they will be on the market in a few months.

Sounds good. Looks like I'll have to give the 'wingtip' tail stab a try!!!!!!

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RichJam said..
Hang about..

A longer fuse can't be better to pump. Longer moment etc It may be faster with the flat tail.

Haven't they just released a shortened pedestal with a bottom mount stab for this reason, better pumping more surfy loose feel? When is that available and photo!

Still in prototype stage but available in a few months. Iv got one, I'll take a pic later on and post