I have a question for the wind foiling professionals. At the moment I am on IQ Foil material (board and foil, with the 115 fuselage). This is perfect for me due to great lift, which can also bring 100kg of weight up easily. The downside is, that IQ is made for going upwind and downwind. At crosswind I am overpowered quickly, but actually I would prefer going crosswind most of the time. So I could switch to slalom material (Patrick, Phantom e.g.). These are made for crosswind as far as I heard, but they do not provide the same amount of lift, right? They are also much quicker, which I also do not really want - IQ foil speed Is enough for me. So what options do I have?? Maybe somebody could also explain the differences between IQ and slalom... I only know that the slalom boards are a bit smaller, and slalom wings are also smaller.
The 115+ fuselage puts the front wing far forward, making it a lot harder to go crosswind comfortably.
Your kit should have the 95+ with it. Try it, but it is less stable due to it being a shorter fuselage. It'll be less powerful due to the front wing position.
You can also get the 105+ fuselage which has a less powerful front wing position but longer fuse so it's more stable than the 95+, which feels a lot better to me when i don't want to go hard upwind/downwind
I have the Phantom iris x pro I use both 110 (course fuse) and the slalom fuselage both work real well cross wind and up wind and Broad reach I do adjust the stab shim depending on sea/wind and fuse I use. I can go cruising or if brave go for speed! My phantom is same as this at sailrepair
sailrepair.co.uk/product/phantom-iris-x-pro/
Does reaching with the 115+ in lightwind (<12kts) result in a more controllable ride vs heavier wind?
