Real apples & oranges choice. The Glide is less than half the cost of the RSX, which is in turn around half the cost of the foil options. But have they finally made a hybrid that really works, after all the numerous attempts ? Of course reading this thread we have a bias for foiling, but the Olympics will need to decide if they want a Nacra or a Laser.
from front page of sailing anarchy see below:
content.sailinganarchy.com/uploads/2019/10/2024-Windsurfer-Evaluation-Worling-Party-paper.pdf
Unless I misundestand, the price is actually not the shocker everyone was expecting for a foil option. As absurdly expensive as the RS:X was, this seems more realistic.
Farrah Hall who raced RS:X for US in 2012, campaigning to race it in '20, and participated in the trials
usawindsurfing.wordpress.com/2019/10/11/2024-olympic-windsurfing-sea-trials-good-spirit-great-community-great-gear-all-in-two-chapters-of-a-novel-like-blog/
