SB GT-R Riders

Hey Tony I love the GT-R, more manageable than Race - especially it will beam reach comfortably whereas Race will not - do you have the Plus fuselage?
I mainly use Hyperglide 8.0 with it on 91 wide board but it is super versatile, I reckon anything from 5.7 wave sail to 9.0 cammed will work on your board no problem
Enjoy!!

So far: I used severne FG 7.0 / FGO 6.0 and a 4.7 wave Sail, all on my SB 125 foilboard. Happy with all of them. Eventhough next board could be wider and the FG 7.0 2020 version, could have 1 batten more.

I've got an 8.6 Severne Turbo GT that I use in less than 12 knots for foil slalom racing. For foil slalom above 12 or foil course racing I use a Severne FoilGlide 7m, which is a great all-round sail to go with the GTR foil setup.For the BrisVegas foil event in January, I used GTR, 7m FoilGlide and a 130L Fanatic Falcon slalom board to race (in profile picture). It was generally about 15 knots. The biggest thing limiting my angles for the upwind/downwind was not being able to sheet in properly on the tail of the slalom board (narrower back foot width than the parallel rail of a foil board).I've since used that setup on an 87W 145L FutureFly Flying Camel, and that made a dramatic difference to my angles. I've just bought that board to use for slalom and some course racing.You can't go wrong with the FoilGlide as a free foil sail, and then if you want to sail angles upwind and downwind, make sure the board you use is wide enough at the back that you can properly sheet in. The Falcon LW looks like it has a more parallel rail than my 130L, so might be fine.

I've had the 2021 GTR for about a month now and love it. I use it on an Exocet RF 71 (125 ptrs, 71 cm wide) with 4.0, 5.0, & 6.0 Ezzy Hydras and the -1.0 shim.

I learned suing low aspect foils, which were great for getting started but just wanted to go faster and chase fin riders. The GTR seems 2-4 knots faster and I feel like I can push it even harder. Looking to try it with camel sails to eke out even more speed.

A pleasant surprise was ease of turning, definitely requires more foot/rail pressure to turn, but keeps speed better in turns and relatively easy to keep flying through turns.

Keen to hear how the 8.0 works with the GTR as I have 7.0 & 8.5 Hydras that I can use for it as well. Just been too windy for those so far this year , but light wind season is coming

Tried the GTR+ with old SB 177, HGO 9.5, and -1.5 shim today just as an experiment, in NNW patches on the lake, and wanted more beam reaching in case the wind died - a few decent runs, it works fine, just with a bit more sensitive trimming than 115 fuselage as you would expect

Beauty Anthony ! that sail looks sweet !!!

Any intention of going full carbon on the foil ? definitely should !

You guys are terrible

So after a couple of sessions on the GTR, I'm finding it quite difficult to prevent the foil from continuing to gain height without some serious forward hip movement. The mast base is probably 75% forward in the track and I have my foot straps in their most forward holes. Used it today in 12-20 gusty NW breeze with the HG4 7.0 and for most of the flights my rear foot was sitting forward of the rear strap.



My next step is to take the mast all the way forward and after that, insert a rubber shim to increase the stabiliser's angle of attack in order to maintain stability at speed and to prevent the foil from wanting to gain too much height.

For those who have some decent experience on the GTR, I would appreciate their advice.

Hi Pete, I actually decreased the Angle of Attack (AoA) for my session on Wednesday. I had a small rubber o'ring between the stab and the fuselage (underneath) the most aft screw. Not sure of what angle it gave but the lift from the foil was unmanageable. Removed this o'ring for today's session and it was better but not perfect. My understanding is (like an aircraft), an increase in AoA for the stabiliser will lower the pitch of the aircraft (foil). This of course only occurs once the foil is at speed. An aircraft will initially have high rear stab AoA when taxiing for takeoff but will quickly feather that out. Acknowledge the angle of the mast so will possibly shim this with some rubber o'rings in due course.

Thanks for the words of wisdom mate. Hoping we can catch up soon and have a sail together.

Regardless, enjoying this first world problem

Don't be afraid of the stab.
I see a lot of new foilers unused to the power of the foil and are in a hurry to reduce the rear stab angle, thinking of it as a power switch. what often happens is reducing the stab angle reduces the pitch stability and then you end up on a see saw. Remember it is called a stab for a reason ( stability)
We all have been at the stage thinking we are fully committing and cannot possibly hold the foil down. With TOW you realise how much more you can hold. ( even on speed runs my rear stab has plus 1 shim :)