Edit: my bad, thought I was in the wingfoiling section.
Background: I'm 6'3", ~80kg. Will be wingfoiling on the Mississippi river valley where we don't get a ton of super windy days so I'm leaning towards light wind gear. Hoping to build a setup that can get me up in 10-15knots of wind. Its freshwater so less buoyancy from the water? But its a river, so if I'm able to turn the foil upstream I get an extra 2/3mph of water speed across it. Maybe these things are negligible, maybe not, I'm a noob.
Anyway my proposed setup.
Wing: Naish 6m Matador LT. Seems to be a good wing for light winds. CWC is out of the question due to price. This seems like it might be the next best thing, or close enough. Also the price is right on these for me. Looks like I can get a 6m for close to 500.
Foil: Gong Allvator v2 X-over. 1900 Sq. cm. 4.4 aspect ratio. A step up from their recommended "beginner" foil. But still pretty big and with a bigger and supposedly better v2 85cm mast.
Board: looking at a Gong Hipe Pro inflatable, either 105L or 115L. But I hear inflatable is harder to get off the water so still looking for options for a solid board. Finding it impossible to find any "beginner" solid board for under $800, even those are hard to find. The smaller 45-65L boards look better and cheaper, but everyone says to start on a board that will float you, so thats what I'm trying to do.
My main questions: Will I be overpowered with the 6m Matador and that foil? We do get some windier days here but basically nothing over 25k, and those are somewhat rare. I figure 90% of my riding will be in 10-20k knots
Does this sound like a good first setup for a 80kg person with zero foiling experience but a lot of wakeskating experience. I do have a boat to help get used to riding on foil without the wing.
Trying to keep this under $1800 which this setup would do. Willing to go a little higher than that if it means getting a better board. Open to suggestions on any components, especially a good starter board.
Thanks for reading and any feedback.
I really preferred the Gong Veloce over their slower wings. The improvement in glide made everything easier and they really aren't a technical foil to get going.
Also was not a fan of the Hipe.