# 2000 Miles of notes on the AFS 75cm Skinny UHM Mast

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**Created:** [July 29, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2000-miles-of-notes-on-the-afs-75cm-skinny-uhm-mast/11463 "2025-07-29T16:25:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wouzel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/wouzel/32/12510_2.png) [@Wouzel](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Wouzel)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2000-miles-of-notes-on-the-afs-75cm-skinny-uhm-mast/11463/1 "2025-07-29T16:25:13Z")

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Review after several thousand miles of wing and now parawing use.

> **[2000 Miles of notes on the AFS 75cm Skinny UHM Mast.](https://www.wouzel.com/post/2000-miles-of-notes-on-the-afs-75cm-skinny-uhm-mast)**
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> Foiling review of the AFS 75cm UHM Skinny mast in the Columbia River Gorge. I used the AFS Silk, Enduro, and Ultra foils. I have also learned to parawing with this mast.

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**Author:** ![RowFlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@RowFlues](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/RowFlues)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2000-miles-of-notes-on-the-afs-75cm-skinny-uhm-mast/11463/2 "2025-07-30T05:50:59Z")

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Out of interest, when looking at the “upwind ability” section do you chose to gybe when tracking upwind?

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**Author:** ![Wouzel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/wouzel/32/12510_2.png) [@Wouzel](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Wouzel)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2000-miles-of-notes-on-the-afs-75cm-skinny-uhm-mast/11463/3 "2025-07-30T15:29:29Z")

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It just depends on the day and conditions. I’m never racing upwind with times in mind (but yes tacking would be faster). In the article those lines are from a section of river that is really weedy on the sides. I think I can see and dodge weeds better when gybing. With tacking sometimes I come around and it’s too late, I’ve tacked into something I can’t avoid.

These tracks are primarily tacks. Upwinding from the Hatch to Viento. No weeds.

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