Do you have the chord depth on that mast? I don’t know it. For reference sake, I experienced the same thing last year when I did my article on mast options for AFS.
In reference to the NLv2 which was only 4mm deeper chorded than the 80cm UHM.
“Riding through turbulence, whitewater, tip breaches, etc is a bit of a joke on this mast. When I saw whitewater coming ahead of me I actually started to grin and think, “yeah that doesn’t matter.”“
Yet, the maneuverability lost in 119mm NLv2 vs 115mm AFS 80cmUHM was quite clear. So then you drop to a 100mm chorded 75cm UHM from AFS and the experience is very different.
This also makes me wonder, with AFS being at the top of the mast game how much of their magic is dependent on their masts. I think, quite a lot.
I had to claim warranty on my AFS 80CM mast and they honored the warranty because its still under warranty for 2 years. Still waiting for it and i had to use my cedrus classic mast with AFS adapter and i could feel the difference in drag with the Cedrus and its much slower and i tend to cavitate sup foiling with it and winging it just felt sluggish. On the AFS mast it was fast and i never cavitated/ventilated before. The AFS is very much more faster than the Cedrus classic im using now.
A bolt came loose in the water and I didnt know, pump out of a wave and failure. On my 80 and 85, the front hole is loose where i can hand tighten the M8 bolt down then use a tool to tighten, but the rear one is tight where mid way i have to use a tool to tighten it down. I assume it got loosen when i was on a wave and thats when the bolt came off but as stated AFS is honoring the warranty.
Ah, thanks for the explanation. Is thetakeaway to check the mast bolts before every session? I know I don’t do that, but I may start if it would prevent this from happening.
Anyone hear any rumors of a Silk v2? Ive seen vague references, but nothing that seemed particularly informed. Probably premature given the recent release of the 2-part Silk.
Good on AFS for giving you a new setup. That’s for sure not their fault. There is only two bolts and if one is loose or missing, all bets are off. I honestly wouldn’t think it negative at all would they have refused this warranty claim. It really sucks to be a manufacturer, every warranty claim kills that profit margin.
Yeah, i normally dont remove my foil and just leave it in my truck fully ready to go. Unfortunately 1 bolt must of loosen and this was the outcome. Im glad they are willing to replace it. But even on my 85 mast, 1 bolt i can hand tighten and the other one needs a tool midway in. Now I check before i go in tbe water.
I dont think so. I have a Silk 1050, Silk 850, Pure 900, Enduro 900, 750 Ultra, 85 cm mast and out of commission 80cm mast and various tails. Thats 10k of AFS gear, and I have friends that are on AFS also with more gear than me. But yes, warranty does affect margins but on the horizon im getting a Enduro 1100 and i see talks of a Silk V2 which i would splurge on since the Silk 1050 is my favorite foil. If you look at the hype Code, Armstrong, Fone they are all going back to mid aspects which the silk has been providing the feeling Code, Armstrong and Fone are now putting out
finally got some offshore wind to go on the skinny AFS mast in clean conditions and man the glide and speed and fun on a skinny mast is amazing. In messy chopped up conditions I think you need bigger foil, stiffer mast, as I experienced on a parawing downwinder,
But in glassier stuff, man that mast is super fun. Breaches less of an issue, confidence and snappy. I want to say playful, I had this one random snap on a wave coming my way and it felt like it loaded and released in a way that was somewhat new to me - clip on the cam here (paywalled bloody surfline idiots)
I too am wildly in love with the Silk 1050. Are you using it for downwinding much out there? It’s so easy in the Gorge that I feel invincible on it. Started doing toeside and heelside carving 360s on it this week and it’s just so smooth, relaxed, reliable. I don’t have to think about anything when I ride it anymore.
I have not gotten much DW session in lately, winds have been fickle but i think the Silk 1050 would do fine DW. I’m not gonna be racing it or going for records, for me it would be all fun sessions. I have used the 1050 Silk on double overhead waves here in Hawaii…is it the best for it, no, but man once i make the drop without overfoiling it just goes so good.
Sorry yes not optimal, below is a clip from this morning in similar conditions
I’m really enjoying this 75uhm skinny now that I’ve found the groove on it, occasionally misbehaves on breaches in what I feel should be recoverable but the tradeoff is super fun and lively, it has made the setup less forgiving but much more fun and responsive…
Got to thinking today about how hard I’ve pushed the 1050 and 850 downwinding and winging and am wondering: The 1050 maxes out really high, 850 dramatically higher (felt functional but at a hard limit on my biggest day ever), but has anyone ever maxed out the 650? I can’t imagine doing it in the gorge. Even on our biggest days with the highest river flows it’s been fine. I’m wondering if there’s anyone out there that has actually maxed that thing out and what conditions it was in?
